When my mom saw my first Poolside tote, she said really liked it, I thought it would be a good gift to make her and a good palette cleanser.  I make a lot of garments and sometimes it’s nice to make something else to get your creative juices flowing.  I was surprised, but I really did like making the tote bag.  I’m not a complete convert, but I think it’s good to make different things. Ijjo The first Poolside tote I made was for the May/June issue of Sewn Magazine.  I painted the tote and went through a series of methods to get the look I was going for.  I’m…