OMG Toy Totes

I'm happy to say that among the packing of boxes as we got ready to move from FL to MI, I snuck in time complete my One Monthly Goal for July: to sew these two toy totes for my nephew's birthday! 

I used these fun, colorful animal prints from the Ubuntu collection from Paintbrush Studio Fabrics, along with this tutorial.

One interesting note--these totes are actually the same size. I didn't have exactly the right interfacing that I needed, so I decided to make do. The blue tote is made with a canvas lining that I spray basted in place, and the gray tote is made with not-heavy-duty-enough interfacing, so it's much slouchier. 

The good news - both totes will hold toys!