Sewing Another Tote

I've been carrying the same diaper bag for the Rugrat since she came to us -- that means in China and here in America. Now that we've gotten a little more settled though and gotten to know each other, I've realized that the diaper bag is a little bulky. So I decided to make a smaller one.

In fact, I decided to use the same tote bag tutorial I used for this one. It is just right for holding her snack, her 'necessaries,' and a small toy or maybe a bib or the like. I love that the bright orange liner matches the poopy clutch I made a while back too.

On the bag I made previously, I decided to forgo the ribbon accent. I had planned to do that as well on this one but then I thought I would just see what I had in my ribbon box. This one caught my eye and, when I held it up to the bag, I just thought it worked.

Also, if you look closely, you may become witness to my very first adventure with magnetic snaps. I've never used them before but I don't know why. They were ridiculously easy.

I had to make a trip to Hancocks to grab some denim for the bag (I had it in my head that I wanted denim for the bottom) and fabric for another project. I happened to think to ask if they had any. And since I thought to ask, they were kind enough to have them on sale for $1.39 a package. Woo hoo!

I'm really happy with how this turned out. In fact, she may lose it to me. After all, it would make a pretty cute purse too.

Right?