Tote-ally triangular

I have one more pretty walk to bore you with share with you , but that can wait another day for now as I've gone off walks for the moment.  Unfortunately, for me, walking and falling over go hand in hand, and the last attempt at the former ended up in a rather spectacular example of the latter.  And I dont like getting covered in sheep s**t.    Anyway, never mind all that outdoors stuff for now,  I've got some sewing done!  Phew....  

A teeeny bit late (I'm really not good at "on time") I've finally finished my Mouthy Stitches tote & fob.  I can't share who the recipient is, but let me tell you, my secret partner made a stunning tote for someone.  Really beautiful.  Really 'awwww crap what on earth is she going to think of whatever I send if that's the standard she's posting?!'....  Yeah, I got a little bit overwhelmed. 

This is what you saw last, the "alternative", the cut triangles.  

I got a handy elusive 16th bundle* of Field Study and was able to replace the few in my first line up that weren't actually AMH fabrics.  Maybe being a bit fussy, but I certainly felt much happier with it.  

* why dont more shops do 16th bundles each time they get a new line in?  They're superawesome handy and they kinda do make you want to have more... in bigger bits... 

I wasn't feeling quite so happy after my first attempt at sewing them all together!  So many wonky points, so many missing points, it looked awful.  

I unpicked back to rows and rejoined them.  Still bloody awful.  I unpicked back to triangles.  Unfortunately all my bias edges were now as frayed as my nerves and the points all missing, so I ended up re-cutting too.  Nightmare!  

To cut a long boring tale short, I got them together and quilted them onto batting with some really pretty threads mum found me in a charity shop.  When I went back to it the following day I was still feeling disheartened with it, but I pottered around and gathered the parts as it were.  I salvaged some of the previous triangles for a couple of strips.  Then I spotted something, some dark orange shot cotton (bargain find, not Oakshott) and it just seemed to work.  It cheered me right up.  Not entirely sure what my partner thinks of orange... but I think it really lifted things.  

I started to have fun after that!  In fact, I'm nervous to say it, but...  I rather like it!

Sorry bout the gratuitous photos, but, look at the pointy points!  There's bits where all 6 of them match up!  Please be excited with me, my man just thought I was nuts....

Ooh and a wee matching key fob too.... 

Fingers crossed my partner likes it - if not,  I'd have it back in a flash!!!