Beach Bag Presents

I wanted to make beach bags that doubled as mats, so I started with beach towels from K Mart (bad choice, they pull really easily) and coordinating fabric from my stash and made them using the quillo idea. I sewed a large pocket to one end (had to experiment a bit to get the size right), added handles, and the towel can be scrunched or folded into the pocket, then carried around. I added a zip pocket to keep small things safe. Pretty nifty.