Category: Tutorials

We all love a firm bottom. In our bags that is! A solid or sturdy base added to a bag can be useful in a number of ways.

  How many pairs of sewing scissors do you have? Or perhaps how many have you bought over the years until they got borrowed by the kids for

Hardware can be what really takes a bag from Ok to fabulous but some hardware is a little more tricky to use than others. Take the grommet (or

Ready-made bag and purse handles are expensive, and not always available in the color, finish or materials you need to exactly match your latest bag project.  But making

We love any bags made with quilted fabric, and this one from the Stitching Scientist is no exception. In this tutorial, which you can adapt to make it

  Sometimes inspiration can come from the strangest places.  My niece was making up some of these bright tassel bracelets and it got me to thinking.  It’s been

At just 4 1/2″ square and 5″ high, this basket is small but mighty! It is the perfect size for catching your loose threads as you sew, and

We all know that some of the tools we use in the sewing room are sharp. They have to be to get us the nice cuts and the

When you’ve sewn a few bags you start to notice that each designer has their own particular favorite way of doing things.  Their signature methods.  But there are

Have you ever sewn a cosmetics bag, or a diaper bag or something that would really benefit from being made with a wipe clean surface? You can buy

  The latest class in the Creative Bug Bag of the Month series is released for April and it’s a great project to get your teeth into with

You all love to sew bags (us too) and so you know how much time you spend laboring over fabric choices, cutting out fabrics, fusing interfacing, installing hardware

Something a little different today. It’s not strictly a bag, but it’s something everyone who sews should have in their sewing room and this one is a particularly