Tag Archives: tote bag

S & S Tote

S & S Tote - Andrie Designs

Hi all and welcome to another pattern release, this time for the S & S Tote! This design evolved out of the desire to make a super slouchy, casual-looking bag that was quick and easy to sew, yet looked professional and could be dressed up at the same time (and as you will see below, […]

Creating a Handle or Strap Using Directional Fabric

Creating a Handle or Strap Using Directional Fabric - Andrie Designs

Hi all! It’s time for another free video tutorial! Hooray!!Β These tutorials are able to be viewed at anytime via the Video Tutorials page, with new tutorials being added on a regular basis.Β Simply click on an image to start the video, and feel free to share across social media as well! In this video I will […]

Creating a Gusset Using Directional Fabric

Creating a Gusset Using Directional Fabric - Andrie Designs

Hi everyone and welcome to another free video tutorial! Woohoo!Β These tutorials are able to be viewed at anytime via the Video Tutorials page, with new tutorials being added on a regular basis.Β Simply click on an image to start the video, and feel free to share across social media as well! In this video I will […]

Creative’s Tote Yoga Edition

Creative's Tote Yoga Edition - Andrie Designs - feature

I’m so excited to bring you this tutorial. When I made my first Creative’s Tote, I knew it had to become a gym bag! Those side curves were screaming at me to hold a yoga mat. Today I am going to show you how to add a mat strap to your tote plus show you […]

Shades of Yesterday Tote Bag

Shades of Yesterday Tote Bag - Andrie Designs

For a while now I’ve been mulling over the idea of a pieced, curved, tote bag of some sort… Something that allows one to really play with fabric combinations, use up some of those ever-hoarded scraps, and create a masterpiece of sorts that looks waaayyyyy more complicated than it really is! After a bit of […]

Andrie Designs Meets Quilters Companion Issue #84

Creative's Tote in QC Magazine Issue #84 - Andrie Designs

UPDATE: The Creative’s Tote has been released! You can find it here! If you are one of the many talented makers who love to sew both bags AND quilts (and anything in between), and you’ve grabbed yourself a copy of the latest issue of Quilters Companion magazine which hit newsagents this week, you may have […]

Hello Andrie Designs!

Hello Andrie Designs

Well hello! This is my first blog post as the newly re-branded Andrie Designs (pronounced Anne-Dree), and I’m still on cloud 9 after a mammoth week preparing for, and then launching, my new name and branding!!! To continue the celebrations, all* of my patterns are on SALE! Yes, ALL of them! As many of you […]