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Yesterday we were lucky enough to interview pattern designer and author Kay Whitt (and there’s a giveaway of the book at the end of the interview!). Her first book was Sew Serendipity: Fresh and Pretty Designs to Make and Wear and she just recently released Sew Serendipity Bags. I had the pleasure of receiving a copy to review and make a project from! The layout of the book is nicely divided up into skill...
Brett Bara is the go-to sewing gal for Design Sponge. She’s also released a new book, Sewing in a Straight Line (Potter Craft), and I was recently lucky to win a copy on her blog tour. Because I am hooked on sewing projects for the home, I probably would not have purchased this book just based on the cover. But do not be deceived, as there are equal amounts of apparel projects and home...
One of my first tutorials was for a tote. They’re incredibly useful in so many everyday activities! They also make great gifts and can be used in place of a disposable gift bag. And, some of the simpler patterns are great for a beginner. Here are some of my favorites but there are tons of tote tutorials out there! Just like it’s name implies, The Market Tote from Bijou Lovely is a sturdy bag...
This is one of the very first tutorials I put together! We posted it back when this blog was started before we had many followers. My totes continue to be something I use often so here’s the tutorial one more time for anyone who missed it the first time around. You can scale the size up or down for whatever purpose you have in mind. I make two sizes generally. One is a small...
I made this tote to match the number bean bags from this post. They’re just so cute together I can’t resist posting a photo here of the whole set! I wanted to do a separate post for the tote since it’s such a versatile thing to make and it was really fast to whip up. Plus it’s easy enough you could even make them to use as gift bags! To make your...