Supernatural Tote bag with Zipper and Phone Slip Pocket Overlay from ChrisW Designs and Knitorious Fabric

When I got the half yard of fabric for the 'What's on the Telly' round Knitorious to use for my strike, I was worried I wouldn't have enough to make 2 projects. I used less than half of that for the Aurora Sling, and then I needed to find something that would really show off the awesome design of the print, so I decided to make a simple tote bag. At the same time, a new test for a Zipper and Phone Slip Pocket from ChrisW came along and needed testing, and it was PERFECT to spice up the simple tote!

I think this is the front. It's the fanciest side at least

But this side shows the amazing designs more...

There can never be enough pockets in a purse for me, so this really helps solve that problem! Some designs are super cute/pretty but very minimal on pockets. The overlays come in several shapes and 2 widths, so you can use them with a lot of different designs! 

Peek under the flap

I used black tooled vinyl from My Punkbroidery, which is a mid-thickness vinyl with some amazing texture! The overlay has a slip pocket under a flap for more security, and a zipper pocket. I used some stash supplies for the red zipper tape and a Wizardry, Stitchery, and Crafts Supernatural zipper pull, plus a Supernatural snap that probably came from another group that has since closed down. 

Inside the zipper pocket

looking down into the slip pocket

I was trying to get a shot of just how deep the pockets are, but all I had handy were some big scissors. These are what I consider 'normal' size, not the super giant or little ones, but hopefully it helps a little to visualize it! I didn't even stick the scissors all the way in, but they would actually sit all the way down in the pocket and not show out.

Now you see the scissors

And now they are peeking out at you. I did take a pic of them fully in, but it looked just like the pocket without anything in it, so not that helpful LOL

The fabric on the outside is nylon resist, so I didn't even need any interfacing for it! Since I wanted the tote to stand up and be lightweight, I decided to use foam. The inside fabric is shot cotton, which is a gorgeous saturated color, but the thinnest cotton ever! I did use SF101 on it, but I fused the foam to the lining instead of the outside and that caused me SO MANY wrinkles!! SOOOO many. I tried to iron the bejeebers (technical term) out of it, but that just made the wrinkles sharper. Lesson learned, don't use fusible foam on shot cotton as a lining! I probably should have attached it to the outside, but I was concerned with too much heat causing the nylon to melt or warp and didn't want to risk it. 

I tell people that wrinkles add character, but usually I mean my clothes..,

At least I used one of my tags! This bag may indeed be haunted!

Be sure to check out the new pocket patterns (and they include SVG files!) and grab some of the gorgeous fabric from Knitorious! 

Close up of the pocket!