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 Michelle Says: I made the big craft bag for … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Michelle’s Big Craft Tote Bag
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Origami 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 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 had 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. What you Need: 8 Jelly Roll strips or alternatively cut your own at 8 x 2½" strips measuring around 40"- 42" in length (width of fabric). For our … [Read more...] about Checkerboard (Bargello) Tote Bag Tutorial
The Alanda Bag – Handbag Tutorial
Here is our tutorial on how to make the Alanda bag. These handbags are ideal to run up to match an outfit and for when you don't want to be carrying around a large bag. You can slip your phone in the pocket on the front. The beauty of the Alanda bag is that you can add more pockets to the outside and even put some on the inside using the same method as the pocket we show … [Read more...] about The Alanda Bag – Handbag Tutorial