Sew Mama Sew celebrated Earth Day by sharing how to make this springtime quilted garden tote designed by Alissa of Hand Made By Alissa blog. Get it here.
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Sew Mama Sew celebrated Earth Day by sharing how to make this springtime quilted garden tote designed by Alissa of Hand Made By Alissa blog. Get it here.
Looking for Quilting supplies and Fabric? Check out Fat Quarter Shop
by Anne Weaver
Alissa from Handmade by Alissa shares a tutorial for this quilted garden tote at Sew, Mama, Sew! Look at all the pockets for your garden tools! Go to the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, garden, tote, bag[/tags]
by Anne Weaver
Joanne from Craft Passion made this tote entirely from recycled materials: fused grocery bags, old jeans, a curtain, and a rice sack. Rather than trying to cover up the markers of the items’ previous lives, she uses them as design … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
I suppose that a project that touts itself as “no-sew” technically doesn’t belong in the sewing category, but it uses fabric and it’s a really cool idea. Sarah James posts on Instructables showing how to make a tote bag from … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
EvaForeva shares a tutorial f or making this eco-friendly tote. The body of the bag is made from industrial felt, with the accents from recycled leather. The materials won’t be cheap (she predicts about $40 USD), but the resulting bag … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Lecien fabrics provides a free pattern for this Durham Tote designed by Naoko Nakamura. Get the free pattern.
[via FabTalk]
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by Terrye
I LOVE this tote bag. But have to admit the flowers caught my eye. We are soooo very far away from flowers yet…. And what a wonderful bag it would be to take to the farmer’s market (provided, of course, … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Flower Girl Designs offers this free PDF pattern for a reversible summer tote. She also has several other PDF patterns for sale in her Etsy shop. Get the free pattern.
by Anne Weaver
Jill from Homemade by Jill made this pretty spring tote, and shows how you can make one, too. She made it from two tea towels (one for the outside, one for the inside). Load it up with a blanket and … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Jennifer Casa from J Casa Handmade designed this kids’ wall tote, and they sold like hotcakes from her Etsy shop. Now she’s offering a free pattern so you can make your own. Get the pattern.
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by Linda Lanese
Hi all, I am Linda the felting editor, I am doing the sewing column for a while until the editor applications can be sorted out and approved. We did not want to miss the Holiday season and all the lovely … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
Jennifer wins the “Noni Tulip Tote Pattern” and Chia of California Wins the “Noni Winter Berries Bag Pattern” and her blog is http://munkiknits.blogspot.com
Congratulations to both these ladies and thank you all for entering our giveaway and thanks to Noni … Read More...
by Alissa
Check out this cute pink-and-lime-green shoulder bag made from a vintage tea towel. It’s offered in She-Su’s Etsy shop, along with a sampling of other wonderful wearables reconstructed from neckties, pillowcases, vintage fabrics and other thrift store finds.
If you are on one of those health kicks where no one supports you and you find yourself
carrying around your own protein shakes and herbal tea’s then this tea tote is perfect for you.
Pop your tea tote into … Read More...
by kasey anne
Are you a bit of a wine’o? If you need to take your wine with you wherever you go, Or just want a beautiful presentation bag for host gifts then how about stitching up this wine tote.
You will … Read More...
by Joan Hawley
Bags, totes, and purses are all the rage amongst quilters. Fashion handles are a sophisticated addition to a wonderful quilted tote. Cool handles are available from tons of manufacturers. But how do you choose, and how are they attached?
You … Read More...
by Alissa
Sorry if I seem to be on a totebag kick — there are just so many good ideas out there. This fine tote tutorial comes from the imagination of Tiffany of RePlayGround. Perhaps the best built-in feature of this … Read More...
by Joan Hawley
I love the short fashion handles on my quilted purses and totes. But sometimes I want a shoulder strap, too. There’s no reason I can’t have both. It’s a simple modification to add a detachable shoulder strap to any open-top … Read More...
by Vikram Goyal
One can never have too many totes, especially when attempting to avoid using those evil plastic grocery bags. Craftbits member Tiffscraft shows us how she sewed up a simple little T-shirt handbag. What a great way to use up … Read More...