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{Make} A Bag Sew Along

The Whole Bag Set!

August 19, 2010

I finally got around to taking a photo. Hopefully you can make out the bag and 5 accessories, even though it seems a bit of a mish-mash of colour! I guess those are the perils of loving bright colours… Oh how shall I ever cope?

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Teeny Tiny Tote Tutorial

August 5, 2010

Week Eight of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

The last project in the sew along is a keyring decoration. What could be more fitting than to make a teeny tiny tote as a little celebration of all this bag making! I just love this little project – so easy and fast to make and cute [...]

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Bits and Pieces Pouch Tutorial

July 29, 2010

Week Seven of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

This week we’re making a little pouch. Since the top of the pouch is sealed with velcro, it is perfect for your bits and pieces you’d like to put in your bag which you don’t want cluttering up your bag or rolling around loose in the bottom. [...]

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Sunglasses Case Tutorial

July 21, 2010

Week Six of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

This week we’re making a sunglasses/glasses case. Today we’re going to make the simplest version of the pinwheel block. This is a fun little block. Let’s get started!
Here is the PDF version of this tutorial.

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Mini Makeup Roll Tutorial

June 22, 2010

Week Five of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

I realise I never let you all know the outcome of the poll I posted a couple weeks back. I asked whether you all would like me to slow down the sew along to a new tutorial every 2 weeks instead of every week. The end result [...]

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Toiletries Pouch Tutorial

June 15, 2010

Week Four of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

This past week my husband was on holidays so the ‘regular programming’ of my life was a little off track. I apologise if you have asked a question in the past week and I haven’t answered; I also apologise for the delay in posting last week’s PDF. [...]

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{Make} A Bag: Part Two

June 8, 2010

Week Three of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

Today we’re finishing our bag!
Here is the PDF version of this tutorial.

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{Make} A Bag: Part One

June 1, 2010

Week Two of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

Weeelll. I’m a little overwhelmed! My ‘Supplies List’ PDF has been downloaded 602 times in the past week. That is a bigger response than I expected! I’d like to say a big and hearty THANK YOU to those of you who were sweet enough to leave me [...]

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Questions and Answers

May 29, 2010

Here I will be listing your questions and answers you have asked about the sew along. I’ll be updating it as you ask them, so it may be handy to check this list if you have a question.

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Important Notes About The ‘Stiff Interfacing’

May 28, 2010

It’s 3:30am and I can’t sleep. I was thinking about the list of supplies needed and it was bugging me that I couldn’t be more specific about the stiff interfacing. I decided to look up Timtex – a possible alternative I listed – and found out some disturbing facts:
1) Timtex is a paltry 22 inches [...]

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Gather Your Supplies

May 25, 2010

Here we are at Week One of the Sew Along! We’ve only just begun {sing in a dreamy Karen Carpenter voice} so if you would like to join us, please go {here} for the details.
This week we’re gathering our supplies. Here is a list of what you will need to make the bag and 5 [...]

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Introduction

May 25, 2010

Hello good lookin’ people! Today is Week One of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along. I was tempted to name it {Make} A Bag With All The Bells & Whistles Sew Along, because that’s really what we’re making here! Over the next 8 weeks we’re going to make not only a bag, but a bunch [...]

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