Bags and purses – Page 34

Tutorial: Reversible pillow and backpack

December 15, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can sew a pillow backpack that can help a homeless person carry their belongings and have a soft place to rest their head. Rather than just a sew-it-quick-and-cheap project, she designed this… Read more ...

Cricut Tutorial: Lined drawstring bag travel organizers

December 14, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Keep your travel bags organized with these drawstring bags! Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can sew a lined drawstring bag in several handy sizes for organizing, and she includes free Cricut cut files to label the fronts… Read more ...

Tutorial: Travel power cord organizer roll

December 12, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Between my laptop, phone, and reader, I take a lot of power cords with me when I travel. You gotta keep all your electronics charged! Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Duffel bag with piped seams

December 5, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Torie Jayne shows how you can sew a simple duffel bag with piped seams. It’s a good size to use for an gym bag or overnight bag and works equally well for boys or girls depending on the fabric you… Read more ...

Tutorial and cut file: Leather anemone clutch bag

November 26, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Delia from Delia Creates shows how you can create this lovely clutch bag embellished with small leather blooms. The bag is just beg enough to hold a phone and wallet, perfect for an evening out. The leather anemones are cut… Read more ...

Tutorial and pattern: Tiny zip pouch purse with pockets

November 20, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Caroline from Sew Can She created this little Tiny Bag as a scrapbusting project. She’s got a free pattern and tutorial for us! The bag is small, just big enough to hold a phone and wallet, but it has little… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick easy sew fabric gift bag

November 19, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

What do you do when you have a gift to give and no bag to put it in? You can make one real quick from your fabric stash! Kim from Sweet Red Poppy shares a tutorial at Polka Dot Chair… Read more ...

Tutorial: Metal frame purse with a sew-in frame

November 16, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

I have a weakness for metal frame purses. They’ve always seemed so fancy, so ladylike to me. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how to sew a metal frame purse with a sew-in frame. You can buy the frames in… Read more ...

Cricut Tutorial: Easy no-sew fabric gift bags

November 12, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kim from Sweet Red Poppy shows how you can make fabric gift bags perfect for neighbor gifts. It’s a quick no-sew project using glue instead of stitches to make the bags (though you could easily use your sewing machine in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Travel tissue holder

November 9, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cold weather brings sniffles and runny noses. Be prepared by keeping a travel pack of tissue in your purse! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew a travel tissue holder with a button and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Upholstery sample patchwork tote

November 7, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This tote is made from a patchwork of upholstery fabric samples, and is finished off with a lace trimmed linen cuff. I’ve got a tutorial over at Bombshell Bling showing how to make it. It’s my new favorite bag and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fat quarter library tote

October 26, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cheryl from Simply Shoeboxes shows how you can make a simple tote from just two fat quarters. She makes them for Operation Christmas Child boxes and has streamlined the construction so she can sew them up quickly, because the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rope handle shopping tote

October 25, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This rope handle tote is perfect for busy moms! It’s roomy to hold all the stuff you need to keep with you throughout the day. You can sew one for yourself using the free pattern from Caroline at Sew Can… Read more ...

Tutorial: Enlarge a pattern using a smart phone

October 11, 2017 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

You know those patterns in the back of craft books that say something like, “Enlarge 50%”? Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can enlarge a sewing pattern without running to the copy shop or library to use their… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Bag organizer with plenty of pockets

October 10, 2017 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

It’s so easy to stash something in your purse, but retrieving it is another matter. Sometimes I think the inside of my bag is a black hole. Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how you can sew a… Read more ...