This adorable bag was inspired by the
Moda Bakeshop Tote Tutorial found
here. I thought it was the cutest tote bag I'd seen in quite a while and fairly simple to assemble. I'm all about quick sewing projects. Now, I didn't feel like making a whole tote bag, so I shortened the measurements and made a small handbag instead. The whole project took me about 3 hours off and on while watching TV. Here's how "I" made my bag, which isn't too different from the one at
Moda Bakeshop, but just incase you want the short version only.
Step One: Pick out your fabric palette. I chose jewel tones for mine and grouped it with some pretty yellow flower fabric I got in the discount bin at
Walmart. Anyway, I cut my strips to be one inch thick before sewing leaving a VERY thin seam allowance. I wouldn't reccomend this to someone who is new to sewing as it can be very tricky to keep the stitching straight and even. I stitched 18 thin strips twice for the top of the bag on both sides. Then I cut out a 6" piece of fabric for the bottom of the bag. Sew this to your strips.
Now you're ready to
free hand machine quilt the fabric! This part is fun if you've never done it before. I suggest practicing on a scrap piece of fabric and batting to get the hang of it first. Also, tape down your feeder so that you don't have to fight it while quilting. (The YouTube video above is basically how I did it without the taped pattern and without that octo thing.) Also, remove your presser foot for easier viewing of what you're doing.
You can see that I just did a very simple free hand curvy line throughout my bag using a light cream cotton thread that blends into the yellow but stands out subtly against the jewel toned fabric strips on top.
Next you're going to sew on your center ribbon. For the back just sew straight across on top and bottom.
On the front you'll have two different ribbons. Sew to about an inch from the center on either side so that your ribbon ends are loose enough for you to tie into a knot.
You should not have the sides sewn yet, so your bag should look similar to the one above.
When you are done with the ribbon, insert your bag liner and sew on your latch. I just used that same yellow floral as the from for a cohesive look. Attatch your straps...sew on a cute button to make use of your latch and enjoy! Hope you enjoyed that! Drop into
Moda Bakeshop for other cute quilting projects!
This adorable bag was inspired by the Moda Bakeshop Tote Tutorial found here. I thought it was the cutest tote bag I'd seen in quite a while and fairly simple to assemble. I'm all about quick sewing projects. Now, I didn't feel like making a whole tote bag, so I shortened the measurements and made a small handbag instead. The whole project took me about 3 hours off and on while watching TV. Here's how "I" made my bag, which isn't too different from the one at Moda Bakeshop, but just incase you want the short version only.
Step One: Pick out your fabric palette. I chose jewel tones for mine and grouped it with some pretty yellow flower fabric I got in the discount bin at Walmart. Anyway, I cut my strips to be one inch thick before sewing leaving a VERY thin seam allowance. I wouldn't reccomend this to someone who is new to sewing as it can be very tricky to keep the stitching straight and even. I stitched 18 thin strips twice for the top of the bag on both sides. Then I cut out a 6" piece of fabric for the bottom of the bag. Sew this to your strips.
Now you're ready to free hand machine quilt the fabric! This part is fun if you've never done it before. I suggest practicing on a scrap piece of fabric and batting to get the hang of it first. Also, tape down your feeder so that you don't have to fight it while quilting. (The YouTube video above is basically how I did it without the taped pattern and without that octo thing.) Also, remove your presser foot for easier viewing of what you're doing.
You can see that I just did a very simple free hand curvy line throughout my bag using a light cream cotton thread that blends into the yellow but stands out subtly against the jewel toned fabric strips on top.
Next you're going to sew on your center ribbon. For the back just sew straight across on top and bottom.
On the front you'll have two different ribbons. Sew to about an inch from the center on either side so that your ribbon ends are loose enough for you to tie into a knot.
You should not have the sides sewn yet, so your bag should look similar to the one above.
When you are done with the ribbon, insert your bag liner and sew on your latch. I just used that same yellow floral as the from for a cohesive look. Attatch your straps...sew on a cute button to make use of your latch and enjoy! Hope you enjoyed that! Drop into Moda Bakeshop for other cute quilting projects!
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