Bags and purses – Page 74

Tutorial: Recycled jeans pencil bags

February 28, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial showing how you can make a zippered pencil pouch out of a pair of jeans. The jeans back pocket gets repurposed as a pocket on the front of the pouch. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Foldover clutch with a removable shoulder strap

February 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how you can make a foldover clutch with a removable strap. This is a great little bag! It’s a variation of the Simple DIY Foldover Clutch tutorial by Flamingo Toes, adding in a removable strap… Read more ...

10 ways to make a zippered pouch

February 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Zippered pouches are fun to make and great to give as gifts. There are so many uses for them (school supplies, toiletries, small toys, purse essentials, to name a few) and countless ways to make them. Make them as flat… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bohemian Tassel Laptop Tote

February 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can make her Bohemian Tassel Laptop Tote. It’s pretty enough to just carry as a purse, but big enough to hold a laptop. You can color block or dip dye the outside… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sweatshirt Market Tote

February 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Portia from Makery shows how you can make a sturdy market tote out of a sweatshirt. It takes just a few cuts and a few seams to make one. The sweatshirt material is a heavier weight fabric, and the way… Read more ...

Free pattern: 4 step leather tote

February 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Delia from Delia Creates shares a free pattern for her Four Step Leather Tote. You can a make one in just four easy steps. The upholstery weight leather (or faux leather) has enough body that there’s no need to line. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Canvas bag upgrade with sturdier and prettier straps

February 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sara from Radiant Home Studio shows how you can upgrade a simple canvas bag by giving it wider, sturdier, and prettier straps. She also makes it reversible – BONUS! The cotton prints on the straps are a pretty contrast with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Upcycled jeans waistband tote

February 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make this tote bag, using a jeans waistband as the top of the bag. Other pieces of the jeans find their way into the bag as well, with back… Read more ...

Tutorial: Leather strap clutch

February 18, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Delia from Delia Creates shows how you can make this leather strap clutch. Or, if you prefer, it could be a faux leather clutch. It’s a simple zippered clutch with a wide strap sewn across the bottom. You can slide… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cinch top canvas bucket bag

February 12, 2015 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making this canvas bucket bag. It cinches in around the top with a drawstring threading through metal grommets. It has a nice, long strap so you can carry it cross body. Optional metal feet on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Guy friendly credit card wallet

February 11, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a tutorial for making this credit card wallet. She designed it for her husband so it’s a guy-friendly kind of wallet. No frills, no fuss. Just clean lines and function. It has a leather… Read more ...

Tutorial: Woven patchwork tote bag

February 8, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

What looks a simple patchwork design on the outside of this bag is actually made from woven strips of fabric. Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make it. Even with the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple fabric wallet

February 8, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Chelsea from GYCT Designs shares a tutorial for making a simple fabric wallet. The wallet has a large pocket to hold folded money, and 5 pockets to hold credit cards and ID. It folds in half with no closure required.… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew fringed t-shirt tote

February 6, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jessi from Practically Functional shares a tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous showing how you can make a fringed t-shirt tote, with no sewing required. All you need is a t-shirt and a pair of scissors. This would be a great project… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple fleece essential oils carrier

February 5, 2015 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Becky from Patchwork Posse made this simple fleece carrier to hold her bottles of essential oils. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The fleece protects the glass bottles from bumps, ad the pockets fit tightly around the… Read more ...