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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, they will hold enough Easter eggs for big people too. This bag is constructed a little differently from our usual bags, […]
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 […]
The 3 Tea Towel/Dish Towel Tote Bag Tutorial
How often have you looked at your stash of lovely tea towels ( dish towels) and thought I wish I could do something with these as they are too lovely to use simple to dry the dishes. Well we have a tutorial that will show you how to make a tote bag using just 3 […]