the Sadie tote
Giveaway closed, winner is #23 – Debbie!
We’re happy to release our Sadie tote pattern today! This fun tote is reversible, giving you two bags in one. It is generously sized to hold all your belongings, but features our signature ties on the sides, this time with a twist, to keep things together. The fabrics in this bag are Lily’s Garden by Patrick Lose for RJR Fabrics, which will be available in September.
Like nearly all our patterns, it is designed for use with those fun precuts that fill our stashes! The design gives the option for a brighter, patchwork bag on one side, and a more subtle bag on the other.
This tote is great for carrying around your summer belongings, and even though it is large, it’s lightweight, so your bag won’t be heavy on it’s own. However, the seams are reinforced and it is still nice and sturdy for all your belongings. I don’t think I’ve ever had so many testers say they loved the bag as I have with this pattern. And here are their versions:
Lisa of Six Munchkin Stitching
Susan of The Felted Pear
By Julie {from Facebook}
By Linda {from Facebook}
Jen of Patchwork Mummy
We’d love for you to head to our shop and pick up a copy too!
We’re also excited to be involved in the release of this fun fabric, Lily’s Garden, and we’ll be posting a little more about it soon!
Also, we’ve updated this post to have a giveaway! RJR Fabrics is giving away a fat quarter bundle of Lily’s Garden! Just leave a comment on this post on something you’re looking forward to this summer {sewing or otherwise!}. Winner will be drawn on Saturday, June 21st. Good luck!
We hope your week is off to a good start and we hope you enjoy the Sadie tote as much as we have! As always, thanks for your encouragement and support!
these totes are so cute
That is such a cute bag! I love that it’s the reverse of itself. And I love the black with rainbow one that Lisa made!
I loved making my Sadie tote and it’s now my bag of choice. Really looking forward to my next Clover & Violet bag.
I loved making my Sadie tote and it’s now my bag of choice. Thank you for letting me test such a great pattern. Really looking forward to my next Clover & Violet bag.
Fabulous tote bags and like the flexibility to have 2 in 1 with the reversible feature. Cool!
I’m looking forward to as much time as I can possibly get in my sewing room.
I’m looking forward to going to a Patrick Lose quilt retreat in Phoenix in July!
Very nice bag! It looks like it isn’t too big, and not too small. It’s hard to find a good “medium” size bag! As Goldilocks would say “It’s just right!”
I’ve made several of your bags, and this bag that reverses looks perfect. I’d love to try it. I am working on kits and projects I already have this summer! I hope to make a dent in my stash, too!
I like your new pattern! That material is so sweet! I’m looking forward to going to GA for vacation in three weeks!
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Going to the lake in Minnesota-perfect bag to take on the trip. Great that it’s reversible too!
Lovely new tote! I really like it. This summer I am looking forward to planting a few more trees and shrubs. My landscaping is an ongoing process and I do little bits every year. We’ve been in our house 6 summers now. 🙂
I’m looking forward to my daughter’s wedding coming up! And then to sewing lots and lots later on. Love the tote!
Cute fabric and cute tote! I’m looking forward to our annual vacation to Sisters, Oregon, and being there for the amazing outdoor quilt show! Thanks!
Great bag design. Love it. My plans include at least two quilts, new pillow covers for my porch and I want to improve my skill by making progressively more difficult pouches and bags. I also want to ramp up my bike mileage.
I am amazed at the wonderful results from your designs, I want to try one but it will be rubbish in comparison! I would love to use some of those fab fabrics though and might just have a go.Watch this space.
Oooo…your new tote pattern is so cool! I love that it’s reversible. The pics of all the different fabric combos are so inspirational 🙂 In a few weeks my family will be getting together to celebrate my Mom’s 80th birthday…we’ll be in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Upstate NY for a long weekend….can’t wait for that!
Smiles, DianeM
I’d love to win this pattern.
It is a gorgeous bag and so many lovely tester bags. They come in handy for the summer 🙂
Love love this Lily’s garden fabric bundle!!! Looks great on the tote pattern…so fun & summer-y. This summer I am starting my baby girl’s big girl bed quilt…I have the pattern and think I’ve chosen the fabric so I need to commit and get cutting!!
Great job! It looks fantastic!!
I am looking forward to lazy summer days! 🙂 Well, I can dream, right? Haha! It will be nice when all of the sports are over and we have nowhere we HAVE to be.
What a wonderful bag. I am looking forward to finishing more of my unfinished projects!
I LOVE LOVE the bag! Soo nice. And the fabrics are soo pretty and summery. I am starting work this summer on several different projects (even some Christmas ones) but I am most excited about a quilt I am making for a friend’s wedding in Oct.
I’m really looking forward to seeing my sister this summer. And her husband and my adorable nieces and nephew. They live very far away. I haven’t seen my sister for over a year and I haven’t seen the kids for over two years. It will just be so good to spend time with them.
I am looking forward to lazy days at home. A lot less running around to activities with kids.
I’m looking forward to more sewing time this summer and ‘getting to’ and ‘finishing’ a few projects I’ve been really looking forward to sewing!! Lily’s Garden is a bright, cheerful Fabric line. Thank you for the Giveaway!
I love the new pattern! The fabric is so happy, perfect for a summer project 🙂 I’m hoping to finish a few things this summer – way to many UFO’s in my sewing room!
I love this fabric! it’s so bright and cheery! I am so looking forward to relaxing on the beach in the sunshine!
Love the tote! My summer plans will likely involve lots of sewing for the home as my daughter and her family move into a new home!
Love your tote. Especially being reversible. It would look great in the bright colored giveaway fabrics!
I love a reversible tote. I am looking forward to a lot of weekends at the lake this summer.
Love the tote, and what a bonus that it is reversible. A real win win. This summer I hope to make a trip to MN to see family.
What a fantastic tote! So much fun to see all the different versions.
I am looking forward to some family reunions, and to making a summer quilt! The tote bags are really cute!
Adorable totes – brilliant to make the reversible! That fabric…..so cute! This summer I’m headed to a couple of quilting retreats – yay, for me! And with my sister – double yay!
Love the totes and the giveaway fabrics. Which, by the way, would look wonderful in my sewing room. Looking forward to my sisters visit so we can get some sewing done.
After looking at those creative varieties of tote bags – I am looking forward to making one my own. Thank you for the beautiful pics and chance to win.
I finished my first ever quilt 2 days ago and now I’m looking forward to the Christening this weekend, to give it to my niece and her 6 month old baby, Frankie Ella 🙂
I’m looking forward to finishing up so many projects. Actually meeting my goal of 10 flimsies.
I am looking forward to finishing up the pinwheel blocks I started and to learning how to use my new Silhouette Cameo!
I am hoping to finish a few quilts this summer:)))
I am looking forward to driving around in a 1960 MGA, that my husband restored. It is so much fun!!!!
I am looking forward to going to the Quilt Odyssey in Hershey, PA with all my quilting friends
Jenny I am looking forward to feeling better this Summer. In the process of weaning off pain med!!
I am looking forward to starting my second quilt…ever! I am super excited about this new hobby I have discovered. Thanks for all your inspiring posts.
What vibrant, happy colors! It would be so much fun to work with! Our biggest plan for this summer is for a visit to see the kids & grands for the Fourth of July holiday, it should be great fun!
This is a fabulous pattern and I can see so many uses for it!! And in so many colour ways! Please pick me!!
I am very much looking forward to family vacation in North Carolina! I also been asked by three kiddos to teach them too sew!
I’m looking forward to some time to quilt, sew, and spend time with my family and friends relaxing!
We’re going to have our grand nephew with us for part of the summer, which we’re looking forward to! He keeps us young! And I’ll be working on my mini medallion!
I love totes! And I love the dual duty of this one. Will have to get the pattern and get it in the project line. :). I’m looking forward to finishing a baby quilt for # 11 grand baby due any day and keeping up with my three block of the month projects.
I am looking forward to going to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show early July with my sisters! We’ve never gone and we are really forward to seeing the sites and spending time together, as we each live in different states!
Love the fabrics AND the tote. Sew, so cute.
I love the tote! Knitting and hand sewing are my carry along projects all year long. Totes like this one make it just that more fun. Knitting and sewing as much as possible are the things I’m looking forward to the most this summer. I have plans to do a sewing class with my two kids. If I’m lucky, the tween girl will help me do some quilting too.
I am really looking forward to having some warm weather this summer. So far it has been mostly grey, windy and cold! Love your bag!
I’m looking forward to my husband starting his new job and for some fun summer sewing!
I made two totes for my sons teachers for an end of the year gift. They both loved them and now I want to make this Sadie tote for myself. What a great pattern.
Looking forward to finally having our own home again….it has been too long
Love these totes, will be making at the weekend xx
Being able to sit in the garden, sewing my hexagonquilt or any other handlieced quilt is what I like and looking forward to this summer!
Gun, Sweden
I just love these fabrics! It would be great to make this tote in Patrick Lose’s fabric.
I was looking forward to moving back to the US, which we just did yesterday, so now I have to find something new to look forward to. Thanks!
Love this new bag! I’m looking forward to relaxing in my swing on the porch and in front of my sewing machine this summer!
Love this bag! And the fabric is very yummy.
Looks like a great bag! What a great way to show off favorite fabrics.
Hi! So much looking forward to making a few (or more than a few!) summer dresses for my little girl!
Love the fact that it’s reversible, but best of all I like the 2 zip pockets for added security.