Holidays + gifts + wine = Wine tote!!!

So my sewing machine has crapped out today as I was finishing my current project!! I am very upset. The bobbin is just knotting everything! GRRR
I don't suppose anyone knows anywhere in MTL I can take my beloved sewing machine for a  tune-up/repair?? mewl.

Anyways..

I decided a while ago that I was going to make most if not all of my x-mas/hanukkah gifts for this year...which is somewhat trickier if you are thinking of giving your boss something. I am cheating a bit and splitting on a nice bottle of scotch for him with some of my co-workers, BUT was thinking that it needs a bit more pizazz/thought/consideration/customization than that. Wine/scotch tote!!

These are good things to make around this time of year as sometimes you are required to show up to parties/dinners non-empty handed, and you really don't know the hosts too well. And everyone just brings a random bottle of wine. Now yours will stand out! Yours will be thoughtful and considerate! Yay you!

This is the first one I have made, but I am thinking of making a manlier one for the scotch. I don't know, this one seems more like a fruity white wine to me....

You could always make a much less green/red/mistletoe studded one for everyday use. In MTL we have a lot of bring your own wine places, and showing up with one of these is oh so much classier than carrying your wine into the restaurant in a brown paper SAQ bag.