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How to make a tote bag with charm squares

To make this bag you’ll need 24 charm squares (5″ squares) and some extra matching yardage for the exterior, batting and some fabric for the lining. Learn to make this bag in 7 minutes Note on straps I’ve lately moved to using webbing for straps in my bags the reason being that the handmade straps I’ve used in the past wear a lot faster than the bag itself. They’re inexpensive and you can get…

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4 fabric manipulations for your quilts - video tutorial

4 fabric manipulations for your quilts – video tutorial

How about adding a nice touch to your quilt with one of these fabric manipulations?

I made 2 quilts that use fabric manipulations as the main feature. Have a look.

The first one is a quilt I made with 25 fabric manipulations.

Get a closeup of the quilt.

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Quilted hot water bottle - video tutorial

Quilted hot water bottle – video tutorial

I got this beautiful Australian fabric from Nerida Hansen and I just couldn’t cut it into small pieces. It’s so beautiful. So what best than making a cover

Learn how to make a hot water bottle cozy

Fabric collection

The fabric collection is a collaboration with May Gibbsand uses the artwork of the iconic Australian author and…

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Tote bag with charm squares - video tutorial

Tote bag with charm squares – video tutorial

To make this bag you’ll need 24 charm squares and some extra matching fabric for the exterior, batting and some fabric for the lining.

It’s an easy bag that you can make with some fabric scraps cut into 5″ x 5″ too.

Learn how to make a tote bag with 5” squares

Fabric collection

The fabrics are 100% GOTS certified organic…

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Tote bag tutorial

We learned to do crumb quilting last week. This time we’re going to use the crumb quilt pieces to make a tote bag.

If not interested in making the bag with fabric scraps you can make it with fabric squares or just a favourite print.

Learn how to make tote bag

How to do crumb quilting

Did you miss last week’s tutorial?…

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Four free tote bag tutorials

Four free tote bag tutorials

Are you looking for a free pattern for a large bag? Here you have 4 free tutorials to choose from.

All 4 bags use 5 inch charm squares and are easy to make.

Perfect as gifts for family and friends.

Clockwise from top left:

Charm pack with pocket tote bag

Charm pack embroidered tote bag

Expandable tote bag

Spirit tote bag

If you have made a tote bag using my tutorial, why don’t you share your…

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Check out our video on how to make these awesome checkered bags. The method we use is so quick and easy to do. And the bags look great when they are finished don’t you think.

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In this tutorial we show you how to make a gypsy tote bag from velvet using garments purchased from the local op-shop. Velvet can be tricky to work with so it pays to watch the video right through first so you don't make the mistakes we made.