Something New from Something Old

You can find all kinds of interesting little projects on Pinterest.  One told of taking those ugly canvas totes we've all received at a conference/workshop - you know the ones with the name of the conference or sponsor- and using them as a foundation for something quilty and creative.  All you had to do was rip open the side seam and you had a nice flat foundation on which to work your magic.  At the same time I was reading Karen Eckmeier's Layered Waves - A Fresh Way to Quilt.  It is "the technique behind Accidental Landscapes.   Well I decided to combine the bag idea with the waves technique and here is the result.

One side

The other side

  I pulled the teal and green scraps out and came up with a new little bag.  Keeping the same fabrics on both sides didn't always work out but I was determined to use strips I had so there are a few differences but it works.

I added some decorative stitching at the top to attach the first strip on both ends and on the handle so the white canvas looked like it belonged. 

 It was a fun little project and makes a great bag for my trips to the library.