On a recent visit, our eight-year-old granddaughter Miranda and I raided her mom’s fabric stash and put our heads together to design and sew a tote for her Nook e-reader—a colorful, lined bag with shoulder length handles and shabby chic roses for a-la-mode. What a fun project with a fun sewing buddy! ♥
PILLOWS A-LA-MODE 
Nice, I love the colors! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Thank you, Lisa! Those colors make me smile, too! 🙂
The material you picked is so beautiful and festive!
Thank you, Valerie! I always think that choosing the fabric is one of the most fun parts of a project! 🙂
Oh my, yes it is! If you chose a different fabric, it might not have looked so adorable. Great Job!
So cute! I bet she LOVED that experience!
Thank you, Elizabeth! It was Miranda’s first time using the sewing machine and she was a quick learner! 🙂
So bright and cheerful! And I love the flowers!
Thank you, Lindy! I love making these rolled rosettes, and they seem to be appearing on lots of my projects lately! 🙂
I’ll have to try making them from fabric. I’ve done a lot of knitted flowers, but not fabric flowers like yours. Perfect for this time of the year, and a great way to use up scraps!
Sooo lovely and as you know I like totes and bags. Thanks for sharing Katherine. Be Blessed, Mtetar
Thank you, Mtetar! They’re one of my favorite things to make, too! 🙂
It’s lovely, such a coincidence as I have been making tote bags all day for all the birthdays I have coming up in April!
Thank you! I always love your totes and can’t wait to see all the new ones! 🙂
Bright, colourful & love the flowers – what a wonderful tote bag 🙂
Thank you, Debbierose! We had a lot of fun choosing the fabric, making the flowers, and putting the bag together! 🙂
Hooray for crafty collaborations…and bright colors…and fabric flowers. Well done, gals!
Thank you, Lauren! It’s always more fun to make things together, isn’t it! 🙂
What a great job Miranda and katherine!
Thank you, Sharon! It was fun going through someone else’s fabric stash, too! 🙂
How lovely – the colours work so well together.
Thank you, Eleanor! 🙂
What perfect colors! Especially for the Spring! I especially love the flowers, they give the purse such a nice touch 🙂
Thank you, Claudia! 🙂
Very cute! I remember these experiences when I was younger, so fun!
I do, too! I LOVED sewing with my grandmother! 🙂
How cute! I need one of these for my Nook!
I know you can make a cute one, Linda! 🙂
Cute! Miranda is such a lucky girl to have a grandma like you!
You say the nicest things, Beth! 🙂 Hugs, Katherine
You girls did a fantastic job. My favorite part is the shabby chic roses! 🙂
Kim
Thank you, Kim! And I love the roses too . . . so fun to make and perfect for totes, pillows, and all sorts of a-la-mode! 🙂
Lucky Miranda! Very sweet!
Thank you! It’s always fun making things with Miss Miranda! 🙂
Ooooh, love it.
Thank you! Miranda and I really had fun choosing the fabrics and using the sewing machine together (her first time!). 🙂