Market Tote Sewn From a Pillowcase. These reusable shopping totes are made from recycled pillowcases. They're fully lined, machine washable, compact and cute. And as it turns out, they're also really easy to make.
Little Bag of Secrets. Tutorial+Pattern
The pattern is completely flexible as far as size goes – you can make it as big or as small as you like. as such, i can’t tell you exactly how much fabric you will need because that will depend, but my bag is smallish, so two fat quarters were more than enough.
How to Sew a Lined Zipper Pouch
How to Sew a Lined Zipper bag - Easy Zipper bag FREE Tutorial - How to attach zipper (bag with lining)
DIY Corner Tab Flat Pouch
And today, I shall attempt to teach you how to make one of these DIY corner tab pouches!
Tutorial: Reversible Tote Bag
I made this tote bag for the Sew? It's a fairly "classic" style - but I've made it a little more hip with retro fabric from Reprodepot.
City Tote Bag Tutorial
City Tote Bag Free Tutorial. Added a 3-d pocket to the front, nice large and roomy. The zipper pocket is not sewn shut! My stitching was even and no more ghastly corners!
How To Make a 3-D Pocket
3-D pockets are a bit fussy to make, but they give lots of extra room and look great too.
Making a Quilt Sandwich
How to Piece a Backing, Select Batting, Baste the Layers, and Quilt or Tie Your Quilt.
Binding a Quilt. How to Finish the Edges
Binding Quilts: Binding finishes the edges of a quilt and there are quite a few variations on how it can be done. The majority of quilters use double-fold straight-grain binding unless the quilt has curved edges, in which case they opt for bias binding.
Common Hand-Embroidery Stitches
Here’s a visual guide to some of the most common hand-embroidery stitches found in quilts and other sewing projects. Pattern instructions usually tell you what type of thread to use, but if you’re venturing out on your own, use embroidery floss or pearl cotton with a wide-eye embroidry needle.
Fat Quarter Bag Pattern & Tutorial
The Fat-Quarter Bag is a fast and fun project.
It goes together so quickly you’ll want to make one for everyone on your gift list. The bag holds a lot of quilt projects and is a good size for a child’s overnighter.
Glossary of Quilting Terms
Quilt Dictionary. Every craft has jargon, and quilting is no different. If you're new to quitting, it can be Like ordering from Starbucks for the first time. But instead of an "extra-hot skinny grande mocha with whip" you may ask for "fat quarter tone-on-tone batiks for a foundation-pieced crazy quilt." Both produce very different, though delicious, results! This dictionary will help you make sense of quilting terminology.
Ditty Bag Pattern & Tutorial
Your knitting friends are sure to love this little treasure true of knitting goodies. You can easily customize the double-pointed needle roll, circular-needle hanger, and ditty bag to reflect your friends' fauorite colors. This group is easy to complete and requires just a little fabric, so in an afternoon or two you can whip up a chic gift on a budget.
How To Make A Simple Bag
Here’s my tutorial of how to make a simple bag!
First of all, you’ll need some materials. For this tutorial I’m using a thick, cotton duck cloth for the outside, and a standard cotton quilting fabric for the inside.
How to Applique. Quilting Tutorial
How to Make a Tote Bag
This is a great project for gifts—all straight lines, little cutting, and simple to stitch up. To make your very own quilted tote bag, you will need (based on a fabric width of at least 35”) ½ yard for lining; ¼ yard for backing and quilter’s batting; ¼ yard and 1/5 yard coordinating fabric for the front and pocket; 1 yard strap.
Osoberry Bag Pattern & Tutorial
Made from large fabric scraps and/or thrifted clothing items (this bag is made from some IKEA fabric and two pairs of ladies’ pants), and the construction is simple enough to make this a one-day project.
ReUsable Shopping Bag Tutorial
Wallet-Sized Fold-Up ReUsable Shopping Bag. I love the idea of a reusable fabric shopping bag, but you need to remember to bring them with you whenever you go shopping.
Oversized Ruffle Tote Pattern
Ruffled Tote: Free Sewing Pattern and step-by-step Tutorial. A feminine and ruffle tote that makes a great accessory.
Serger Thread Hack Tutorial
It’s nice when your serger thread matches your project, but buying 3-4 cones of every color can be expensive and storage is a hassle. See what I did about it here...
How to Use a Twin Needle Tutorial
Not so much. In reality, my first (second, sixth…) attempt to use a twin needle resulted in a headache and a desire to hurl myself out of my first-floor sewing room window. I would have given up many moons ago, but I had developed a bit of a stubborn vendetta. (You’re shocked, I know.)
DIY Rock the Tote: rightsizing
The most impactful way to customize your tote is to adapt the size. This simple change takes the same shape from a tiny party favor bag to a large shopping sack. In this episode of Rock the Tote, I’ll show you a few size variations and provide you with easy equations to tweak your next tote to perfectly fit its contents.
DIY Rock the Tote: piping
Unequivocally, my favorite trim is piping. I like it in a solid color or any variety of print, with cording or without, delicate or chunky. And now that I know about that awesome way to make it from scratch, I doubt I’ll buy it pre-made again. (Well…not often.) I also adore rickrack and the perfect vintage feel it brings to its host project. In this post and in part 2, I’ll walk you through the process of using either of these on the top edge of your next tote.
DIY Rock the Tote: rickrack
Last week, I posted a tutorial showing how to trim the top of your tote with corded piping. Today, we’ll follow a similar process to install rickrack.
DIY Rock the Tote: Tutorial + Pattern
This is a fairly standard tote, nothing revolutionary, but it reflects the tweaking and techniques from my experience making it, many times now.
