Tutorial: Sew an easy beginner tote bag, plus a snap-on bag organizer

Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shares a simple tote bag tutorial. It’s a good beginning sewing project because it’s all straight seams, and you end up with something you can use and feel proud of. She also includes a video tutorial for those who learn best by watching something done. If you like the sewing machine image she used for the big pocket on the front, she’s got that as a free download. And at Flamingo Toes, she’s got a companion tutorial that shows how to make a snap-on organizer pocket for your tote. It’s a tall pocket that snaps around the handle of your tote so you can keep a pair of sunglasses or keys or other small but important items, always at the ready.

Click the links below for her tutorials:

Sew a Tote Bag – Easy Beginner Sewing Project (at Melly Sews)

DIY Snap-On Bag Organizer (at Flamingo Toes)

[photo from Melly Sews]

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