Library Tote Bags

I love our library. I love taking the tiny people there, and letting them play with the puppet theater and puzzles, and listening to them chatter as they pick out new books. What I {don't} love is searching high and low for all of their books when it's time to return them. In their beds, behind the couch, between the mattress and the wall, in the laundry chute...you name it.

In an attempt to help the tiny people keep their library books in one place, I decided to give them each their very own library tote bag ~ so they can choose their own books, bring them home in their totes, and return them to their totes when they're finished reading them. It might work...it might not....either way, I think these are cute!

To start, I used my handy new Silhouette machine to cut out each of their first initials.

Next, I traced the letter, backwards, onto a sheet of Heat n Bond.

Following the direction on the HnB, I ironed it onto the wrong side of my fabric of choice.

When it was cooled, I cut out the letter. This is a good time to bust out your bottle of FrayCheck & apply it to the edges of the fabric so your letter won't get all funky & frayed.

Next, I peeled off the backing....ooooh....aaaahhhh...

and ironed it onto the tote bag.

This is the final result ~ pretty {cute} isn't it? The tiny people have already found their books and put them in the totes, so I feel like this might just work! And, I like theirs so much, I just made one for myself. :)

On a totally unrelated note ~ my entire family, myself included, has been infected with the most {horrendous} cold imaginable. We're all sick. Even the hubband, and that never happens. The tiny people have been home from school, and we're living in our pajamas. Here's hoping all of you are feeling well!