I made one of these totes for a little birthday gift and it was quick and easy. You can even include a coordinating crayon roll.
I purchased the totes awhile ago (okay years ago and found them in the "great craft room clean-up") at Wal-Mart. I am not sure if they still carry them. I have seen similar totes at Hobby Lobby. You can use this machine applique technique to embellish t-shirts, onesies for babies, aprons......
All you need is Lightweight Heat n' Bond Lite, a tote and a tiny bit of fabric.
I am happy to share the letter templates I used. Please leave a comment with the letters you would like and I will work on getting those uploaded first!
Trace your letter onto the paper (smooth) side of the HeatnBond Lite. The letter must be reversed. Following the HeatnBond instructions, iron it to the wrong side of the fabric that you want to applique to the tote.
Cut out letter and peel off the paper.
There is now adhesive on the back (wrong) side of the letter. Flip the letter over and it is ready to go.
Again following package instructions, iron your letter to the tote bag. Keep the letter towards the top so you are able to easily sew with the sewing machine.
Machine stitch around the letter. You can also hand stitch around the letter. A blanket stitch looks cute!
I used fray check around the edges to keep the fabric from fraying. You might decide to let the edges fray-----it looks good too!
Finished! It is so quick and you have a really useful gift.
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Thanks for posting this . I am new to your blog but it rocks!!!
Thanks for the simple and EASY project. Love your choice of letters too. Do you have numbers also?
Thanks for the easy letters for applique! I have 2 twin boys quilts to make in a day! They were born 2 months early and I’d like them to use them over their NICU isolette covers to identify the brothers, Collin and Evan.
Thanks so much for the easy directions! Very easy to follow, unlike some other websites that seem to have a lot of extraneous info. Love your site.
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Thanks SOOOOO much for the easy letters for an applique quilt I’m making for my very 1st grandchild……Elia/Ellie. You have no idea how grateful I am for your generosity.