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New York, New York...

23/12/2014

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A friend at work was keeping us amused with the preparations for her pre-Christmas holiday to the 'Big Apple'! Everything was in place: recommendations of restaurants to dine at, places to visit, shows to look out for, discount and designer stores lined up to spend some dollars, the weighing up of whether or not to visit 'Ground Zero'. There was just one missing piece in the jigsaw - you've guessed it - a bag! 
She knew exactly what she needed: it had to be black, secure, with an adjustable cross body strap and small enough to wear under her cape, but big enough to keep her valuables in.
I offered to show her some fabrics - it would solve her problem and save her last minute shopping. I had a number of Italian woven monochrome samples, so I took them into work and she found one she liked. It was just big enough for the front and back so we teamed it with some plain black. The lining had to be unfussy and a purple cotton was just right.
I only had a week of evenings and a weekend to get it done. I took it into work on the Monday and she was on leave from Tuesday. She's not usually a fabric handbag girl but a patent leather and bling girl, and when I got a big hug I knew she really liked it! In fact she announced that she would wear it over, not under, her cape - the best compliment I could have wished for!


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    Hello, I'm Ruth Overton. My nickname as a child was 'Ruthie Toots' which is how the name 
    Toots Totes'
    came about!
    I come from a family of artists and artisans and the creative gene has resulted in a desire to make stuff. There's nothing I love more, than to sit at my old treadle  machine, sewing. It was handed down to me, through the family having been bought by my Grandad for Grandma in the 1930's. (See my blogs about the machine here.)
    More recently I have turned my attention to designing and creating bags and 'Toots Totes' began. 
    I'm going to blog about how ideas for bags come about and how things happen in the sewing room, so join me there if you want to, or bypass this to go to the store or the gallery, if you prefer - I won't mind!

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