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Bright & Happy is all about making sewing feel fun, doable, and a little more colorful. Our easy-to-follow patterns take out the guesswork, so you can spend more time actually enjoying the making. Whether you’re a seasoned sewist or just getting started, grab some fabric you love and make something that makes you ridiculously happy. ✂️🧵💖
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Why choose one favorite fabric when your tote can show off two?
The Pick-A-Side Tote is a fully reversible, quilted tote designed to look beautiful from either side. The easy-to-follow construction uses simple rectangular cuts, a quilted fabric sandwich, bound side seams, and boxed corners. Add fabric handles or ready-made webbing, then finish your tote with D-rings, labels, embellishments, and the optional tie closure to make it completely your own.
The pattern includes two useful sizes:
- Large: 16 inches wide × 14 inches tall × 2 inches deep
- Small: 10 1/2 inches wide × 10 inches tall × 2 inches deep
This beginner-friendly PDF sewing pattern includes:
- Cutting charts for both sizes
- Full-color, step-by-step instructions and diagrams
- Fabric and webbing handle options
- Instructions for the reversible quilt sandwich
- Bound seams and boxed-corner construction
- Optional D-rings, embellishments, and tie closure
- Materials and supplies list
Complete cutting measurements are included for every piece, so there are no templates to print, tape together, or trace.
Two sides, two sizes, and twice the fun! The Pick-A-Side Tote is a beginner-friendly, fully reversible quilted tote with boxed corners, your choice of fabric or webbing handles, and an optional tie closure. Choose a different fabric combination for each side and turn the bag around whenever you want a fresh look.
the friends behind the happy
It started with two friends, too much fabric (is there such a thing?), and a love for making. Now we’re turning that creative chaos into Bright & Happy - fun patterns, colorful projects, and plenty of reasons to start just one more sewing project. ✂️🌈
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