As much as I love fabric bags, sometimes I need something that looks, well, more plain I suppose you could say. Most of my bags are made from quilting cottons and as much as I love the designs of them all, sometimes I need a bag that can go with … Continue reading
I’m always keen to try new things so when I saw this ‘fabric’ I just had to give it a try. Fabric that is far more air and holes than it is fabric. I thought this was going to be a nightmare to sew, but I was wrong. It’s easy! … Continue reading
My carpet tote bag is the result of my never-ending desire to make bags with unusual materials. It’s also, the result from impulse buying… I was looking for some materials that I could use instead of leather, and I was practicing my usual “whatever catches my eye” technique. This is something I do often, … Continue reading
Metal purse frames patterns are not so easy to come by because of the enormous number of sizes and shapes, but it is very easy to make your own just by following a few very important steps. Let me show you how. I have been trying for quite some time … Continue reading
I know I’m running the risk of sounding crazy by making a placemat clutch bag. But please bear with me. I am using plastic placemats to make my clutch and it only took me two hours to make! (Making the pattern, however, was another story, because of the way the bag … Continue reading
I just wanted to let everyone know that we have published a video tutorial for the Easy Phone Wallet Organizer on our YouTube channel. A lot of people following this project so we wanted to get the video out there as soon as we could. There were a few tricky … Continue reading
I really love clutch purses! Clutch purses are so easy to make yet can be extremely practical to use and elegant to carry. I made a new clutch purse sewing pattern recently which is linked below and that really got me thinking about clutches. So we decided to do a … Continue reading
Here’s the second part of our bucket bag tutorial and pattern. In Part One, we made the interior and the exterior of the bucket bag. In this part, we will be trying to avoid turning your bag into a “black hole” by making a small zippered pocket to be added … Continue reading
I just wanted to let everyone know that we have published a video tutorial on Sewing the Small Canvas Tote Bag on our YouTube channel. In this tote bag video tutorial, we take you through all the steps involved in sewing this fun project. We look at the materials required … Continue reading
There was quite a lot to show in this full video tutorial of Sewing the Small Backpack. It took a while to edit it down, but this video will show you each and every aspect of sewing this project. Don’t be afraid to skip ahead or pause and come back … Continue reading
In this third and final part of the Small Backpack Pattern sew along, we’re going to be sewing the applied pocket and doing the final assembly of the bag. Hopefully, everyone has been following along from Part 1, where we cut the small backpack pattern, attached the outside zipper, added … Continue reading
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