Babies in bags?

A friend of mine asked me to make a car seat tent for a friend having a baby. She had a few extra dollars to spend and what did I think I could make for the rest of her money? I threw some ideas out there – burp clothes, bibs, a dress, a tote bag. WAIT! STOP! A tote bag? Sure. And could it have lots of pockets? Sure. And could it have one for a bottle? You bet. And did I think I could coordinate the bag with the car seat tent. Definitely.

And a pair was born!


At the last minute I was going to change that chevron to another chevron that I’d ordered online but I hated the fabric when it arrived. I even went to the big box store and bought some home dec fabric but when I got home, I had to go with the grey chevron. That’s what was stuck in my head and there was no going back.

I love that this project was for a boy. I love boys. That sounds so wrong but I feel like so much of what I make is for girls. I also loved that I was able to incorporate the car seat tent fabric into the bag to round out the project but not make the bag to kid-like. This bag has EIGHT(!!!) pockets – 6 external and 2 inside. You can’t tell from the picture but the stripes on the bottom of the bag are actually 3 pockets. POCKETS!!  Who doesn’t love a bag with a million pockets???

 I certainly hope the mom-to-be loves it as well!!

New Product: {Brown Bear Brown Bear Tote}

I see a goldfish looking at me! This adorable tote bag is perfect for the lover of Brown Bear Brown Bear by Eric Carle for Andover Fabrics. This is the perfect bag to carry to and from the library or back and forth to school.

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New Product: {241 Tote Bag in Brown Bear, Brown Bear Fabric}

This adorable bag is perfect for an end of the year teacher gift or lover of Eric Carle. The coordinating cotton fabrics come from the Brown Bear collection by Andover with a green Kona lining. The interior of the bag has a pocket as well as a magnetic snap closure.

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This bag is made from the 241 tote pattern by Anna Graham of Noodlehead
The tote is currently made to order and will take 3-5 days to ship.