This past week, Rebecca and 16 month old Alastair spent a few fun filled days with us.  Among her gear was a tan tote bag of faux fabric imprinted with Alastair’s pediatrician’s office info. Heavily loaded, as always, the bag’s side seam had begun to come apart, so I offered to mend it.
That’s when she mentioned that she would surely like a monogrammed tote as large as the one I embroidered for her sister-in-law. As a matter of fact, she could really use two!Â
This is the first one. The bag is very sturdy, with a zippered inside pocket and a zipper along the top.
The design is one I have used before on a polar fleece throw (see post Polar Fleece Monogrammed Throw). The Paisley Alphabet by Connie Palmer, from Martha Pullen, offers distinctive 7″ letters. In the design, the letter itself has a fill stitch, but I prefer to make an applique’ of it, using ultrasuede.
For this bag, I foolishly worked with the bag in tact, rather than opening a side seam. The canvas is rubberized on the inside, making it very stiff. So the bag bumped the head of the machine again and again, even with my hand constantly supporting the canvas as best I could. Consequently, the C is skewed.
But I am going to apply that old saying about not noticing imperfections as they ride by on a galloping horse.  Rebecca does move at that pace, moving that sweet baby boy swiftly from place to place. I doubt (hope) the direction of the C will be noticed.
