Finished or Not Finished Friday " A Squirrel"

It’s not a quilt, it’s not a Scrap basket. But it’s a finish.

Drawstring tote to corral the Water Pic Flosser when we go our son’s for Thanksgiving. 

I don’t have photos of the beginning of the construction. It was just something I thought I needed to make. The outside beige fabric was a piece leftover from making an armchair caddy for Mr. Busy’s chair! It's a lightweight home dec fabric. 

I sat the Flosser on it. Determined that it was wide enough, but needed to be taller. I searched  my overflowing basket of brown fat quarters. I found this one. There is a bit of gold glitz in the stripes. 

I knew what I wanted to do, but looked at several YouTube videos and settled on this one. 

 

I knew I wanted a boxed bottom!

After inserting the lining into the bag, I topstitched along the top edge. I find it easier to do sort of  inside out. The bulk of the bag is to my left  and away from the stitching. 

Whitney uses a technique that sews a casing near the top of the bag that leaves a header. I like that look. So, I measured and sewed two lines of stitching 3/4 of an inch apart, This will be the casing for the drawstrings. This could be different depending on what you choose for drawstrings. 

I found a brown and a gold length of grosgrain ribbon in my stash. 

It would have been good to find enough of the brown or enough of the gold or even a larger piece of turquoise,  but you use what you have!!

Then she opens the side seams on each side for inserting the ribbon. Because I used grosgrain, I did not seal/heat the edges! It shouldn’t ravel.

 I  made a slipcover from extra lining fabric and inserted a piece of cardboard for stability! 

Whoot Whoot!  A finish! I am going to slip in a plastic bag to be sure it doesn't leak during the travels. 

This started out as a Squirrel!  And it was a fun project!

I'm linking up with Alycia at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Finished Friday!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy