Sew an Everyday Style Pocketbook. This pocketbook should easily hold every thing you use on a day to day basis but it's not so large that you'll over pack it and wish it had wheels. Make it in various fabrics to have a handbag for everyday that will go with every outfit you own! Materials: Fabric - 1/2 yard of 45" or 60" wide Lining - 1/2 yard of 45" or 60" wide 1 1/4 yards of piping Thread Bottom Pattern Piece PDF FormatFor the elastic topped purse - 20" of 1/2" elastic and 1 1/2" of 3/4" wide hook and loop tape Optional:Decorative drawstring -- 1 1/4 yard of decorative cording (approximately 1/2" diameter} Optional: Interfacing - depends upon your fabric choice.
Most fabric will require 2 layers of fusible craft weight interfacing. Bottom: For extra stiffness in the bottom, use a stiff plastic cut 3/4" smaller than the bottom pattern piece. The purses shown here used shower wall liner. The Greatest Bag Tutorial EVER? Alrighty, I'm gonna try this. I apoligize if this screws any other fellow newbie bag seamstresses up more than they already were. I don't think I should be telling anyone how to make a bag, but you asked for it, so here goes. Photo 1:(the left one, blogger moved them weirdly) I cut my material. I based the size on my ugly corduroy bag seen in a previous post. I cut it so each side is 13 1/2 wide by 12" long. I folded the material so I wouldn't have to sew the bottom and just cut the two layers at once. You can do it this way or cut out 4 pieces to the size you want them to be. Then I cut two pieces of material for the straps. Photo 2: I went ahead and made my straps after cutting up all the pieces.
O.k you have two beautiful straps. <---photo 3 Now here I will attempt to explain the whole boxing out the bottom garbage. Er with your fingers. Now you are looking at the bag from the side.You want to fold up the pointy corner at the bottom. If that picture doesn't make sense- try this one: Signature Style Tote. Pillowcase_lunchbox_tutorial. PBTex_CHLObakpak. New Tutorial. When I go away on holidays I like to take a small wallet and coin purse with me. This way I can carry just a bit of local currency and a card without my day to day stuff. I've just finished doing a tutorial for such a nifty small wallet and coin purse. You can download it from here. It has a little compartment with a zipper, a single slot and nice secure velcro fastening. In addition it has a metal clip so I can clip it inside my bag or keep it in my pocket and clip it to my belt loop. Water Bottle Carrier Tutorial. This water bottle carrier was inspired when I found myself carrying everyone’s water in my backpack for the 4th of July parade.
Next time, everyone carries their own! This is my first tutorial so please feel free to send me corrections or comments on how to make it better. 1. Cutting Instructions Cut one piece of fabric for the exterior and one piece for the interior each 10 3/4 wide x 8 inches tall. Cut 2 circles of your lining fabric, the circle should have a 3 3/4 inch diameter. Cut one piece of Insul-Brite 9 x 7 inches. For strap, cut one length of twill tape and one length of ribbon, both 42 inches long. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Step One: Pin WRONG sides of sides together and stitch a 1/4 inch seam. Step Two: Turn tube wrong side out. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Tips: This carrier fits a small 500 mL bottle of water. The formula for sizing the diameter of the bottom circle is: the circumference of the circle divided by 3.14 (or pi). Victoria Wallet Instructions/Tutorial. As promised here are the instruction for the wallet I posted on September 23.Victoria Wallet (4 ¼”h x 7 ¼”w, closed) (10 ¼” h x 7 ¼”w, open) Materials: ½ yard of cotton fabric ¼ yard of interfacing (I used Pellon décor Bond® 809) Snap fastener (or no sew hook and loop tape) Matching thread Evaporating pen or chalk marker (I prefer chalk markers) *** All seams are ½” unless otherwise noted. *** Cutting: 1.
Assembly: 1. 4. 5. 9. 11. 12. 18. 19. 21. 23. 27. 28. 30. Enjoy! I have received several comments anonymously. If I have not contacted you, it's because I have no way to do so. Luscious Bow Tote Free Pattern: Robert Kaufman Fabric Company. Coupon Clutch. Times are tough and we are all trying to save as much as we can! I designed this tutorial to be a cute and fashionable way for you to organize your coupons. I hope you enjoy making it as much as I did! Charm Pack - I used Objects of Desire by Sandy Gervais 1/3 yd of Pellon decor bond interfacing a set of magnetic fasteners white card stock scrap of fusible web (7" x 4") Therm-O-Web or Steam a Seam PDF file of organizer tabs 1.
Take 18 charms and cut them into 3 bricks and one square. Bricks = 2" x 3" Square = 2" x 2" 2. 3. 18 pressed little rows! 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. You may also find it helpful to place 2 or 3 pins to hold the layers together to prevent slipping as you continue to add rows. 10. 11. The lines are to be marked at 3 rows in from the right (c) 6 rows in from the right (b) 6 rows in from the left (a) Make sure you draw them on top of the seam and not where the seam allowance ends. The next few steps are to put the magnetic snap in. 12. 13. 14. 15. Repeat for the 2nd snap part. 16. Itty Bitty Poochie Bag. Trick-or-Treat, smell my sheets (sheets of Moda Layer cakes!).
Itty bitty little versions of my Poochie Bag pattern. Fast and fun little bags to hold Halloween treats, sweets and goodies. Or maybe office goodies, thread, sewing notions, embroidery floss, seed packets, stickie note packages, etc. Using fabric ribbon for the handles, these little puppies sew up speedy fast. Well, faster then the regular sized Poochie Bags. . - 3) Layer Cake slices (10" x 10") - Happy Campers by American Jane featured. - Assorted ⅜" wide fabric ribbon CUTTING: 1. ASSEMBLY: 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Three sheets of a layer cake yield two Itty Bitty Poochie Bags. Happy H'ween! Gym Dandy Bag. Thanks for checking out my project. This is my fourth Bake Shop post and I couldn't be more excited.
What an honor to be part of this talented group of designers. In addition to designing patterns for bags, quilts, runners, and wool felt projects, I also own Prairie Point Junction quilt shop in Cozad, Nebraska. Be sure to stop by and visit us if you happen to be traveling across Nebraska. You can find us online at or on my Prairie Ramblings blog at This handy little bag is perfect for transporting clothes to and from the gym - or especially for kids to take gym clothes back and forth between home and school.
It is lined with PUL, a water resistant fabric, to keep the rest of the things you're carrying along all nice and tidy. I've tried to make the tutorial pretty detailed so that even a novice sewer can accomplish this project with great success. Happy sewing, Julie Choose 21 charm squares for patchwork. Crochet Clutch. I've always wanted to learn how to crochet but never had anyone to show me the finer details of crocheting. I've made an effort from time to time. I could even do a simple stitch around a baby blanket but I could never quite figure out the crochet language in pattern books. Over the years I moved on to other things but kept wanting to come back to crocheting.
I recently found that all I needed was someone to show me the way (thanks to my NZ Auntie). So, now that I'm really into crocheting I find that I keep losing my crochet hooks and that I really didn't have a good place to keep them. This Moda Bake Shop project is dedicated to all of you quilter's and crafter's who love to crochet. 4 Fat Quarters of your choice. ( I used Moda's "Make Life" by Sweetwater)7" Zipper to match your fabric choice1/2" Magnetic Snap by DritzHeavy Clear Plastic (I bought mine in the fabric section at Walmart)1 1/4" D-Ring by Dritz for purse handle (optional) Step One:Download the Pattern 1. 1. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3.
Strippy Charm Pouch. Hi! My name is Kim and I blog over at Kim Sherrod Studio. I am so excited to share with you my first post here on the Moda Bake Shop. Lately I love to create projects that are small and very quick to pull together. This little pouch is a snap to put together and makes a perfect gift. Collections For a Cause - Faith Charm Pack 2 Coordinating Fat Quarters 2 - 7" x 91/4" fusible fleece 2 - 7" x 9 1/4" interfacing 1 - 9" zipper 1/4" wide organdy or silk ribbon Cutting Instructions 14 - 1 3/4" x 5" strips from Charm pack 2 - 2 1/2" x 9 1/4" rectangles from one fat quarter 1, bottom of pouch 1 - 2" x 12 1/2" rectangle from fat quarter 1, strap 2 - 7" x 9 1/4" lining pieces from fat quarter 2 Choose 7 charm squares.
Stack and cut at 1 3/4". Layout your strips in 2 rows, 7 strips per row. Sew your strips together. Press the seams open. Take the 2 1/2" x 9 1/4" rectangle pieces and sew onto the bottom of each outer piece. Press seam toward bottom rectangle strip. Fold in half again and press. Kim Sherrod. Doggie Do Bag. 1 honey bun of Charlevoix 2 fat quarters zipper fusible fleeceDeco Bond black thread Mini ricrac Black scrap of felt From the fat quarter, cut two 7.5" x 8" pieces for the lining. Cut 2 pieces of fusible fleece 7.5" x 8". Fuse the fleece to the lining pieces. Select 9-10 fabric strips from your honey bun. Layer two of the pieces right side together diagonally on the fusible fleece. Sew them diagonally onto the fleece, using a quilt as you go method. Press open. Continue adding pieces until the whole piece is covered.
Do this for both pieces. Trim both pieces to 6.5" x 7.5". For the front pocket, take the other fat quarter and cut a 7.5" x 8.5" piece. Position a piece of mini ricrac 1/2" from the fold. Using the dog pattern included in the Printer Friendly Version, cut a dog from the scrap of black felt. Sew in place using black thread. Cut 4- 1.5" x 2" pieces of fabric from one of the fat quarters. Cut the zipper so it is 7.5" long including the fabric piece. Trim to 3/4". Press. Boutique Shopper. Hi! I'm so glad that I can finally post this tutorial! As you can see, from the above picture, that this bag was made during the sunny summertime.
It is no longer summer where I live. Have fun making this bag. It is a great Carry-all! Hope you like it! Layer Cake, 1 and 3/4 yards Moda Muslin 2 yards Large Cording, 16 Extra Large Eyelets / Grommets 1/3 yd Peltex 71 for bag bottom Step 1- Choose 6 Layer Cake squares for the front of your bag, and 6 for the back of your bag. Step 2- Sew your front pieces together, and your back pieces together using a 1/4" seam allowance. Step 3- Cut a 4 & 1/4" square out of the bottom corners of the front and back pieces. Step 4- Using your front piece as a pattern, cut 4 pieces of muslin. 2 will be a flat lining for the outside of the bag, and 2 will become the bag lining.
Step 5- Flat line the outer bag pieces by laying one bag piece (right side up) onto one of your muslin pieces. Step 6- Preparation for outside and inside pockets. Step 7- Pocket Construction. Free Chevron Wristlet Pattern! I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for the chevron trend. So I’m over on Grosgrain today for free pattern month with a tutorial for a little wristlet that can provide you with your Chevron-fix on a daily basis. Since I like to carry different bags on different days, this wristlet functions as my “wallet,” I just throw it in whatever bag or purse I happen to be carrying that day. It’s plenty big enough to hold all of the essentials: credit cards, cash, cell phone, pen and checkbook, chapstick, whatever.
All you need is a few basic supplies… And your pattern…. right click on file once it opens to save/print {this pattern is provided to you for FREE with the intention that it be used for personal use. And the instructions (CLICK OVER TO GROSGRAIN FOR THE FULL TUTORIAL) and you’re good to go! Thanks for a great month of free patterns, Kathleen! Need more Chevron? “Sew”ing Seeds with the Two Peas {a patchwork lanyard tutorial} | Two Peas in a Pod. (*NOTE November 24th 2010 – Be sure you check out the home page for the latest giveaways from Two Peas!) Yeah, I don’t really know about this little post header…BUT hey, guess what? TUTORIAL! Awhile back I started what I called “Make it Monday”. Then found out somebody was already using that. Let’s make something! Recently the wonderful ladies of the Creative Connection Event asked if I could make up a few lanyards for their social media correspondents.
Using 1/4" seams, scrap together enough 2" wide fabric pieces until you reach about 37" in length. Press your seams open. Press each side in towards the center and then press in half. Edge stitch down both long edges. Next, avert your eyes from the chipping nail polish on the "models" hands. Bring your two ends together with your raw edges to the inside. Super easy and super fast! I mentioned that your length before you sew it together is 37". You can even add some embellishments to your lanyard Well, what do you think? Xoxo, Trish. VERY EASY and low tech Covered Notebooks… | Two Peas in a Pod. For several years in a row, the Two Peas have crafted trinkets and sold them locally giving the proceeds to our local Children’s Hospital. One of the more popular items we made was covered notebooks. Super easy to do make, quick and very pretty. One year they made a huge stack and the notebooks themselves were delivered to ‘tween and teen patients at the hospital.
Here’s what you’ll need: Composition Notebooks like this one (We found these at our local discount store for 50¢ each) Ribbons Scrap book embellishments Glue – we used Elmers school glue Old paint brush Fabric Scraps 1) First, cut the fabric for the cover. Once you have cut to proper size, apply your glue on the cover and use your paint brush to spread the glue evenly. 2) Next, cut a piece of fabric for the inside cover.
I used my iron to press my edges of the inside fabric under. 3) Add your ribbon. Next, I wrapped my ribbon around to the front, again covering my raw edges along the spine. Xoxo, Trish. Pleated Purse Tutorial | Deliberately Domestic. Free Pattern & Directions to Sew a Fabric Women's Wallet With a Coin Section. How to make a drawstring, two pocket bag using 2 squares. Scrappy Snappy Pouch Tutorial. Little boxy pouch tutorial « three bears. Ruby's Party Bag. Snappy Bag Tutorial. The Backpack. iPad sleeve three ways.