Bags and purses – Page 65

Tutorial: Essential oils key fob

August 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make an essential oils key fob to make it easier to carry your favorite essential oil around with you. The small pouch is just big enough to hold one bottle. Hook it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric Fishy Purse

August 10, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This fishy purse is sooo cute, don’t you think? Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make it. His colorful scales are sewn from scraps of fabric. The drawstring closure is his mouth, and two buttons… Read more ...

Conference Tote Bag Sew-Along

August 9, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Deby from So Sew Easy is offering a sew-along for her Conference Tote Bag. She designed the bag to take along to a sewing retreat, so she could carry her notebook – and other conference essentials – with her. It… Read more ...

Tutorial: Back-to-school chalkboard fabric pencil pouch

August 8, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa from Polkadot Chair shares a tutorial for making this chalk cloth pencil pouch. You can decorate the outside to suit your mood. Or write fun quotes and encouraging messages. Or maybe your to-do list and other random notes. However… Read more ...

A hardware tool tote makes an awesome sewing kit

August 7, 2015 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

I have several plastic tackle boxes I use to organize my sewing and craft supplies. But Becky from Patchwork Posse takes the hardware-storage-as-craft-storage to the next level, using a hardware tool tote as a travel sewing kit. The tool tote… Read more ...

Tutorial: Beginner friendly back-to-school totes

August 6, 2015 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making beginner friendly back-to-school tote, with 2 strap variations. One has short handles to carry in the hand. The other has a longer, adjustable straps. The construction is simple, but they keep details like boxed… Read more ...

Tutorial: Upcycled denim tote

August 3, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can make this roomy tote from upcycled materials and personalized with handstitched details. The bag is pieced from several stripes of denim (or suiting). It’s lined, with a magnet snap tab closure… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bento insulated lunch bag

August 3, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

We’re just a few weeks away from being back to packing school lunches every morning. Sherri from Rebecca Mae Designs shares a tutorial for making this insulated bento lunch bag. It has a zip top closure and pockets on the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible and convertible cross body tote

August 2, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This cross body tote is both reversible and convertible, giving 6 options for carrying it. Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shares a tutorial showing how to make it. It has two options for handles – a long cross body strap… Read more ...

Tutorial: Messenger bag with your child’s favorite character

August 1, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sahana from Vikalpah shows how she made this mini Minion messenger bag for her cousin’s daughter. The bag is made from a Minion licensed fabric, with a handmade polymer clay button. You could make this in any favorite character or… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to add elasticated pockets when making a bag

August 1, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

An elasticated pocket is super handy on the inside of your bag. An elastic casing at the top creates a stretchy, gathered pocket that can hold bigger items than a simple patch pocket. Laura from Craftstorming shows how you can… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy DIY sunglasses case

July 31, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Don’t let your favorite pair of sunnies get scratched riding around in your purse! Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial showing how you can make a sunglasses case. It has a simple snap closure, and fusible fleece between the lining… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY padded fabric bag handles

July 31, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Instead of searching high and low for bag handles that coordinate with a bag you’re making, why not make them yourself? Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can sew your own padded bag handles. When you make them… Read more ...

Tutorial: Water resistant lawn cushions, plus a bag to carry them in

July 31, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how you can make a set of lawn cushions to provide a clean and water resistant place to sit on the ground. The how-to also includes how to make a bag to carry them in. Take it with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Boxy pencil pouch

July 30, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jill from Creating My Way to Success shows how you can make this boxy bag, perfect for holding pens and pencils. She used recycled materials, making her bag from scraps of old jeans she pieced together, but you could also … Read more ...