Category: Tutorials

Are you looking to add a little designer style to your bag patterns, and customise them with little extras to make them unique to you? Remember any pattern

[UPDATE  – the written tutorial for this seems to no longer be available, but you can watch how to make these handles in the video below. It’s in

[UPDATE: There used to be a PDF download of written instructions to accompany this video, but it was removed in the big Craftsy pattern purge. We’ve not been

You are probably familiar with at least one way you can create volume in a bag, purse or boxy project by creating a boxed corner. But did you

[UPDATE – sadly the U-Handbag site closed and this article is no longer available. Hopefully you can see from the pictures how this strap is constructed. Use one

Make a combination Case and Stand for your iPod Touch or iPhone. Or use the formula provided to adapt the pattern for your e-reader, tablet or phone of

Have you ever been lucky enough to inherit sewing supplies, or find them at a yard or estate sale?  No doubt there can be amazing vintage finds including

A tote bag is a great beginner sewing project. We think this free tote bag pattern would be ideal for your very first project to sew. If you

This is the Pretty Quilted IPad Case. It’s a FREE sewing tutorial, where the designer Caroline said “When I was designing this project I was inspired by all

  CHECK OUT THIS GREAT SELECTION OF FAUX LEATHER FABRICS – IDEAL FOR SEWING BAGS Making bags, or at least straps and handles, with leather, pleather or vinyl is

SORRY everyone the link for this excellent tutorial is no longer available. SORRY! Are you still using the same sewing and fabric scissors you started out with? Are

Would you like to add a small label to your sewn projects? Somehow, just adding a label can really make your bag look more professional, and it’s also

Do you sigh at the price of pre-made bag handles? We know that we sure do! We love the look of leather handles and will use them on