my new Nikki tote

tomorrow morning bright and early i am jumping on a jet plane headed to Atlanta.  i am meeting some very special blogging friends for a long weekend of sewing.  i am beyond excited and am not nervous at all!

well, kinda.  

i really wanted to have a new purse to take with me and the nikki tote was the perfect solution.

i finished it up last night and i am quite happy with how it turned out.

i am going to link up to Purse Palooza! 

Fabric and Interfacing:  i used Dear Stella's Maasai Mara line and i love it so much.
i love the colors.  for the interfacing, i used pellon SF101 woven interfacing for the main sections of the bag and the pockets inside.  i used Pellon fusible fleece for the handles.

my new Nikki tote, a photo by xx Nicke on Flickr.

Pattern Pieces:  there were very few pieces to this pattern and the shape of the bag is really great!
it was a very straight forward bag to make.  the Illustrations and Instructions were spot on and very easy to follow.  

i really didn't Modify the bag at all other than i haven't added any buttons.  i am not sure if i will.  i like it how it is.  i guess it depends on if i find the perfect buttons.

so the Bottom Line is this:

it is a great pattern.  i would make it again and i would suggest you make one too.

my only warning is that the pattern instructs you to purchase way more fabric than you actually need.  this didn't bother me at all since i love this fabric a lot but really you don't need 1 1/4 yards for the handles and band.  

p.s. it is big.  i will be able to fit a lot of stuff in it!  yay!

xx

nicke

p.s.s

And, if you're a local to Atlanta, we'd love for you to join the group of us by meeting up with us at Whipstitch on Saturday morning, June 23rd. We'll be there around 10 am on Saturday, shop and then we plan to have lunch next door. Everyone gets 10% off that morning in-store at Whipstitch, we would love to see you then!