Completed Walker Tote

I finished Granny's walker tote I was telling you about yesterday. The pattern I chose worked perfectly and I am so happy with the end result! I can't wait to give it to her. The pattern came from here, in case you'd like to try it for yourself. The instructions were easy to follow. You do need basic sewing skills. It took me about three hours to complete. Two things I omitted from the pattern were the bottom ties and the middle button.

This was the first time I have ever used my machine to make a buttonhole. I was very pleased with the buttonhole foot and ease of use. I now have no fear of it for when I use it again! Here are a few pictures of the completed tote. I'll share a picture of it on Granny's walker when I give it to her.

Here is the front of it. The pattern called for pre-quilted material for the tote body but I just quilted up the body myself using my free-motion quilting foot. That way I could use the material I wanted and it is cheaper!

Here it is with some stuff in it to show how the pockets are set (three in the front). I like how it has a huge bag area in the middle for lots of things. This could be used as her purse so Granddaddy doesn't have to carry it around, ha!

And here is the back. It has two wider pockets on the outside.

Pretty cute, huh? What do you think?

Half Year in Review (Part 2)

Here are the rest of my completed quilts from this year since I began quilting. It sure does seem like a lot of quilts for just six months! Once I got going I couldn't stop!

#6-Crazy Cats:

#7-Penguins:

#8-Rainbow Sherbet:

#9-Granny's Garden:

#10-Daddy's Log Cabin:

I talked to my Granny yesterday. She has had a rough year so far after having back surgery. She expressed a need of a new walker caddy since she got a new walker. The old one I made her doesn't fit on her new walker.

I went to Hancock Fabrics today because they had their Butterick patterns for $0.99. No such luck, though, in finding a walker caddy pattern. I searched online and came up with this one. It is cute and I think it will fit nicely. I'm going to leave out the bottom straps because her walker doesn't work like the one pictured. I'll post pictures once I get it finished. A new pattern is always a challenge for me and I can't wait to tackle it!