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5 Lessons Learned When "Going Rogue" With Fabric Choices

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5 Lessons Learned When "Going Rogue" With Fabric Choices

Our second pattern, The Cici Tote Bag is a structured bag made with home decor fabrics and vinyl accents, stabilized with Peltex. I chose to make mine from linen and used foam. I learned some things along the way and hope to save bagmakers the same frustration I experienced.

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How We Refreshed and Enhanced the Popular Cici Tote Bag Pattern

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How We Refreshed and Enhanced the Popular Cici Tote Bag Pattern

The Cici Tote Bag has a lot of devotees among bag makers. With new formatting, we also took the time to add some enhanced features, making it even more versatile than the original. This "new and improved" really is!

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What's In Your Cici Tote Bag?

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What's In Your Cici Tote Bag?

The Cici Tote is a spacious bag. And if you're an organized mom, it is a dream for holding everything you need. Check out how one woman has utilized her Cici Tote to the max, and still looks stylish.

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Add-ons Give The Cici Tote Bag So Much Versatility

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Add-ons Give The Cici Tote Bag So Much Versatility

The Cici Tote Bag is a classy design - carry all of your stuff stylishly. Now you can change a few features, fabric, and add pockets, and you've got a hardworking, fun poolside bag - or even a diaper bag. And there's nothing to prevent you from adding these features to the more classic bag style. Check out how I did it.

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A Great Pattern Duo for Beginning Bagmakers - The Cici Tote and Cici Too

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A Great Pattern Duo for Beginning Bagmakers - The Cici Tote and Cici Too

Start with the cosmetic bag pattern, build your skills and then onto the tote bag. You'll learn so much with just these two patterns. Before you know it, you'll add a host of modifications and no two sets will ever look alike!

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