Kawandi Meets Crazy Quilt Bag is Completed!

I am so pleased with my perseverance and learning new embroidery stitches to get this bag completed.  Completing it now, instead of putting it down for months or maybe never getting back to it, is such a good feeling.  It is done!

Ta-da!  It has just the right amount of quirkiness and character.  It is a smallish bag, but it holds just the right amount of extra things one may need as they head out the door, or to go a meet with a friend.

Kawandi Style Tote Bag aka Kawandi Meets Crazy Quilt

Before I went to visit my aunt, in February, I started a hand-sewing project.  Yes, I know; where did that come from??!  I wanted something I could work on at my aunt's place.  My friend, Teresa, gave me a small canvas bag several years ago (to say the least).  I decided to decorate it up.  I sewed some Kawandi style patches around the top, then cut some more pieces to hand-stitch on.  I did practice some stitches, while I was out-of-state and worked on it a little bit.  

Since I made "The Raggedys" some clothes, I have worked on the bag quite a bit.  This is how it looked about nine days ago, after I realized I had not taken a photo of it.  My friend, S, came over last Saturday for a sew day.  I decided to work on my bag, and I continued on Sunday.  Below is how it looks now.  I have only one section left to put a couple pieces of fabric on, then add a lot more fancy stitching.

It is really taking shape.  It is Kawandi meets Crazy Quilt!  Click on the photo for an enlarged view.