Needing a break from my big project I was looking for something I could stitch in-hand with a simple pattern. I ended up putting a found picture through a pattern generator with just 7 colours, which conveniently I already had left over from my donkey project earlier this year. I really loved the way he came together so decided to finally put my plan of making a cross-stitch tote to the test. I altered the pattern from https://theinspiredwren.blogspot.com/2014/04/tutorial-lined-canvas-tote.html?m=1 to fit the size of my piece as the pocket and went from there. I can see myself making many more bags just like this to display future projects.