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Tiny Totes

Tiny totes have a party! This pattern for a four-inch, Small Treat Tote ,  designed by Monica Solorio-Snow of  HappyZombie ,  is available free on the All People Quilt website. This Appleton Dance post describes how we made tiny totes from the free  pattern, and  gives our recommendations about making  multiples of this tote for parties and gifts. We also provide information (at the end of the post) on how to size-up the pattern to make a 10-inch tote, and a link to directions for a 16x18-inch shopper tote.  This week w e made three-dozen tiny totes for a happy event, filling the totes with colored tissue paper and individually wrapped chocolates. We added a badge with the party date printed on one side and a picture from the party theme printed on the other side. The badges were made using a purchased PDF from Jennifer Hardie's Parties by Hardie shop at Etsy .  We used a hole-punch to put a hole at the top of each badge and tied a badge to the handle of each bag using