Simple Book Bags

Now that the kids are out of school for the summer, I need to make sure to find stuff to keep the busy.  One such idea, is to go to the library every week.  Our local library is even doing a special summer reading program with a different event every Monday.  Also, the library is a good way to keep them reading through the summer, which is super important!  So in the spirit of going to the library I decided to make my kids some simple unlined totes for them to use to carry their library books in.

I had a lot of fun with the monogram appliques I put on the bags.  Instead of using another fabric for the letter, I cut away the circle fabric to show the fabric underneath.  I'm happy with the effect although, it would probably be even more effective using a smaller pattern or solid fabric. 

Unfortunately, I took way to long making said library totes that we didn't actually make it to the library today, oops!  However, we will be ready for next week!