MARKET TOTE
I fell in love with this Market Tote before it was even born. I had dreamed of a really BIG bag, with lots of exterior pockets. The kind of bag you can fill to the brim at the Farmer’s Market, the LCBO (those pockets were tested to fit bottles of wine!), or on a cottage sewing weekend. Guy Latulippe is the kind of guy who makes your bag dreams come true. This original design, like all his others, is so perfect.
I made my Market Tote in the same exterior fabric as my Sling Pack. I’ve decided that I’m making a set of bags that all use the same outside fabric (and pink top stitching!) with different linings. For this bag, I pulled out my coveted pink Paris Map fabric by 3 Sisters. It just made sense.
Every bag I’ve made of Guy’s design has taught me so many little techniques and tricks. When I looked at the Market Tote sample, I thought I could see how it would come together. When we received our pattern pieces in class, I realized, yet again that Guy’s technical mind is much more clever than that. His approach to bag construction is absolutely fascinating. I also love working on projects where you feel like you are making something that is of professional quality. You can see it in the beautiful edge stitching all over the bag, it is a detail that all of Guy’s students become very good at. Details like that are what set his designs apart.
My Market Tote has not been empty for a minute since I’ve made it. Mostly I use it to carry my current projects around, but it’s been to the grocery store and up to the cottage. I just love this bag to pieces and I will surely make a few more.
Everyone always asks. All of Guy’s patterns are available as classes at the workroom and soon in the future there will also be patterns for you to buy.
9 comments
Very nice! and nice cottagey shots full of fluffy moss.
Oh, I am taking a grubby store-bought Trader Joe’s bag to the farmer’s market today. I wish I could time travel to when I’ve made this bag, then come back and take it with me today instead! Gorgeous photos.
Well, now that I know it holds wine… must have it! Really like so will be keeping my eye out for the next class!
This is a great bag! I looked and it seems it’s only available to get as a class participant… is the pattern not available?
Hi Terry, Right now it’s only available in our class… but Guy is working on putting out his designs as a line of patterns in the future!
Please, please encourage Guy to put out his designs as patterns! They are great, but I live way out of town and can’t do the class. 🙂
Can I just buy the bag somewhere? Do you do custom work and sell it?
Since I can only dream (at this point!) of visiting Toronto and The Workroom, I cannot wait to buy this pattern when it’s available. Love your fabric/color choices and love the bag’s construction.
gorgeous!