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Easter Egg Tote Bag Tutorial

Alanda Craft March 25, 2015 12 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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easter egg tote bag
Your little ones are just going to love taking one of these Easter Egg Tote bags with them when they go out on an Easter egg hunt. But they are not only for the little ones, but they will also hold enough Easter eggs for big people too.

This bag is constructed a little differently from our usual bags, in fact, it quite a bit different. But it’s relatively easy to make and it looks just great.  We were unable to get Easter fabric from our local stores, which would have made it really relevant to Easter, so we just used some of our on-hand fabric stash.

NOTE:
We originally mentioned in this post that you could make this with 2 fat quarters and although it is doable, fat quarters are not always cut perfectly and many have a big selvage edge. So you may be better off using a piece of scrap fabric from your stash..

Watch the Video Below

TOOLS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL

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  • Creative Grids Ruler 8½” x 24½”
  • Olfa 24″ x 36″ double-sided healing mat
  • Olfa 60mm rotary cutter
  • Oliso Iron
  • Gutermann Sew-All thread

What You Need

Fabric Required

  • Main – (11″ x 15″) x 2
  • Lining – (11″ x 15″) x 2

The trick to this bag is the handles. We mucked it up a couple of times when putting the prototypes together, so just make sure you pay attention during that part of the video.

I left a 3-inch opening to allow for ease of stitching the handles together and to make it easier for beginners, but if you can manage with a smaller gap, by all means, do so.

A 2″-2½”  gap will mean less fiddling to neaten the handles before topstitching them. It makes no difference to the finish of the bag, it’s just whatever you feel comfortable working with.

Download the pattern here

RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE
Easter-Bag-Pattern-1
Easter-Bag-Pattern-2

Download both files to your computer, print both and tape together as shown in the video.

  • Right Click on the links below and ‘Save As.’
  • Save the images to your computer, I created a folder where I save my downloadable projects.
  • Press Print

On the Print Screen

  • Select Scale to Fit
  • Select Print Entire Image.
image_pdfimage_print

Filed Under: Bag Tutorials Tagged With: bag tutorial, craft, easter bag, easter tote bag, sewing, tote bag

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Comments

  1. Beatrice says

    July 5, 2015 at 11:10 am

    Hello, The video is great. Thank you.
    I tried to print the pattern and it seems a bit small (Are the lines on your green cutting mat 1 inch apart?) Perhaps I did something wrong when printing (scale?). How many inches is the base of the pattern supposed to be? And how tall is it when the two pieces are taped together?
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      July 6, 2015 at 11:50 pm

      Yes, the lines on our mat are 1 inch apart. It is only a little bag but I just measured a completed bag and it measures approx 12 inches high by 10 inches wide.

      Reply
      • Beatrice says

        July 9, 2015 at 7:59 pm

        Thank you! I managed to print the pictures in what seems to be a more accurate size. Hoping to finish the bag soon.

        Reply
        • Alanda says

          July 12, 2015 at 8:35 pm

          That’s great Beatrice. Looking forward to seeing photos of your completed bag on our Readers Projects page https://www.alandacraft.com/submit-your-project/

          Reply
          • Beatrice says

            July 22, 2015 at 2:41 pm

            Hello, the bag is finished and has been gifted! It turned out great! Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of the finished bag because I was in too much of a hurry. Hoping to be able to get my hands on it (if only temporarily!) to take a proper picture soon. Am starting a second bag today!

          • Alanda says

            July 22, 2015 at 8:08 pm

            Excellent Beatrice. These bags do make lovely gifts. We are looking forward to seeing photos of your finished bags. 🙂
            I’ve done the same thing, been so excited to get the project finished, gifted it and then realised I’ve forgotten to photograph it. We like to keep a record of the colours and materials we have used.

  2. Maureen says

    March 14, 2016 at 6:10 am

    Hello Alanda and Paula,
    I have tried to download this pattern but it never comes out like it shows it should.
    I have a Brother Inkjet Printer.
    Not sure if this is the problem or not.

    Do you have any suggestions on this that I could try.

    I love this little bag and was disappointed it wouldn’t print properly.

    Thank you very much.
    Maureen from New Zealand

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      March 15, 2016 at 10:28 am

      No sure what you mean Maureen by “it doesn’t print out as it should”. We also have an Brother Inkjet Printer and I have just printed out both pieces and it worked just fine. Please let me know exactly what the issue is that you are having so that I can help. I downloaded the files to my computer, I have a Mac, and then opened the file and printed it out without any problems.

      Reply
  3. Barbra says

    September 4, 2016 at 12:06 am

    Can someone please tell me how to download the pattern, I went to the link and when I clicked for the pattern it shows up as pretty small and there was no download button.

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      September 4, 2016 at 10:13 am

      Just right click with your mouse and select the Save As option. This will save to your computer. Then open it from there and it will appear for you to print.

      Reply
  4. Charlotte Joyner says

    April 3, 2020 at 11:27 am

    I just finished making one! And now I have 6 more to finish in the next week.
    Thank you for the great tutorial!

    Reply
    • Alanda Craft says

      April 3, 2020 at 12:21 pm

      That’s awesome Charlotte. They are pretty quick to put together and by the time you get to the sixth one, you will be an expert.

      Reply

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