Note from Alanda: Oh, I love this. Michelle has certainly been busy and here is her latest large tote bag. Love the use of modern home decor fabric. The bag looks bright and modern. If you need a really big market or tote bag, with lots of pockets, you might want to check out our […]
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Reader’s Project: Origami Tote- Market Bag
Note from Alanda Craft: Black and white always look great and Michelle’s origami bag looks lovely. These are such easy market bags to make and you can make them so unique by the fabric you use. Thank you so much for sharing your origami tote bag photo with us Michelle. Michelle Says: I used a […]
Readers Project: Wanda’s Tea Towel Bag
Note from Alanda Craft: These tea towel bags are easy to make and they look great. Wanda has been busy making these bags using beautiful, fun tea towels. I do love the cowboy boots and the Indian styled print on these ones. The lining certainly sets off the colour of the main fabric. Thank you for […]
Readers Project: Julie’s Origami Bag & Zippered Pouch
Note from Alanda Craft: Julie shared photos of her Origami bag on our Facebook page, so I asked her to share it here on the website so that you could all see how gorgeous her bag and zippered pouch turned out. I love the fabric that she has used and the teal blue lining just sets […]
Readers Project: Lisa’s Tote Bag Using Canvas Instead of Tea Towels
Note from Alanda Craft: Lisa took our Tea Towel tote bag tutorial and used a patterned canvas instead of the tea towels. What a great idea, it’s always great to see how innovative you all are. I like the contrasting pocket on the front. She also has a tip about the handles. Fingers crossed, we haven’t […]
Easiest Quilt Ever – Let’s Get Quilting with the Adorable Ayla
My grandaughter Ayla is visiting from Sunny Queensland for a bit of ‘R ‘n’ R. She just needs some time to chill out. While she is here, she has decided she would like to learn how to quilt. The first thing we made was the zippered pouch just using some fabric from my scrap stash. […]
Readers Project: Jennifer’s Big Craft Bag
Note from Alanda Craft: I just love the fabric that Jennifer has chosen, it never fails to amaze me how different these projects all look. This is a really big bag and it is ideal for taking to the market or to sewing class. I’m sorry you had a bit of a problem with the […]
Readers Project: Marieke’s Cat in the Hat Tea Towel Bag
Note from Alanda Craft: This is Marieke’s first bag and I think it looks great. I’m a big fan of Dr Seuss, and his books were a favourite with my kids. The Cat in the Hat was undoubtedly a much loved and well read book in our household. So I really like the ‘Cat in the Hat’ […]
Readers Project: My First Quilt by Lisa – Go the Bronco’s
Note from Alanda Craft: And here we have a true blue Broncos fan. Lisa has created her quilt from our Easiest Quilt Ever tutorial. You have done a fantastic job for your first quilt Lisa. and what a great way to show support for your favourite team. We look forward to seeing your next quilt […]
Strip/String Quilt for My Grandaughter Ce’Nedra
The quilt I made for Cedie was made from our How to Make a String Quilt tutorial. This one was made some time ago but I just didn’t get around to finishing it. So as her birthday was approaching it was time to get it out of the cupboard and finish it off. Although the blocks […]