A dear friend of mine has been going through a lot these past few months. Long story, but her husband passed away and it took nearly 2 months from when things first started with him until he passed. To say her life has been an emotional roller coaster is an understatement. My heart goes out to her, her daughter, her granddaughter and son-in-law. I have kept in touch, but I know it is still hard for her to deal with. I am sure it has been so surreal.
I felt that I could do nothing to help my friend during this sad time, but I thought about her and her family a lot. I was feeling anxious and restless myself, so I decided that sewing something for her little granddaughter, who will have a birthday in April, was one way to take my mind off it all and make a little something that might be helpful for this sweet little girl, although she won't be receiving it until April. I decided to make a mini tote bag with a matching quilt and I would give her a little knit bunny I had already made.
The mini tote is a pattern from Geta Grama, called Danielle. Danielle is a tote that comes in a few sizes, including this mini size. I thought that would be a sweet size for a little girl to carry her treasures in. I don't know if she has any favorite color, but this print with the butterflies seemed sweet and girly and had lots of colors and the colors were just right for Spring. I chose the purple accent and a pink floral for the lining. I used the same fabric for a quick little quilt that I added a bunny appliqué on. She can wrap her bunny in the quilt and put it inside the bag and carry it wherever she goes. Plus, there is a full front and back pocket to put other things inside as well. No closure was need for such a small bag and no pockets needed inside the bag either.
The mini Danielle Bag measures 8 1/2" wide at the bottom, 7 1/2" wide at the top x 8 1/2" high x 2 1/2" deep. I purchased the
Bag Pattern Bundle which includes 5 bag designs in Small-Large sizes, plus mini sizes too.
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| Danielle Mini Tote, with matching quilt with an appliqué bunny and a knit bunny. This is a perfect gift for a little girl's April birthday as well as for Easter. |
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| Quilt has butterflies and ladybugs, along with the appliqué bunny. |
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| Closer look at appliqué bunny. |
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| Bottom of bag. |
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| Looking into the outside slip pocket, which is on both front and back sides. |
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| Lining in bag with my label. |
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| Knit bunny on quilt with bunny appliqué. |
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| The back is a soft flannel and I quilted it in a serpentine stitch. |
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| The knit bunny sitting on the quilted back flannel side of the quilt. The quilt can be reversable if she wants it to be. |
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| Snug as a Bunny in a Quilt. Bunny all wrapped up in quilt. This can slide into the tote bag like this. |
I hope she will love this gift as much as I loved making it for her.
I enjoyed making this bag and have plans to make a few more bags in larger sizes from the
pattern bundle I bought a few years ago. The patterns are also sold separately too.
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