I'm done! I finished the sewing, filled it all with goodies, and it's in the mail! Yay!! I was totally stumped by this part of the Back Tack project--I received a lot of silk-like material (see my materials recieved here), which I'm not used to working with, so I was really grasping for inspiration/direction. But, after adding a tiny bit of Amy Butler fabric and some of my own notions, and after lots of burning (of material--thank god my partner sent me so much extra fabric!) and even more cursing, something finally came together! If you can stand looking at yet ANOTHER Back Tack project, here it is:
Here's the knitting tote--it's pretty big--large enough for a big project, book, etc. I embroidered a bit on the lower front with inspiration from Sublime Stitching Craftopia patterns.
Here's the knitting needle holder, and a notions pouch. More embroidery on each.
And the knitting needle holder, open. It's pretty basic--I made all three pieces without patterns, so I'm sure that was 90% of my frustration! I do like the shape of the tote bag, and might replicate that soon. I'm not so sure that I'm *thrilled* with how this all came out, but I must admit to being *thrilled* that it's done. ;)
