Note From Alanda Craft: Check out the Big Craft Bag that Michelle made for her daughter. Don't you just love the bright, modern look of the bag? Great choice of fabric Michelle. Thank you for sharing your photo with us. Now that you have seen how great Michelle's bag looks, why not make one for yourself from our tutorial Watch the Video on How to Make the Big … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Michelle’s Big Craft Tote Bag
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Origami Fabric Bag Tutorial: Easy to Make Market Tote Bag
It's been a while since we have done a bag tutorial but this one is a good one to get back into the swing of things. The Origami bag or azuma bukuro (sometimes called the Origami Market bag) is so quick and easy to make. It's a slouch type bag, so its soft and drapey without any solid form. This is a great one if you make bags to sell at a market as they are so quick to put … [Read more...] about Origami Fabric Bag Tutorial: Easy to Make Market Tote Bag
Readers Project: Gauri’s Charm Square Tote Bag
Note from Alanda Craft: What a great idea. Gauri has made our charm square tote bag tutorial from left over dress material. It’s her first bag and I think she had done a lovely job, it looks great. I’m guessing this will be the first of many tote bags. Thank you so much for sharing your photos with us Gauri. Gauri, please can you send your photo through to me again. I had … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Gauri’s Charm Square Tote Bag
Checkerboard (Bargello) Tote Bag Tutorial
We love making tote bags and we also love the Bargello method of creating quilts so we decided to combine the two and design a bag. I just love this technique. It is sooooo easy to do and makes a great checkerboard effect. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for the written instructions How to box the corners How to make and add the handles How to make the trim How … [Read more...] about Checkerboard (Bargello) Tote Bag Tutorial
The Alanda Bag – Handbag Tutorial
The Alanda handbag is ideal sewing project for those times when you want to run up a small bag that matches an outfit and that can be used to hold your phone and a few other personal items. Small hand bags are popular right now and bag is easy to make. Just follow our written instructions or watch the video to see just how easy it is. So let's get started. Here is our … [Read more...] about The Alanda Bag – Handbag Tutorial
Easter Egg Tote Bag Tutorial
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 … [Read more...] about Easter Egg Tote Bag Tutorial
The Very Big Craft Bag by Alanda Craft
If you are looking for a big bag to take to craft class with you then you are definitely going to love this one. Not all craft rooms are large and we found this when we took our rolling craft trolly to one venue. It took up way too much room. So we decided we needed a new option for taking our sewing accessories with us and this is what we came up with - it's a very large … [Read more...] about The Very Big Craft Bag by Alanda Craft
The 3 Tea Towel/Dish Towel Tote Bag Tutorial
How often have you looked at your stash of lovely souvenir and pretty tea towels ( dish towels) and thought "I wish I could do something with these as they are too lovely to use simply to dry the dishes". Well, we have a tutorial that will show you how to make a tote bag using just 3 tea towels or dish towels. You can have a new tea towel tote bag ready in a short amount of … [Read more...] about The 3 Tea Towel/Dish Towel Tote Bag Tutorial