Tips, Tricks, and How Tos — Building a Better Bag

Introducing the Take-Along Tote! Take her along when you are off on a full day of shopping, doctor’s appointments, or what have you. The tote converts from a generous shoulder bag to a walker or wheelchair tote. This means that the caregiver can conveniently carry the tote for the day, or your loved one can hook it on to a walker and have all the essentials at hand! We are protecting those essentials with foam – specifically Bosal’s In-R-Form Plus Fusible Foam.   Let's look at the Take-Along Tote in action! As a pattern designer, it is a joy to...

Have you ever run into those bulky seam intersections when making a bag? Then this post is for you! We’re diving into techniques that help you make a better bag – scroll down to link to other posts in our Building a Better Bag series! The ideas in this post can be applied to any bag that might have some bulky seams. We are using the Novel Approach pattern as an example; it’s a quilted tote – pretty basic, but pretty useful! Our tote features QT Fabric’s On Painted Wings panel combined with the Euphoria line. Love the bright and...

This is part 3 of our Building a Better Bag series!   The ideas and techniques in this post are specifically geared towards the Novel Approach pattern. We are using the “A Novel Approach” bag pattern. This bag was designed to use those small novelty squares in the pockets. It is a quilted tote – pretty basic, but pretty useful! I am using QT Fabric’s On Painted Wings panel combined with the Euphoria line. Love the bright and fresh factor of these fabrics!   Let’s start with talking about the panels on the pockets. The pattern instructions tell you to cut the...

Let’s keep going with the better bag series; a series of blog posts that takes a basic bag and levels it up. We will add details to the bag as we go along. Time to get started! We are using the “A Novel Approach” bag pattern. This bag was designed to use those small novelty squares in the pockets. It is a quilted tote – pretty basic, but pretty useful! If you are following along, you can use the techniques that we show here to any bag! I am using QT Fabric’s On Painted Wings panel combined with the Euphoria...

I’ve always wanted to do a Basic Bag Project series; a series of blog posts that takes a basic bag and levels it up. We will add details to the bag as we go along. Time to get started! We are going to jump right in with the “A Novel Approach” bag pattern. This bag was designed to use those small novelty squares in the pockets. It is a quilted tote – pretty basic, but pretty useful! This bag features QT Fabric’s On Painted Wings panel combined with the Euphoria line. Love the bright and fresh factor of these fabrics!...