Super tote LOVE!

When Anna posted the teaser of her new Super Tote pattern on her blog i was excited!  i love all of Anna's patterns and i have made several.  she makes awesome patterns, period!

when i was looking at her post and saw the elasticized pockets i honestly thought to myself; that girl is a mind reader!  

i love to carry my water bottle around and i have to admit that i am a little addicted to fruit punch flavored crystal light!  the problem with this is, well... its RED!!  and at times my water bottle has been known to leak a little here and there and that is just no fun!  i have been thinking to myself i need to figure out how to make some elasticized pockets to keep my water bottle from bumping all over in my purse and making a huge mess and when i saw those pockets it was like the heavens opened up and angels sang!   

 so i emailed anna and told her my little water bottle/elasticized pockets story and told her how awesome it is that she is a mind reader and that cheeky little fox sent me a copy of her pattern!  i was a little excited, to say the least!  i freaking love you anna! 

 because seriously, this pattern is amaaaazing, as all of her patterns are!  but this has squeaked out in front as my very, very favorite!

  i made my first ever hand made piping and it was easy as pie.  

also, side note, love my juki!  

that little machine sews like a dream! 

perfect 

perfect 

top stitching!!

  i also made a slight modification to my outer pocket, nothing too crazy.  instead of leaving the outer pocket with canvas on the inside.  i cut another pocket piece, sandwiched the canvas between, and surged them together.  see... dots on both sides.

  i like the way it looks on the inside.  it just seems a little more finished and that facing, i think, is pretty rad also!

 one slight other modification i made was to topstitch along the gusset.  this one little thing just puts it over the top for me.  i think it is gorgeous!

 so, here it is...  my super tote! 

 so bright and happy for summer!

 the zipper is awesome sauce too!

 remember those pockets i told you about...  they really are super awesome for my water bottle and my lysol wipes that i take EVERYWHERE!!! 

it is amazing how disgusting public restrooms are when you have a little boy who is newly potty trained and is still a little too short to stand and pee...

i made the pocket 2.5" taller and it was the perfect size for them both.  

  i do think this is my favorite part of this bag. 

thanks again anna! you really are the awesomest mind reader ever! 

i may have another one almost finished and another one ready to cut.......  

i love it so much and i hope you sell Thousands of this pattern!!!  

xx

nicke