Totes – Page 19

Tutorial: Retro Diner Bucket Bag

May 20, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for their Retro Diner Bucket Bag. It’s a sleek structured tote with a cool chevron accent. They used sparkle vinyl just like you’d find covering the seat cushions of a retro diner. On the inside it’s… Read more ...

Free Sewing Tutorial: Leather tote with tassel

May 17, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Boxwood Avenue shows how you can make a leather (or faux leather) tote with a matching tassel. The lines are simple but elegant, a bag you can carry for a long time without it going out of style. You can… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rope handle beach tote

May 11, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how you can make their Day at the Beach tote. The rope and grommet gathered top gives it naurical style, as does the canvas duck. It’s a roomy bag with a large boxed bottom. It’s big enough to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wonderfully Waterproof Tote Bag

May 6, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a tutorial for her Wonderfully Waterproof Tote Bag. As I’m sure you can guess from its name, the bag is waterproof. In fact its waterproof on the outside AND the lining. It would make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Coiled rope tote

May 4, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Alisa Burke shares a tutorial for making a coiled rope tote bag. It’s made much like a coiled rope basket, though with different proportions and the addition of handles. You can use plain rope, but I’m in love with the… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Foldover tote with faux leather handles from a plain canvas tote

April 29, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sara from Radiant Home Studio shows how you can upgrade a simple canvas tote, giving it a foldover top and faux leather straps. The foldover top is made from a contrasting fabric, creating a color block effect. The plain canvas… Read more ...

Tutorial: Angled color block tote

April 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how you can make this angled color block tote. The asymmetrical color blocking from solids gives it modern styling. It’s a versatile bag, good for errand running or… Read more ...

9 Patterns To Make Your Own Tote Bags

April 25, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

With the Summer months quickly approaching, our calendars will start to fill up and vacations will be planned. Make sure you have the right bag needed for you getaway. Welcome to our roundup of 9 patterns to make your own… Read more ...

Free pattern: Divided tote bag

April 17, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shares a free pattern for making this divided tote. It’s so pretty sewn in happy spring florals! Though I can also see it being quite sharp out of solids. The curved top is a nice… Read more ...

Tutorial: Oversized scrappy quilted monogram

March 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

You can make this oversized scrappy monogram using a quilt as you go technique. Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun guest blogs at Flamingo Toes with a tutorial showing how to make it. It would make a cute… Read more ...

Tutorial: Time Warp Tote

March 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shares a tutorial over at Cloud9 Fabrics showing how you can make this fabulous retro style tote bag. It a good-sized tote bag, good for carrying around just about anything. A box pleat at the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Upgrade a tote bag with a photo transfer technique

March 23, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sara from Radiant Home Studio shows a cool photo transfer technique you can use to decorate the front of a plain tote. She creates a weathered geometric pattern using images from magazine pages. This same technique would also be pretty… Read more ...

Tutorial: Elizabeth Queen Tote

March 17, 2015 by Anne Weaver

You can find a free project sheet for making this roomy tote bag over at Make It Coats. They call it the Elizabeth Queen Tote, named after the fabulous Queen Elizabeth fabric by Tula Pink that is used to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tote with an outside zippered pocket

March 10, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Yin from Pretty Quirky Pants shares a tutorial for making this tote with a zippered pocket on the outside. The tall tote is lined, with boxed corners and faux leather handles. The zippered pocket on the outside is a handy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bunny face tote

March 10, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Veronica from SewVery shows how you can make the cutest little bunny face totes. They’d be cute for the kids to carry on Easter. They can be hold Easter eggs, or perhaps some quiet time activities for the kids to… Read more ...