During my many hours perusing the internet for new patterns and craft ideas, I came across the Bernina Sewing Republic website.  It’s full of tutorials, projects, sewing help, and special offers.  If you love to sew, I would definitely recommend visiting this site!

Anyways, while browsing their Project Ideas section, I came across the Wine Tote tutorial.

‘What a great idea!’ I thought to myself.  So many of my friends and family are wine enthusiasts, and this would make a great gift for any occasion.  So I decided to give it a go, and this is what I came up with:

There were so many things that I liked about this project, that I’ve deemed this my ‘Go-To Gift’ for last minute events!

The first thing I loved was that this project takes very little material.  I was able to fashion this out of two fabric quarters from Joann Fabrics and some left over batting.  (BTW – Joann’s has hundreds of fabric quarters in a large variety of colors and patterns and are typically on sale for about $0.99 each!)

Second, it only took about 30 minutes to do from start to finish, so even a novice sewer can punch this project out in about an hour!

Third, it’s reversible – gotta love that!

I think I’ll be making a lot of these for Christmas – great for a hostess gift!  But in the meantime, I’ll be giving this wine tote to my good friend Alyssa at JMU Athletics Marketing – Happy Birthday, Alyssa!

Until next time!

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