Flap Happy Tote and Pillow Pattern

 Flap Happy is an easy to make tote bag and pillow with complete instructions for foundation pieces, quilting, and construction.  Finished size for the tote bag is 14" x 16" x 6" and the pillow is 16" x 26".  This is a great beginners project!

Materials needed:

• TOTE BAG
• 3/4 yd purple (bag back)
• 3/8 yd each of blue, green, red, orange, black and white
• 1/4 yd each of yellow and pink
• 3/4 yd for lining (f you use white, you'll need 1 yd total)
• FOUNDATION: 3/8 yd lightweight light colored cotton fabric such as muslin (4- 5 1/2" squares and 2 - 6 1/2" x 18" panels, if using scraps) OR 4 sheets of lightweight 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
• Batting: 1 yd of 60-90" wide 100% cotton needlepunched batting, such as as "Warm & Natural
• PILLOW:
• 1/2 yd red
• 1/4 yd each of blue, green, purple, and orange
• 1.8 yd each of yellow, pink, black, and white
• SAME FOUNDATION AS TOTE BAG
• Batting - 5/8 yd of 60-90" wide 100% cotton needlepunched batting, such as Warm & Natural OR 2 - 17" x 26" pieces (after shrinking)
• Backing fabric - 1 1/8" yd 45" wide fabric or 2 - 17" x 26" pieces of fabric (won't show)
• Pillow form: 1 - 16" x 16"