And in my defiance, when I went to my sewing room tonight, I didn't work on my Black History Month quilts, nor did I work on something warm and wintery/cuddly (although it's snowing like mad out there); no, no, I decided to make something to welcome spring!



It's a crazy drunk tote.  *laughs* 

I'm exploring my continued interest in this pseudo-crazy quilt thing that began last December (and looks like sticking around for awhile); and because my brain leaps like that, as I was pulling fabrics, I pulled the largest of my drunkard's path templates too.  And the result was a crazy drunk tote. 

*hiccup!*

SEVEN fabrics in this tote (which, is mind boggling to me - unless it's a monochromatic quilt, I rarely use more than four) so maybe I was druink - drunk on fabric!




And with my new seaming technique (okay somebody else probably invented it already, like somebody else [apparently] invented pinwheels, but I digress); with the seaming technique - the bag is reversible:


So, you could actually use it three ways! (Once I trim that errant thread, that is.  *ahem*)

I used blanket binding for the handles and the trim, batting throughout, and quilted the handles with extra batting for more stability. 

Fifteen by 14 inches wide, it's a Goldilocks tote (not too big and not too small) and I really like it.  Originally, it was going to be a market bag (which is why I didn't add pockets); but when I was adding the lining, I couldn't resist the lure of quilting.  *hee*  And now I have a crazy drunk tote.

Take that, Groundhogs of North America!