Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life made this lovely bag out of a vintage tablecloth. I love this idea!! It’s a great use for a vintage tablecloth that has damage and is no longer usable as a table covering. … Read More...
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Tutorial: Ombre alphabet tote bag
Guess what Jennifer Perkins used to create this alphabet ombre design on a tote bag? Spray fabric paints and foam alphabet stickers! Yes!! How cute would this be on a pair of kid’s skinnies! Go to the I Love To … Read More...
Tutorial: Farmer’s Market Laminated Tote
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making their Farmer’s Market Laminated Tote. It’s a roomy tote bag with plenty of space to tote your produce home from the farmer’s market, carry a picnic to the park, or hold a book and … Read More...
Tutorial: Dishtowel and napkin tote bags
Dana from MADE shows how you can use fabric napkins and dishtowels to make cute and easy (and super cute) tote bags. Check out how she layers the napkins to create a series of pockets. Genius! Go to her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace trim tote bag
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to embellish a plain tote bag with lace trim. The gathered lace strips creates a pretty ruffle around the thop. She also created a lace trimmed brooch to match. Go to her tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Jelly roll patchwork tote
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy and The Sewing Rabbit pieces together strips of fabric to create a colorful patchwork tote bag. She shares the tutorial on her blog. She used a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) strips, but you could cut … Read More...
Tutorial: My Friendly Tote child’s backpack with personality
Angelina from JoJo and Eloise shows how to make a child’s backpack with personality. She calls them My Friendly Totes, and they’re appliqued with cute faces. You can make them for boys or for girls, with features that match your … Read More...
How to make a scrap fabric and button mini tote
OK I know this doesn’t look like a mini tote but I loved this close up shot. To see the super cute totes and all the great details of the tutorial on how to make a recycled mini tote over … Read More...
Tutorial: Burlap and metallic tote
Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial over at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a spring tote. The bag is made from a pastel burlap, with a shiny gold foil shape ironed on. She shows … Read More...
Tutorial: Market tote with cut in handles
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how to make this market tote are cut into the sides of the bag. The square tote is easily embellished. For hers, she used freezer paper to stencil the abbreviations of airports for cities she … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s library tote with name applique
Anorina from Samelia’s Mum shows how she made this tote bag for her young daughter. She’ll use it to carry books to and from the library. Her tutorial includes how she created the name applique and how she constructed the … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace stripe tote bag
Danielle from Blissful and Domestic shows how she made this lace striped tote bag. The wide lace trim is easily stitched down to make the pretty lacy stripes. Go to her tutorial.
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Tutorial: Rainbow ‘Stache tote bag
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make this fun tote bag with a rainbow mustache. The rainbow fabric is pieced from strips of solids and reverse appliqued behind the white fabric of the tote. Go to her tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: 18″ doll book tote
Jessica from Mom4Real guest blogs in the Dressing Up Dolly series at Nap Time Crafters, showing how to make an itty book tote for an 18″ doll. It takes just 2 6″x6″ squares of fabric, plus a bit of … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible bento tote
Dionnie Takahashi from Blackcabbit shows how she made this reversible tote for her bento box
. It’s a small square tote with a boxed bottom, made to fit her bento lunch container. Handles tie across the top to keep the … Read More...
How to sew a recycled rice bag tote bag
I love using packaging to make new things. Check out the awesome tutorial on how to sew a recycled rice bag tote bag over at the blog Just Crafty Enough.
Why should you make your own shopping bags or totes? … Read More...
Tutorial: Basic pocket tote
Beth Huntington from The Renegade Seamstress shows how to make a this basic pocket tote. It’s fully lined and has a contrast bottom and straps. The corners are boxed to create a flat bottom. Go to her blog for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Triangle tote bag
Pascale from //Between the Lines//shows how to make a triangle tote bag. It’s made from a long rectangle of fabric that’s folded to create the triangle sides of the bag. It takes just a couple of handstitched seams. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle trimmed tote bag
Staci from Crafty Staci shows how to make a tote bag with ruffled trim around the top. It has boxed corners and is fully reversible. Regardless of which way you have it turned, you’ve got a pocket on the outside … Read More...
Tutorial: Monster tote bag from an old cushion cover
Cintia from My Poppet turned an unwanted cushion cover into a crazy cute monster tote. And it’s the perfect size for carrying books! She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Go to My Poppet for the tute.… Read More...