Purses – Page 8

Tutorial: Make a crossbody tote from vintage quilt squares

April 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how she created this awesome tote out of some vintage quilt squares. It has two sets of handles so it can be carried in your hands or across the body. The quilt… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy criss-cross purse

March 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Britney from The Princess & Her Cowboy shares a tutorial for making this criss-cross bag. It’s kind of a hobo bag style, but made from 4 pieces of fabric sewn together in such a way to divide the purse into… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make your own fabric purse handles

March 20, 2015 by Anne Weaver

These fabric purse handles are positively yummy. Susan from BlueSusan Makes shares a tutorial showing how you can make them. Being able to make purse handles – and from a wide variety of prints and colors of fabrics that are… Read more ...

Tutorial: Foldover clutch with a removable shoulder strap

February 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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 ...

Tutorial: Cinch top canvas bucket bag

February 12, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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: Painted thrift store purses

February 4, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Aunt Peaches shows how a little bit of paint can make magic on a thrift store purse. The painting is super simple – just lots of dabs of bright colors – but the effect is WOW. Look for pocketbooks and… Read more ...

Free pattern: Ruffled And Ready Bag

January 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making her Ruffled and Ready Bag. If the frame looks familiar, that’s because it’s the same one she used to make her Made in a Snap Bag. It’s a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Baker Street Bag

January 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a free pattern at OLFA for making her Baker Street Bag. It’s a great everyday bag, with finished dimensions 12” long x 8” tall x 4” deep. The simple shape will show off a large… Read more ...

Tutorial: Just the Essentials small tote

January 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This is the Just The Essentials bag by Amber from Crazy Little Projects. A small tote with a zippered top and a zippered pocket across the front, it’s just big enough to carry a wallet, a phone, and other essentials. … Read more ...

Free pattern: Little girls pleated purse

December 22, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Alison from Lorelei Jayne shares a tutorial for making her Little Girl Bag. It’s a pretty little pleated purse sized just right for a little girl to carry. It’s made from just two fat quarters – one for the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dainty Handbag Tote

December 11, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a tutorial for her Dainty Handbag Tote. It’s a basic tote, but on a smaller scale to give it more handbag styling. A pretty bow is tied around one of the handles. It’s lined,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruched hand bag

November 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Friends Stitched Together shares a tutorial at Sew McCool showing how you can make a ruched hand bag like this one. It’s a good sized bag with shoulder straps. There are no closures on the top, which allows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Repurposed neck tie purse

October 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Rochelle from eSheep Designs shares a 5-part series showing how she created this awesome little bag out of a neck tie. She calls it the MyTie purse. The entire exterior of the bag is made from one repurposed neck tie,… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to install bag feet

October 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Bag feet help protect the bottom of your bag by keeping it from resting directly on the ground. Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can install those bag feet in the next purse you meet. Her tutorial shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fairly Bucket Bag

September 25, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kristin from Sew Mama Sew shares a tutorial showing how you can make her Fairly Bucket Bag. The bucket style bag has a drawstring top with cord pulled through grommets, and adjustable straps. Inside, there’s a zippered pocket sewn in… Read more ...