I eluded to a tote bag swap I participated in here.  Since then, I completed the tote bag I was supposed to make and also received the tote bag that someone else made for me.  First, the finished product of the tote bag I made:

btw – I loved the strapping so much that I went out and purchased a few more yards of it, in different colors, for future tote bags.

And this is the tote bag that I received from my secret (okay, not so secret anymore) quilter:

This tote bag is HUGE – lots of room to use as a fabric or chocolate therapy day!

What a fun swap!  I do not participate in quilt block swaps, but this tote bag swap was totally worth participating in!