Looking for the go-to carryall daily tote that offers everything you need for whenever and wherever? The Octavia Daily Tote was designed for daily use. Whether you are going to work, heading to the beach or park, out on business, or off to school, Octavia will fit your agenda. Two pattern options to use stylish grommets or any handle connector hardware you may choose.

Octavia measures- 13” Wide, 11” Tall, 4” Deep. 

The perfect, versatile, anywhere, anytime bag that goes one step further to offer you loads of organization with plenty of pockets. Two vertical zipper pockets that are ideal for the items you want quick access to but need to keep secure. To exterior front slip pockets that offer an excellent place for your cell phone, sunglasses and more. The exterior back features a large zipper pocket that can hold your tablet, ereader, portable cell phone charger, and other larger items. The interior offers 4 more large slip pockets to help you simplify and organize all your stuff. Full top zipper closure and comfortable carry straps complete this must have essential daily Tote. Octavia truly is the ultimate spacious everywhere bag.

Materials Needed:

FABRICS AND INTERFACINGS:

• ⅔ yard 44” wide Quilting Weight Cotton OR ½ yard 54” wide Cork or Vinyl/Leather- Main Fabric

• 1 ⅓ yard 44” wide Quilting Weight Cotton- Lining Fabric

• 1 yard Fusible Pellon SF 101 or a woven shaping Interfacing –Light Interfacing

• 1 yard Fusible Décor Bond - Pellon 809 Firm Stablizer- Heavy Interfacing

• ⅓ yard Fusible Fleece -TP971F-Pellon Fleece Thermolam Plus OR ⅔ yard 20” Pellon FF 77 Fusible Flex Foam

• 1 piece 12”x 3” Peltex 71F Ultra Firm Fusible Stabilizer

HARDWARE:

• 4-1" I.D. Grommets or 4 other 1” Strap connectors of your choice.

• ZIPPERS:

• 2- 9” Zippers- Front Exterior Vertical Pockets

• 1- 12” Zipper- Back Exterior Pocket

• 1- 18” (size #5 zipper-recommended) Zipper- Top Closure

OTHER:

• Coordinating thread

• Removable Fabric Marker (I recommend a Frixion gel pen as it can be removed by pressing with an iron.)

• Microtex (Sharp) Needle 80/12 –Recommended for topstitching through the thicker parts.

• Fabric Glue or Fabric Glue Stick

For a tutorial on installing Screw-in Grommets- https://www.rlrcreations.com/rlrsewingblog/installing-screw-in-grommets

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