saturday~

Dear Hubby has been talking lately about getting new tires.  Well...  when I said I needed new tires... I went out and got myself a new pair of boots.

   Well... Slim needs new tires and what does he go and get???  You guessed it!

While he was out "tire shopping" ... I'm sitting at home being my frugal self making some new tote bags.  I was sitting home doing nothing and I called on my sister Darla to see if she wanted to collaborate with me on a project.  Originally, I was going to make a duvet cover; but down sized that project to tote bags. lol  Besides, I really didn't need another blanket or coverlet ~ but I am in need of some more new totes.  You can never have too many of those!  I'm not a huge fan of sewing; and I know Dar likes to sew... so she did up most of the stitching for me.  The little bit that I did do ... like on the blocks of the second tote ... I sewed them together backwards ~ lol

All three of these bags are from recycled materials. 
This first big one was once a pillow case:

It even has a divider in it creating a secret pocket:

This next tote is made of a mish-mash of different materials from blouses or pants that I once had.  The liner and strap are from a sweatshirt. 

This third one was once a sweatshirt also.  The pocket liner and the bags inside liner was once a silky blouse.

Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel