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Cabrio Tote Sew Along: Outer shell

Wow! Everyone in the Sew Along is working hard on their beautiful Cabrio Totes! Here are the pictures of the outer shells taking shape!
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I adore the fabric. If you look in the background of the picture you can see the lining, cream with orange blossoms.
Love it!!!
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Look at these coordinating fab fabrics. I canā€™t wait to see more!
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This is just one of the two bags Stephanie is making! They both already look amazing! Canā€™t wait to see the lining pictures too!
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This is a fun picture you can see where she has been and the journey she is about to take!
Thank you for sharing this picture with the group.
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Here are my pictures of the outer shell. I am working with leather (lamb skin) which is new adventure for me! Lamb skin is a good leather to start with because it is so thin. I did use interfacing. Even though you should not iron leather, I did iron the interfacing onto it with a cloth covering the leather to protect it. 
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Also I had a blog reader write...Screenshot2011-03-02at8.54.19AM-2011-03-2-09-00.png
There is another way!ā€ØTake a long piece of floss and zig zag stitch over the floss. (Make sure the floss is not sewn.) When you are finished sewing a zig zag stitch over the floss for the length of the project pull the fabric and it will gather for you just like a shower curtain on a straight rod. ā€ØBest Wishes! Thank you for sharing your pictures with the Flickr: Sew Spoiled Cabrio Tote Sew Along group.
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