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Sew4Home shows how to make their Safari Duffle from canvas and faux leather. It has a pair of handles stitched on to the bag so you can pick it up your hands, and also a removable longer handle so you… Read more ... 
Jonie from Knot Sew Normal shows how to make her Summer Bag that’s packed with pockets on the outside and on the inside. There’s a cool asymmetrical pocket on the front, and inside that pocket a tiny secret pocket where… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for their Pocketful Zippered Picnic Tote. You can pack a whole picnic in this bag! The large tote is insulated, with a wipe clean fabric on the inside and an outdoor fabric on the outside. Pockets… Read more ... 
Veronica from SewVery shows how to make simple fabric drawstring bags you can use as storage bags or as reusable packaging for a special gift. They’re super easy to make, and you can whip them up in no time. You… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Date Night Clutch. It uses a 10″ x 4″ frame for the top, so it’s a good sized clutch, big enough to hold just … Read more ... 
Deanna from Sew McCool and Birdsong Patterns shows how you can make a pretty ruffled tote bag. It’s a rectangular tote with stiff sides and a full ruffle sewn around the top. It’s a good sized bag, measuring 13″ wide… Read more ... 
Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Brookfield Bag. It’s a smaller bag (11″ x 7″) with corner accents and darts to shape the bottom. Insides pockets have elastic across the… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way To Success made this messenger bag from an old pair of jeans and some cute cat fabric. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She included a zipper across the top (under the… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shows how you can make a sturdy tote out of a couple of placemats. They’re super cute and super easy to make. Fringed placemats are especially fun made into tote bags. Two placemats sewn together are the… Read more ... 
Shaunte at Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make a lip balm
holder that hangs from a key ring. You can indeed hang it from a keychain but I like her idea of attaching it to a kid’s backpack so… Read more ... 
I’ve learned to keep a pair of sunglasses with me when I’m out running around on summer days. But when they’re not on my head, they’re in my purse getting scratched. Nicole from Modern Handcraft shares a tutorial at The… Read more ... 
This Summer Tote by Amber from Crazy Little Projects is made from bright, sunny fabrics and has plenty of room to carry around summertime essentials. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. She shows it with a… Read more ... 
Fili & Lino show how to make a double zippered pouch with two compartments inside. Each of the zippers across the top opens a different compartment. The divider is sewn into the top so the two sections are completely separate. … Read more ... 
Dawn Cornell shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make this quilted scissors case. The quilted layers create a thick pouch that will cover the sharp point of your scissors. You can make it from two 5″… Read more ... 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making her Oval Messenger Bag. The egg shaped bag has asymmetrical swoosh pocket on the front. Make it from two contrasting fabrics to show off the beautiful curves of the… Read more ... 
