Bulky seams. The bugbear of bag makers everywhere. Even if you’re lucky enough to sew through all of the layers, how do you stop those unsightly visible stitches from sneaking through to the right side, peering at you in silent judgement? Sewing through many layers is difficult at the best of times, but with bags […]
Hello everyone! Today’s post is short and sweet and is for the Stand Up & Tote Notice pattern. If you haven’t grabbed your copy of this extremely popular pattern then you can do so here. If it’s your first time making this bag then you may find it a bit confusing trying to work out […]
I think you will all agree that there is nothing more frustrating than stitching that final seam of your bag, turning everything out the right way, and discovering that the lining looks like you’re toting the Saggy Baggy Elephant. Loose lining can be caused by a number of factors. Inaccurate cutting, fabric shrinkage, too small […]
The introduction of PDF patterns has opened up a whole new world for designers to develop and deliver their latest creations right to your doorstep (or your computer at least). Unfortunately, it has also opened up a whole new world of issues that arise from printing your own patterns. Files not opening, pages not lining […]
A few days ago I released this great pattern hack for adding an inner zipper pocket to your Stand Up & Tote Notice bag. It had me thinking about other features I could include to really take this bag to the next level. I didn’t have to think long before I realised this was the […]
At some point throughout the Stand Up Swap 2016 that my lovely friend Rachael from Sew Today, Clean Tomorrow was running in my patterns group on Facebook, I had one of those light bulb moments! How awesome would it be to have a mini Stand Up bag of some sort to compliment all these amazing […]
With two outer and four inner pockets, you would think we had more than enough storage space in the Stand Up & Tote Notice bag…but you’d be wrong. Today’s pattern hack adds another level of pocket awesomeness with an inner zipper pocket – woohoo! You can add a zipper pocket alongside, or in place of […]