Enjoy!

Fill your bag up with sewing notions, knitting notions, or whatever you like!

P.S. If you're wondering where to find the lovely pink fabric in the background, its "Pink Flowers" from Kokka's Ume Komachi Collection.

Comments

[marcia]

Thanks for the great tutorial. I'll be trying one of those this weekend. I'm going to have to get a bias tape maker. I especially liked what you said about enjoying the process. Most times I am in too big of a hurry.

[Ros]

The bag is lovely, and that's such a good idea about the binding. I've always hand folded and pressed mine but that looks like a great gadget.

One query. You call it bias binding, but it looked to me (from the photos) that you cut it on the grain. Which would make sense for the straight seams you're binding.

Is this bias binding or not?

[Mary]

Thanks for the very detailed tutorial and for the information about the fabrics used in the project.It will be fun to watch for your new ideas!

[Karen]

What a great tutorial! Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I cannot wait to make myself a litte bag.

[mina]

The bags are lovely. Nicely explained. I'm ready to make one!

[stella]

great tutorial and so detailed!
i had no idea what a bias tape or a bias tape maker is and now i know!
thank you :)

[Angie]

Thanks for the tutorial! I can't wait to try it out!

[Marisa]

Wow, this is adorable. I haven't made a bag w/ bias tape before. This project looks easy enuf - I'm going to check it out!

[Mykal]

Great write up. I just made two this weekend and I love them. I haven't made my own bias tape before so I liked having a good reason to try.

[caseyrebecca]

this is great - plus, now i get how to use the bias tape maker i bought for the purl bunny's shirt and pants. i'm going to make some larger ones for on-the-go diaper bags. thank you!

[~ Karen ~]

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I love little projects and this one looks like a great one to try. How thoughtful of you to include the fabric info too.

[Lin]

Precious little bags! Thank you for the AWESOMELY detailed instructions! I am not a seamstress, but with these directions I think even I could do it!

[Jenna]

I just made one of these! I just got a sewing machine and this was one of my first sewing projects since home ec years ago. First time for zippers, bias tape making. I must have made some errors in my measurements because it came out a little wonky, but it sure looks cute anyway. Thanks so much for these tutorials!

[betsy]

Lovely bags, lovely fabrics. Looks as if all this fabric is sold out! (perhaps because it is on sale?) Will you be getting more? Also, where can i get the bias maker?
thanks
an avid fan
betsy

[Katie Verna]

Love these little bags. Made two this afternoon. Thank you so much.
Instead of using bias tape to finish off the internal seams, after putting in the zipper, I sewed French seams--you know, sew it around with wrong sides together, then turn it wrong side out, press the seams, sew another seam thus enclosing the seam allowance. Just make the first seam more narrow than the second. Otherwise, you get fringe!
Of course, that would cut off the fine lesson on making bias tape--which is a very useful technique to know.
Any way, French seaming is just an alternative.
Thanks for all your many awesome tutorials!

[Jessica]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I was so intimidated by elastic and zippers...I conquered my fear of elastic and now can't stop making elastic waist skirts...Today, I conquered my fear of zippers by making one of these little pouches...Yea! It turned out great. The only question I had was whether there was supposed to be a little gap at both ends of the zipper. It doesn't look bad and I don't think anything will fall out of the pouch, but I just wanted to see if maybe I didn't sew something I was supposed to. Thanks!