Summer Party Project: Beach Tote Bag

At Stitch we want to bring you projects that you LOVE. That's one of the best parts of sewing: everything can be your own style, functional and become a favorite piece of your wardrobe or home. Each of our projects was carefully selected but I felt like something was missing. I wanted something that screamed SUMMER!!!!! Then I came across this fabulous beach tote pattern from A Radiant Home. Sara (A Radiant Home Sara, not our Sara!) so graciously made this pattern free and then gave us permission to teach you how to make it! So for a limited time we are offering a Summer Beach Tote Party! We'll only teach this until Labor Day (and then move on to something a little chai latte and rustling leave like) so BOOK NOW!!

I played with a couple of ways to make this and any way you do it-- it's awesome. I'd like to think that I'll use it for a day lounging at the beach reading my vintage needlecraft book, but more likely I'm hauling it to the splash pad with my kiddos. It fits towels, change of clothes, snacks, water bottles, and then some. Perfection.

Now's a perfect time to give you a run down of how our parties work! First, get together a group of your crafty (or craft-wannabe) friends and let's find a good date and time. Parties run about two hours which is perfect for some eats, some drinks and lots of sewing!

Next you pick a project (may I suggest this beach tote, hint hint). We bring everything to you! A selection of fabrics pre-cut, all the notions and hardware, our sewing machines and all our tools. All you have to do is give us some room to set up (we'll discuss exactly what we need in our first phone call) and be ready to have fun!

We have tons of gorgeous fabrics in our shop (the pattern calls for canvas and our shop is quilting cotton, but we have a trick to make that work!). We also have a really fun selection of vintage heavyweights not yet listed. It took everything in my being to not cut into that coral floral below and save it for you.

Or if lake lounging is more your style...

And if you're feeling a little crazy we have this gem.... In fact, we have enough of it to make a complete luggage set! Eek.

Let's get stitching! Summers go by so fast so make some time for you and your girlfriends and have some fun! If you have an idea for a project let us know below!

To learn more about our parties check out our website.