Today on the last day of Christmas in July I'm showing you a cute little tote bag that I made using pieces of the quilt that was cut off when cutting out my tree skirt, too cute to throw away. It's just adorable with the polka dot handles and the plaid lining.
I used this pattern from Moda Bake Shop although I don't think it's available anymore because I couldn't find it when I was trying to do a link for it, it is a few years old so that could be why. It's a pattern written by Rachel Griffith of p.s. I Quilt.
Ok now for my gift for you. Thanks for visiting me everyday cheering me on and giving me such nice compliments. I have 4 prizes to give away and you might just be a winner. I have 4 mini Christmas charm packs, for your chance to win simply leave me a comment telling me which of these four charm packs shown below you would like if you're lucky enough to win. I will chose a winner on Saturday August 4th.
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Once again CUTE!!!!! We are both up keeping the same late hours. Too bad we aren't neighbors...we could be sewing together right now!! Great jon on all your wonderful July projects!
Morning Carol, I have loved every day of the Christmas in July and have been inspired by your makes. I would love to win any of the charm packs as I think they are all lovely. Thanks for sharing. Are you taking August off for a rest now that all your Christmas presents are made? Susie x
Loved seeing all your goodies you have made! I started making mini tree skirts for gifts. Love all the charm packs..favorite is Blitzen.
Amazing work this month! I like Joy.
Wow everyday I have been so impressed. But honestly, blown away at this truly inspired last project. What a brilliant use for the extras from the tree quilt! Well done on completing your challenge, an amazing effort!
And how generous are you? love the blitzen :)
Oh Carol, I will miss Christmas in July! Your projects were all so gorgeous...tried to pick my favorite project, but I had far too many! My choice for the giveaway would be the top charm pack...but all are gorgeous! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for sharing all of your great Xmas projects with us. The mint charm packs are so cute, if I had to pick one I would go with blitzen.
That is such a cute little bag! You are right it looks great with the polka dot fabric.
I made one last year. It is called friedship bag and the tutorial is on the ps i quilt blog. Here is the link http://www.psiquilt.com/2009/08/friendship-bag-tutorial.html
All the mini charms are pretty. If I win you can choose for me. Thanks!
This has been such a fun month watching what u have been doing. So glad I hopped over to your blog to see what was going on. If I had a choice either JOY or BLITZEN would be wonderful
Thank you so much for sharing today. Your project is fabulous! Thank you for the chance to win primitive gathering.
Fantastic work--every day for 31 days! I love BLITZEN!
Good Morning Carol, Thank you so much for giving us so many great ideas for Christmas gifts. What an accomplishment, each day got better!
"Seasonal Little Gathering" would be my choice. Have a great week.
Wow! What a wonderful month of sewing. I have so enjoyed seeing all your great ideas for Christmas sewing. I like Little Gatherings, but would be thrilled with any of them. Christmas, patchwork, they all go together! Thank you for a great month of ideas.
Congrats on how that you accomplished this month. I really like Christmas Spirit.
Carol-you are great to do one project per day - you motivate me to get Christmas gifts done now! Love all of the fabrics, but I'd love to win Blitzen-have been eyeing that for a while. Thanks for doing this giveaway!!
Carol-you are great to do one project per day - you motivate me to get Christmas gifts done now! Love all of the fabrics, but I'd love to win Blitzen-have been eyeing that for a while. Thanks for doing this giveaway!!
What a month of inspiration you have given us! Enjoyed it all even if I didn't comment each day. I like the the Seasonal-Prim and thank you for such a generous give away.
What a cute little tote! My pick would Seasonal Primitive by Primitive Gatherings .... sure that is a really surprise to you! LOL!!!
Great idea not to waste and made another great tote too! Your brilliant! Ok....I hope to win Blitzen so I can use my tiny twister. Enjoy the day.
I like them all but JOY is the one I hope to win. Thanks for the opportunity.
Hey Carol...the tote is adorable. Like Mary said, it's wonderful that you could use all of that left over fabric. Thanks so much for the give away and the chance to participate. If I was to win, I would love to receive the "Joy" mini charms.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
XOXO,
Cyndi
Yay! You made it!! Great finish. Love the charm packs. I like the Seasonal Little Gatherings.
Cute tote! I have that patterns somewhere, and I've made a couple of the totes. I just discovered your blog today, but I immediately became a follower. Great job with all your gifts!
Oh, a giveaway to finish up your Christmas posts! What a great idea :-) If I was lucky enough to win I would choose Blitzen, but they are all lovely. Thanks for the chance!
Visit your blog daily, however, the dogs are my first incentive. ha. I love your babies, Katie is doing well after her radiation, hope we have lots of time with her..I love the first one, already have Joy by Kate Spain. Hope I win!!!
Visit your blog daily, however, the dogs are my first incentive. ha. I love your babies, Katie is doing well after her radiation, hope we have lots of time with her..I love the first one, already have Joy by Kate Spain. Hope I win!!!
I was wondering if you might use the extra fabric from the tree skirt somehow. The little bag is a good choice. If I'm a lucky winner, Joy would be fun to play with.
Thank you for such an inspiring month. I have enjoyed every post. i love the Christmas Spirit pack.
Love the bag! Thanks for sharing so many wonderful ideas this month! And thanks for the giveaway! I think I'd like the Seasonal Little Gatherings! But they all look like fun! :0)
How fun! I would chose Blitzen!
The little tote is adorable. What a great way to use your cut off quilt pieces!
Congratulations Carol, I have been following you all month and it has been fun, I hope you have all of your gifts made you certainly gave me a lot of ideas, thanks for all of your sharing with us. I love all the prizes .
I do not need to be entered, but wanted to let you know how much I enjoy being inspired by your blog!! Such a happy place to be:)
I've been running to and fro and need to get back in my sewing room.
How generous of you Carol! One of your earlier gifts inspired me to by the pattern and make one. I haven't added borders yet but when I do, I'll be posting! If I'm lucky enough to win a mini... I would like Joy. :)
I've loved everyday of your Christmas in July posts. You are such an inspiration. I would love to win the Seasonal Little Gatherings pack.
Take a rest now that it's August and you have all those gifts socked away.
What a great July you had! I think the Joy pack looks fun.
What a great month! I loved all your wonderful sewing. My fav would be Joy, thank you for the contest.
I would love a little Joy min charm pack to bring a little joy to my holidays!
All of them are great but my fav is the Seasonal Little Gathering
I know you have inspired a lot of people to sew for Christmas. thanks for the giveaway. If I were to win I would chose Blitzen. thanks for a chance to win your giveaway.
SUCH NEAT PROJECTS>LOVE THE RED BAG!
I'D LOVE TO WIN THE "SEASONAL LITTLE GATHERINGS"! THANKS FOR SHARING!
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Seasonal Little Gatherings is my favorite. I just found your blog as a link from another blog and I have truly enjoyed checking in to see each day's project. You are an inspiration to this Carole!
What an amazing month of great posts! I know just the posting has taken time...not to mention the delightful sewing! Thank you for sending us such cheer everyday in your fun projects and sweet modeling assistants :-)
The mini Charm packs are all wonderful...my fave would be the Little Seasonal Gatherings.
I have enjoyed all your posts this month. I loved the little zipper bag from day one. I went out bought the pattern and have made MANY bags. Even modified the pattern to make bigger ones. I would choose Seasonal Little Gatherings. What a great month of projects:)
What a wonderful end to a wonderful month! I just love the fact that you didn't have to let the leftovers go to waste. That bag will make a great gift.
All your charm packs are cute too....way too hard to decide. I like them all! I guess you would just have to surprise me. :-)
I loved looking at all of your projects. Bet you are glad they are all done. You have inspired me to get started sewing for Christmas. I would like Blitzen when I win! LOL
You have made so many wonderful things and a great head start on Christmas. I still need to finish a few things, then I can get to Christmas. I love the seasonal little gatherings but I also like the Joy, just love christmas in modern and traditional.
Debbie
I've been enjoying your Christmas series so much. I'd be tickled with any one of the packs! Thanks for the inspiration and the give away
No question! Seasonal Gatherings is my choice! Congratulations on making it all the way through the month. I've really enjoyed all your projects even if I didn't comment everyday. Sounds like time to celebrate with something seasonal - like eggnog!!
i would love to win joy thanks
You must be exhausted! I am, just looking at all those projects in one month... but now you can sit back and relax through the holidays - shopping is done! Right? Thanks for all of the daily posts and the chance to win something too! If I'm that lucky, I would like the Joy pack. Any of them would be great though. Thanks!
I am totally in awe!! EVERY project is wonderful and the recipients will be thrilled!! As for the give away...I love them all so surprise me!! haha Thanks for the chance!!
That's very generous of you!
Paulette
I came into your Christmas marathon about half way through and I haven't missed a day since. You have inspired me to start my Christmas sewing. I am in the middle of a Christmas table runner right now! Thanks for the giveaway...I like the Joy or Blinzten.
I enjoyed viewing your Christmas in July inspiration month. Sometimes I checked more than once per day just to look. Thanks for the great giveaway.
What a cute, cute bag! Love it. Thank you for quite the inspirational month! I promised myself I would begin my Christmas gifts in September so I will most certainly be coming back to your daily posts for inspiration! And thank you for the giveaway! I love Joy and would be super happy to get my hands on it! :-)
Love the way you used up the left-over cut-offs to make this cute tote, nice to see nothing is wasted! What a nice giveaway, I'd choose Little Seasonal Gatherings!!
What a wonderful month. Thank you for all of the ideas and the utter joy of your adventure. That being said I must go with "JOY' as my choice.
What a wonderful month. Thank you for all of the ideas and the utter joy of your adventure. That being said I must go with "JOY' as my choice.
Wonderful little bag! And what a fun way to use the leftovers~ I wouldn't have been able to throw them either! ;-) Thanks for the great month of inspiration! And the little charms are adorable! I'd be so happy to win any of them!
Very, very cute bag, Carol. Great use of your leftovers. :-)
The little charms are adorable.
Thank you bunches for a wonderful month of eye candy and inspiration.
Hi! If I were to win I would like the "joy" one. It is so cheerful looking. Adorable little bag! Thanks for posting all these ideas all month. Nancy
I have made this cute little bag too. So adorable! Thanks for the chance!
Love the bag. Love the mini charm packs. I would be honored to own any one of them since I have never had a mIni!
Well with a blog called Joyful Quilter you would think I chose Joy, but I really like Primitive Gathering's Seasonal Little Gatherings.
Watching your Xmas parade all month has been fun, thanks for the inspiration and the great giveaway finale.
The bag is really cute. What a great way to use your scraps. Thanks for the opportunity to win. I think I would like the Christmas Spirit mini-charm pack.
I love the bag. I think i would have to use it all the time. You really do amazing work!
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas all month! The bag is adorable! I would choose Seasonal Little Gatherings.
Debi
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My favourite pack is Blitzen. Loved the ideas in Christmas in July. Really got me inspired. Sharyn
My favorite pack is seasonal little gatherings. I've really enjoyed the series!
My favorite charm pack is JOY!
I love the JOY charms, have fun with the random # generator : )
I love the JOY charms, have fun with the random # generator : )
Ooooh, I think the Blitzen one is best!
Joy gives me joy when I look at it, reminds me of the 60's, Charlie Brown cartoons and my childhood :-)
You did a fantastic job each day! All of your projects were so cute. Thanks for sharing with us. I think the Joy pack would be nice. Hope you have a great day- K-
Love the Joy. Thanks for all you share with your quilt buddies!!!
How sweet of you!! I have so enjoyed seeing all your Christmas projects. I would love either Joy or Blitzen! They are both so fun!! Thanks for the opportunity to win :)
you've made so many CUTE projects! the mini charms are so adorable - I'd be thrilled with Blitzen, I love everything Basic Grey does :)
Great projects, this has been lots of fun and loads of inspiration! I like Christmas Spirit.
Thank you, Carol, for a month of wonderful projects! Lot so inspiration for future projects! All holiday fabric is fabulous! I'd be thrilled to win any of the charm packs! My favorites are in this order: Seasonal Little Gatherings, Joy, Blitzen and Christmas Spirit. Thanks so much!
I love the bag - how perfect! I have so enjoyed "Christmas in July," and you've been a real inspiration. I've saved ideas from many of your posts and am already planning Christmas projects for family and friends. Thank you, thank you! Love the Joy charm pack, but am a fan of all of the Moda lines :)
Thank you for sticking with your plan! You've encouraged me to set up a plan for my Christmas sewing, probably in late August/early September. If I would be so lucky to win, I like Blitzen or Joy.
You have been so inspiring this month with your creativity. There are some lucky recipients in YOUR life!! Christmas Spirit is my favorite, but any would make me happy. Thanks for offering!
Great month! Thanks for all the good stuff! I love the JOY charm pack. Crossing my fingers for some luck.
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