Sewing Perfect Little Bags and Totes Fine–Tuning Essential Techniques from Cutting Out to Hardware

A fun and approachable guide to learning bag-making techniques!
18 projects and techniques including adding zippers, pockets, handles, magnetic snaps, and more, plus using quilting, vinyl, and cork
Mix and match the techniques however you like to make all kinds of bags, from a simple clutch purse to an organizational tote or reusable gift bag
Perfect for beginners, making bags is a popular way to learn the basics of sewing and adding straps and hardware
Author Carolina Moore is a renowned quilt pattern designer, award-winning quilter, owner of Always Expect Moore where she teaches quilting tips and techniques, and the author of Ultimate Paper Piecing Guide
Learn how to build better bags!
This must-have bag-making guide features 18 projects for learning how to create bags, purses, totes, and clutches. Choose your favorite fabric, then add your final touches with these skill-building ideas and techniques. Learn how to insert zippers, box the bottom of the bag, curve and dart the corners, add inset and external handles, pockets, flap closures, and more!
With each project, you'll create a small bag from quilting cotton as you learn a handy new bag-making technique that you can go on to use in any project you like. Each technique tutorial includes step-by-step instructions and photos, supply and materials lists, and full-color photos of the finished bag. Author Carolina Moore also gives tips on working with a quilted panel, vinyl, and cork fabric to make bags.
From an elegant clutch to a shopping tote, reusable gift bag, or coin purse, this guide will teach you the techniques used in bag making so you can build your sewing skills and move on to making any bag design you like. Whether for yourself or to give as a gift, making a little bag or tote is loads of fun and an exciting way to further your sewing skills!
Sewists of any skill level will find something fun to learn inside Sewing Perfect Little Bags and Totes!
"Sewing Perfect Little Bags and Totes is an excellent resource for those looking to try bag making! Carolina's step-by-step projects break down the basics of zippers and build up to complex clasps. She shares her approach to stitching with different materials-like cork, pattern fabrics, and vinyl-to expand your bag making abilities. You're sure to have fun, learn new techniques, and create a gorgeous bag with each project in this book."
-Melissa Galbraith, author of How to Embroider Texture and Pattern: 20 Designs that Celebrate Pattern, Color, and Pop-Up Stitching


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