Patchwork bags

Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life, shares a Cute Patchwork Bag Tutorial with Moda mini charm squares and simple patchwork.

Hello! Here is my latest project - Quilted Patchwork Tote Bag - for the lovely fabric collection - Finding Wonder by Sheri McCulley for Poppie Cotton. This fabric is bright and cheery, with soft colors, pretty florals, chirping bluebirds, and lovely butterflies. For this project, I wanted The tote has front pockets all around the outside to hold multiple things. I added leather handles to make it sturdy to carry. I channel quilted the entire bag, which gives it body and added the charming…

OK, well I have been playing around with this bag for a couple of days now!!! I have been looking at pinterest...actually daily. What a lovely lot of pretty ideas...and a colossal time sucker, LOL!!! But it is SO FUN!! Anyway, I saw some pretty bags and decided to make one from my scraps. There is a lot more to see inside this bag than outside, actually. See the patchwork peekaboo? It is the inside of an outside pocket...there is one on the other side of the bag, too. And the inside... So…

To make this couched patchwork tote bag I have used a Charm Pack. I love using 5' squares to make bags. Everything is precut and you don't have to think too hard about matching fabrics as it's all done for you. That is of course, if you are using Moda Charm Squares or another brand of precut squares. We made three variations using charm squares - my favourite is the vibrant Kaffee Fassett version you can see in the image above. However, for this tutorial, I have used Suzani by Michelle…

WHAT TO SEW FROM FABRIC SCRAPS? If you enjoy sewing, you likely have various lengths of fabric scraps leftover. What can you sew from fabric scraps? There are numerous ideas to turn fabric remnants into unique and stylish items, transforming scraps into fashionable accessories and clothing. Not only does this save resources, but it also unleashes your creativity. Let’s explore a few ideas. 👜 SHOPPER BAG Sewing a shopper bag from fabric scraps is quite simple. You can create the bag pattern…

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Perfect for the everyday! This tote is great for the farmers market, library, or weekend travel.

I love sewing for Sally! And I love that she loves everything I make for her! I was thrilled to receive this bundle of fat quarters from Ft. Worth Fabric Studio. Every Friday they feature a fun …

Got extra fabric scraps? How about making a scrappy hobo bag!! Look at these fall colors in my new knitting bag.

I have made 3 of these totes, the first two were given away in swaps. With this last one I took progress photos and wrote down measurements, and I'm going to keep this one. Photo heavy post! And some photos were taken at night, sorry about that - but that is when I can sew and when the progress photos get taken. Here are the other two totes I made with the same process This is the front of one This is the back of another The front of the one above Here is the finished tote for the tutorial…

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