Bags and purses – Page 62

Tutorial: Summer Bag with lots of pockets, including a secret pocket

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Pocketful Zippered Picnic Tote

June 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Simple fabric drawstring gift and storage bags

May 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Date Night Clutch

May 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Pretty ruffled tote bag

May 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

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 ...

Free pattern: Brookfield Bag

May 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Make a messenger bag from old jeans

May 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Placemat tote bags

May 27, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Curved top sunglass case

May 24, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Reusable fabric shopping bag

May 22, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lynnette from Running With Scissors shows how to make a reusable shopping bag you can use to reduce the number of disposable plastic grocery bags coming into your house (and evening into a landfill). It has a flat bottom to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Summer Tote Bag

May 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Double zippered pouch with two compartments

May 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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 ...

Tutorial: Quilted scissors case

May 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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 ...

Free pattern: Oval messenger bag

May 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

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 ...

Tutorial: No-sew fringed t-shirt bag

May 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

You can make this fringed hobo bag out of an old t-shirt, with no sewing required. Upstairs Circus has the how-to. It’s easy to do, with just some simple cuts and some knotting. This would be such a fun project… Read more ...

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