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Tutorial: Picnic blanket tote bag

June 20, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Make a picnic blanket tote bag to take with you to summertime picnics, park days, and firework displays! Bonnie from Whisk ‘Em shares a tutorial at Sugar Bee Crafts showing how you can make one. Keep it in the trunk… Read more ...

Free pattern: Picnic Tote

June 13, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Caroline from Sew Can She shares a free pattern for her Picnic Tote. It certainly is roomy enough to carry a picnic lunch, but it would also make a great pool tote, or library tote, or every day tote. I’m… Read more ...

Free pattern: Convertible backpack tote

June 11, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for the convertible purse backpack. The straps are long enough to carry on your shoulder when it’s a tote. But when you want to carry it completely hands-free it converts to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vinyl bottom market tote

June 10, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how you can make a market tote with a vinyl bottom. The vinyl bottom helps protect the fabric – and your bag’s contents – from dirt and moisture on the ground. The bag has… Read more ...

Tutorial: Library book tote

June 1, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Do your kids do Summer Reading Club at the library? Make a library tote to help carry all the books they check out! Jennifer from Ellison Lane shares a tutorial at Make Something showing how to sew one. The bag… Read more ...

Tutorial: All the Essentials tote bag

May 17, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Kristi from Schnitzel & Boo shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew for making her All the Essentials tote bag. It has pockets inside and out to organize all the things you carry around with you. It would make a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Pocket tote library bag

May 13, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a free pattern for sewing a pocket tote that would make a perfect library bag! Of course it would also make a great pool bag or busy bag for a long road trip. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Triangle pocket tote bag

May 10, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Michelle from Falafel and the Bee shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how you can sew a tote bag with a neat triangle pocket on the front. The angled sides are the openings to the large pocket. This… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a bike pannier from any tote bag

May 3, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Vanessa from Tried & True shows how you can turn any tote bag into a bike pannier so it’s easy to carry things along with you on your bike ride. Her tutorial shows how to add Velcro straps to the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a tote from a denim shirt or jeans

May 3, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Tringa from DIY Clothes shows how she created this awesome tote bag out of a denim shirt. I think you could easily adapt this to use a pair of jeans instead, if you’re not able to find a denim shirt… Read more ...

Tutorial: Curved top tote bag

April 26, 2016 by Anne Weaver

The curved top sets this tote apart! Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can make one. It has a zipper closure and boxed bottoms, and sturdy corded handles. The stripes and the colors in hers looks very nautical to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Woven ribbon tote bag

April 24, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Cori from Hey Let’s Make Stuff shows how you can make this woven ribbon tote. The bag is made from quilting weight cotton, embellished on the outside with stripes of woven ribbon. The size makes it a great bag to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple beach tote

April 20, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Summer’s going to be here before you know it. Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can make a beach tote for days at the pool or summer vacations at the beach. The simple design makes it easy to… Read more ...

Free pattern: Flamingo tote

April 11, 2016 by Anne Weaver

This flamingo purse is making me smile today! Such a fun design for spring and summer! You can make one using a free pattern that Carolina Moore shares at Therm O Web. The body of the penguin is the circle… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew faux hexagon quilt tote

April 11, 2016 by Anne Weaver

You can get the look of a tote made from a hexagon quilt fabric – without sewing a stitch! Allison from Dream a Little Bigger shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how. You’ll start with a plain… Read more ...