Category Archives: Pattern Inspiration

Bag Bundle Sale 2023

Bag Bundle Image - Andrie Designs

The team at Sew Modern Bags has put together an unbelievable bundle offer featuring some of your most loved pattern designers and that includes us! This bundle is perfect for those who love to sew bags, totes, backpacks, wallets, even clutches and wristlets! It’s the perfect time to treat yourself and get ahead of your […]

Our Favourite Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns

Our Favourite Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns - Andrie Designs

Hey bag makers! Today we have a fun round-up for patterns you can use with your Andrie Designs creations! When we launched the Made for Me Sewing Machine Cover in 2017, many of our testers (and Lisa) used quilt blocks on the cover. We are often asked where we got those patterns so today we […]

The Best Patterns for Large Prints

The Best Patterns for Large Prints - Andrie Designs

Hey Bag Makers! Do you ever order a fabric and then when it comes in, the print is actually huge? Well, today we’re talking all about large print fabrics and how to use them! I designed and ordered this candy fabric recently and underestimated the size of the images. Those candies are up to 5″ […]

Quick Gifts to Sew

Quick Gifts to Sew - Andrie Designs

Hey bag makers! With the holidays right around the corner, we thought it was time to share some projects with you that you can sew up really quickly and just in time! Some of them you can even sew up with scraps so read on to see the quick gifts you can sew up this […]

Handmade Easter Baskets

Handmade Easter Baskets - Andrie Designs

With Easter this weekend, we thought we would round up some patterns that would make excellent handmade easter baskets! Check out our favourite picks below and get that last-minute sewing in! Stand Up Clutch The Stand Up Clutch is the perfect sized clutch for little hands and Easter treats! Add some handles and you have […]

Make it Custom for Christmas!

Make it Custom for Christmas - Andrie Designs

Hey bag makers! With just 2 weeks left until Christmas, we thought we would do a fun pattern round-up for you! This year we are rounding up the best patterns to customize for your loved ones! Read on below to get the inspiration for your next custom bag make! Polly Crossbody Pouch The size of […]

Layla Essentials Purse

Andrie Designs - Layla Essentials Purse

Hi bag makers and welcome to a super exciting pattern inspiration post for the Layla Essentials Purse – our ‘Miss February’ for the Rising Stars season for the Bag of the Month Club!! We were SO excited and honoured to be invited to participate in this season of the club last year, and it feels […]