November 17 ~ Tote
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Phoebe Bag The Phoebe Bag is a PDF pattern download from artsy-crafty babe. Check out her appliqué version! |
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Fuzzy Felt Flex Frame Purses Nikki from You Sew, Girl! sells the flex frames needed for her fun Fuzzy Felt Flex Frame Purse Tutorial. |
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The Simple and Sleek Fat Quarter Handbag Our Fat Quarter Handbag from Jennifer is a favorite (easy, sleek, fun) tutorial from 2009! |
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Friendship Bag Make a Friendship Bag with Rachel’s tutorial at p.s. i quilt. Without the handles it can turn into a little “catch-all bag.” |
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Little House Pouch This Little House Pouch Tutorial from the long thread includes a PDF template & instructions. So cute! |
You might also enjoy these related tutorials from the SMS archives: April Bags, Classic Tote, Quilted Garden Tote, For Your Purse or Pocket, Tote Bags, Gifts for Girlfriends
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Buy It
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Handmade Purses & Bags from Jennifer Ladd Jennifer Ladd, author of the Fat Quarter Handbag Tutorial above and one of our favorite bag designers, has impeccable taste and incredible craftsmanship. Jennifer’s purses and bags are stunning. Take a look, for example, at this beautiful new Clutch Purse with Sweet Flowers. Comment to win a gift certificate to the Jennifer Ladd shop (details below in “Win It”!) and be sure to take a look at her purses & bags. |
Mix It
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Cranberry & Almond Scones Cozy up for the holidays with Cranberry & Almond Scones from eCurry (perfect with cocoa too!). |
Print It
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Creature Comforts Printables Ez from Creature Comforts has a huge selection of free Printables, including this set of Lacy Tags & Labels. You’ll also find stationary sets, note cards, table cards, library card pocket templates, mini-notebooks, tags & much more. |
Win It
Twaiku contest! (Haiku on Twitter.) Post your original haiku on Twitter this week and include #HH3 (trying to save you a few characters.) The theme? Handmade Holidays, of course! Our 2 favorites win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew!
Comment in today’s post for a chance to win one of these prizes. The winners will be announced on Friday. Visit our prize list to see some of the other great giveaways this month.
Jennifer Ladd (one of our board members) has generously contributed a $25 gift certificate to her shop. She makes some of the coolest bags and clutches around. This would make a great gift for a very good friend.
By Linda Kopp
(Lark Books, $14.95, ISBN: 1-57990-878-0, ISBN13: 9781579908782)
From the Publisher:
What’s the big new phenomenon, with legions of devotees? Making lovable stuffed monsters! Influenced by the popularity of Japanese animé and video game culture, urban illustration and design, and the do-it-yourself craft movement, these designer plush toys are everywhere—even museum stores. Yet they’re simple to sew. Just take fabric, a needle and thread, and stuffing, combine a touch of cuteness with a dash of utter weirdness, and you’ve got one of the oddest, most irresistible creatures ever. And these 30+ projects—including furry, green-lipped Monkey; Greggles, who sports a coif of tentacles; and flirtatious Polly, who has her three eyes on every guy—are as much at home in a trendy loft studio as in a child’s room. They’re unabashedly handmade, but bold, colorful, and very modern. A thorough Basics section provides all the fundamentals, from fabric selection to stitches to the ins and outs of the construction process. And, as a bonus, there’s a handful of profiles of select plush designers with photos of their work.Join the Lark Books Quilt It! contest!
More Handmade Holiday Ideas (& don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool!)
16 ~ Frame
15 ~ Celebrate
14 ~ Shop
13 ~ Go
12 ~ Clean & Tidy
11 ~ Pamper
10 ~ Craft
9 ~ Play
8 ~ Deck the Halls
7 ~ Exercise
6 ~ Sit Back & Relax
5 ~ Read
4 ~ Go Green
3 ~ Sleep
2 ~ Adorn
1 ~ Wear
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All links and photos from blogs on our Handmade Holidays posts are used with permission.
391 Responses to “November 17 ~ Tote”
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Can’t wait to try the fat quarter bag and I love those lacey printable tags too!
Loving these! Especially the applique version of the artsy craftsy babe’s bag! But this whole MONTH rocks!
Phoebe is on my must do list!
yow! I want to make it all! I’m going to have to stop sleeping between now and xmas if you don’t stop posting such yummy patterns!
Beautiful tags and delicious Cranberry & Almond Scones!!
i totaly love the fat quarter hand bag!
fabuless!!!
You missed the Buttercup Bag from Made by Rae, but I think you may have covered it in one of your previous posts. I love that bag. I love all of the bags you’ve picked above too!
Wow, the Phoebe bag is so stylish, it doesn’t look like a free download! And that fat quarter bag, I recognise it from earlier this year and I loved it back then too! The fabric it’s done in just makes it.
Seriously, bags have GOT to be the perfect “failsafe” pressie – everybody DOES love (& need, no matter how many you already have…) a new bag.
I was only yesterday admirint that FQ handbag. Perhaps it’s a sign.
Plush-O-Rama looks like a really fun book^^
Thanks for all the fun projects!!
Great bags – that clutch is stunning – just beautiful!
the little house pouch is very cute. i’m going to try it today.
I LOVE bags, totes, purses and wallets of any kind, form or shape.
And they make great gifts too…
I LOVE the plush-o-rama book! It is like it was made for my man child husband (I say that as lovingly as possible).
Wonderful bags! Now, I know I don’t need five new bags or purses but these are so adorable…
I want to make every bag here! And I will be making the cranberry/almond scones this weekend!! Thanks again
fantastic thanks for the chance to win.
I need to make that catch all bag. Looks good. There’s at least one thing per day that seems like something I’d actually do. I think that’s pretty good! You’re picking a great variety.
Love the friendship bag….. guess what I’ll be making today…
so many wonderful ideas! I absolutely love the Phoebe Bag. hope I get a chance to make one!
Love the Fuzzy Felt Flex Frame Purses, they are so cool.
Mmm scones are tasty. I love bags a lot!
I love the Phoebe bag! Not that I need another purse, of course…:-)
The Phoebe Bag is gooorgeous!!
I love the Phoebe Bag! I could definitely see myself making a few of those!
Can’t wait to make the Phoebe bag! Thanks for the great projects!
I like making bags, these are some ideas to try
I love that print!
I am a huge fan of Jennifer Lad. She has lots of style!! I am also a big fan of Handmade Holiday!~ I am sewing up a storm!
I’ve been wanting to make the phoebe bag & now I’ll be adding the friendship bag to my to do list as well.
I’ve made several of the purses and pouches that you featured today. Love that little house pouch! I still have to figures out gifts for my in-laws so I might be making some more purses.
Oh that plushie book! It looks AMAZING! I’m attempting to make my son a plush guitar like his daddy’s guitar hero one.
It’s alot more difficult than I imagined!
I am loving all these HH# ideas! Can’t wait to get back home so I can organsie my little studio and start making some stuff!!
I LOVE bags! I think I’m going to make the friendship bag and use it as a gift bag for some handmade baby shower gifts I’m making for a friend of mine – that way, the whole gift will be re-usable for baby! Thank you so much for sharing all of these!
I love making tote bags and am always looking for new renditions.
I love making bags for gifts.
Friendship bag!!!! done that!!!!
I bought fabric to make a purse ages ago. Maybe these cute patterns will inspire me to actually execute the plan.
I have way too many bags that I want to make and now you’ve given me more. Thanks so much!
The scones look delicious too.
The Phoebe Bag is super cute, lately I’m such a sucker for bag tutorials, seriously can’t get enough of them.
I adore the fat quarter bag. It is yo die for, well maybe not die for but it is pretty awesome.
Very neat bags! And I really want to make the scones!
The Phebe bag is so sleek!
I’m definitely putting the Phoebe bag on my to-make list!
Love the Phoebe bag, I’ll be trying this pattern! Thanks!
oh that little house cluth is a must! thanks for this great month of inspiration.
I love that Little House pouch!
Little House Pouch rocks!!!! : )
Plush-O-Rama too cool!!!
Great looking bags….a girl can never have to many bags!!
Thank you so much for posting these. I’m teaching my daughter how to sew and she will love using these patterns – especially that Phoebe bag! Thanks for all you do!
Awesome bags that would make great gifts! Yeah!
This is a theme close to my heart! I’ve been on a bag making frenzy lately. Thanks for more great ideas!
Hehe. The Plush-o-rama book made me giggle. Very cool collection of bags today!
I love that little clutch! It would be a perfect gift for my sister-in-law!
that recipe looks delicious and i love jennifer ladd’s work!
thanks!
Thank you for the Pheobe Bag pdf! I have a fabric I have been saving for just the right thing and this looks like it’s the one!!
I love these bags!
I love the fuzzy felt bags and the cranberry scones. Yummy!
oh those felt purses are so cute
and again such a great recipe!
Love the phoebe bag!
Whew, I’m so glad I could post today. Yesterday there was no screen for a reply after the flurry of comments!! Today I love the purses and plan on checking out all the tutorials. That little house purse is adorable!! I also love the printout lacy designs. Thanks!!
I’ve used the friendship bag tutorial before – it’s great!
Yummmmmmmm…almond scones just found a spot on my to-do list!
That little house pouch is adorable! And scones are always delicious–especially with tea in these cold winter months!
Oh I love them all! I need a new bag, so I think I will get started!
Quilted bags and cranberry almond scones! Could this blog get any yummier??
These are such great bag patterns. I love to make bags. They always make a wonderful gift.
I want to make a Phoebe bag and a little house pouch. They both look super-cool!
Mmm! Scones! And that little house is soo cute.
I love bags, any shape, any size, bags just make me happy. So today’s projects are just the best! And scones- those look fabulous! Thanks again for another great day of Handmade Holidays.
I’ve been sewing lots of holiday gifts because of the fab ideas on the last 2 months of posts. I just love this blog!
Absolutely wonderful! This is SO enjoyable, visiting SMS and then venturing off to blogs unknown…to me, at least…and having lovely pre-Christmas visits. Thanks for including a variety of projects that include a gamut of skill ranges.
Loving that book! Too cute! I would love that gift certificate more though! Definitely making a Phoebe bag or two for Christmas gifts – and the little house pouch for my daughter!
Bags – what lovely bags!
I love the fat quarter bag!
LOVE the Phoebe bag!
I love the Little House Pouch! What a cute idea! (Why can’t I ever think up things like that???)
great bag ideas!
i love that fat quarter bag, but that house clutch is too cute! i don’t know which one i will try first.
I will have to make some of these! They are all so cute!
I made the fat quarter handbag for my roommate’s birthday gift this year, and she loved it! It really is a great bag.
loving the phoebe bag!
Love all the bags! With a family full of women, these will come in handy for making Christmas gifts. Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing the recipe for cranberry and almond scones–I’m definitely making some this weekend.
My daughter recently started making adorable plush creatures. She would definitely enjoy a book about them. Thank your for yet another wonderful give-away.
I have just started a phoebe bag and am ♥’ing the pattern! The friendship bag looks like something I might have to make too ☺
I think I’m in love with that first bag! May be trying that instead of another pattern I have for Christmas gifts.
Mmmmm… scones….
I know a little girl who will just love the house pouch. Great stuff! Thanks!
Love the Phoebe bag! and that Fat Quarter Handbag, especially in that red!
Bags!! Whoopee! I think I’ll try the Phoebe bag first.
Man I want a new bag, I need just to make one….
Thanks SMS for all of the great ideas. Keep them coming!
That little house pouch is too sweet!
I want to make all those purses!! I love them all!!
I really want to make a really big catch all kind of bag to hold all my Christmas extras, like wrapping, tags and ribbons. Maybe I’ll get started on that after all the other Christmas sewing I’ve got planned.
jennifer’s orchids in bloom pleated handbag is beautiful – it’s going on my wishlist!
I look forward to reading each day of fun holiday crafts! Wonderful inspiration!
those scones look delicious!
I think I might be trying the Phoebe bag someday soon. I like the friendship bag as well.
I love these bags. I made several purses for Christmas gifts this year and now I am addicted!
I LOVE The Phoebe bag! Thanks for posting!
Such cute little purses! I can’t wait to get started!
Cranberry and almond scones….Yum!
This post came just in time! I am making a few dear friend bags for Christmas and I am not in love with the pattern I have. I will most totally use the Fat Quarter Handbag and the Phoebe bag. Fabulous!
oh gosh. love the friendship bag.
And those Scones! The look positively scrumptious. If only I could find my kitchen under all those dishes.
I love these purses!
hope to win this!
When I first saw the fat quarter purse earlier this year I really wanted to make it. Seeing it again has caused me to put “run to the fabric store” on my todo list today. I love it!
Oh, that little house pouch is so cute!
yay! purses are always my first choice for quick projects!
The Phoebe Bag is so pretty! Love it!
Great selection today! I hadn’t seen the Phoebe bag before!
I’d love to make a handbag for myself b/c I can never find a good one that fits everything I need to carry each day! These look like some projects I could tweak for that purpose.
oh wow, all of these bags are great!! can’t wait to start making some!!
I love all of these bags and the giveaway is too great to pass up!
Great bags! The scones look yummy, too!
Cool!
love jennifer ladd’s style. she has the cutest unique animal print bags in her shop right now!
Love Beth’s choice for a bag!
That little house pouch is too cute! Definitely going on my list of “must makes”. Thanks again for the great ideas!
I love the look of the friendship bag. The fat quarter tote is so cute, too.
I have been itching to make a new bag (I am still carrying around my flowery summer bag), so I am thrilled to see that pattern for the Phoebe bag! I am going to make a gift for myself, before everyone else’s gift or I know that it will never be made- I know that you fellow crafters can relate! Loved the Little House Pouch, too, and can see it in my little one’s stocking this Christmas. Thanks so much for this great bunch of patterns!
I’ve been meaning to make Jennifer’s fat quarter bag for awhile – it would make a fab gift!
I think this is my favorite holiday post yet… love every one of those bags!
I have looked in Jennifer Ladd’s shop before. She has incredible talent! I’m so glad you’ve featured her shop again.
Love the bags!
Planning to design a case for daughter’s DSLite. That’s sew and tote, right? Love the friendship bag.
teriffic patterns. have already made several, can’t wait to make more.
so many bags, so many great gifts
Awesome – love the fat quarter bag tute.
I wish you guys would have these types of posts year round. I love all of the bags and the scones sound yummy.
Little house pouch is perfect for a little girl. Too cute!
So cute – I really like the Phoebe bag pattern!
Love the purses, particularly the Fat Quarter Purse. Thanks for sharing these!
Mmmm. Those scones are calling me.
Oh I love that little Friendship bag! I think it would make a great sock knitting tote.
Loving the Phoebe bag!
I have been making bags all week long. These will be great!
So true, who doesn’t like a new bag. I just made the friendship bags for my little girls and they love those little bags. Love the ideas.
I can’t wait to make the Phoebe bag!
I love all of the tote ideas, especially the felted ones.
More great ideas! Thanks!
I will take either of those prizes! thanks!
The scone recipe looks delicious — thanks for the link!
Those scones sound delicious. And the house pouch is too cute!
Wow that Phoebe purse is adorable and the cute Jennifer Ladd clutch is great.
There’s a Phoebe in my future!
So excited about the phoebe bag! I can’t wait to get home from work and try it out, I have some lovely bright mendocino fabric left over from my 1-2-3 throw that would be perfect
The Little House Pouch is cute! Do I need to be a child to carry it? I want to make one for me. Hey, you know the saying “When I am old I will wear purple”? Well, when I am old I will carry a Little House Pouch. Old feels pretty good!
Love the fabric on the fat quarter bag. So lovely.
Love the handbags today!
I need to make a bag now
the little house pouch is cute…
i let out an audible gasp when i saw those scones. i love cranberries in pastry! mmm..
Doesn’t every girl love a new bag? Great ideas.
Oh, I love the little house pouch.
LOVE the handbags!!!!!!
I love making tote bags. You just can’t have too many and they make great gifts. Love that Phoebe bag! Thanks for the opportunity to win either the plush book or Jennifer’s generous gift certificate!
Oooohh….I would love to win that gift certificate for Jennifer Ladd, love her stuff! Cute bag patterns, thank you!
I love to look at bags! And now that I’m a mama twice over I need bags!
Thanks for the tutorials!
Love love love that fat quarter handbag more every time I see it! I will definitely be making a few of those this season!
I live the little house pouch! And I will be baking a batch of these scones soon too
The purses that Jennifer designs are beautiful! Thanks for all the great ideas and tutorails!
A little linking issue: The link for “Frame” is taking me to “Wear.”
“Celebrate” also takes you to “Wear” – all the other links seem to be in working order! 14 out 16 ain’t bad at all!
Bags, Bags, Bags!! I love bags!! Especially the house pouch!! I’ve favorited the Long Thread for later browing !! If I could just give up sleep for a few days, I’d sew so much!!
Bags are probably my favourite thing to make. So fast to make, so useful!
I love everything on this post. I don’t know how I will find time to make it all.
Great ideas! I love the Phoebe Bag, very darling.
Great, great great tutorials today! Jennifer Ladd does have impeccable taste.
I can’t wait to try that phoebe bag.
a favourite day so far!
I love these bags! I’ll be swinging by the fabric store on my way home tonight…
I love Becky’s Phoebe bag…so pretty!
The little house purse is perfect for my LO’s paper dolls!
That Phoebe bag is so very pretty!
Love the friendship bag!
These bag tutorials are wonderful. Thanks for another great library!
Great links today! The friendship bag is adorable and just my speed
Mmm…cranberry and almond scones: the perfect combination for an afternoon tea on a wet and dreary November day.
i neeeeeeed to make myself a jennifer bag!
lovely!
oh, i love the little house pouch and i’ve had my eye on that plushie book for awhile now
Oh, so cute! I love bags – and I love making them – what wonderful present ideas!
Wow…again! I love, love, love all these Handmade Holidays posts! Perhaps the best part for me is that I discover so many new and exciting blogs.
I’m so glad there is a “Bag Day” on the Handmade Holidays list… So many people love to receive them, and they’re fun to make! Thanks.
I am crazy for purses and totes. I think I have a zillion and want to make more. Thanks for this post.
Cute purses today–especially love that little house. Love the giveaways as well!
I was just looking at the phoebe bag last night! love her leaves!
Great posts. These bags will make great Christmas presents for friends and families. Thanks for creating and sharing.
Love today’s stuff. The house pouch is so cute!
So unbelievable. Thanks to all the ladies who are willing to share a piece of themselves in all these tutorials!?!?
I love ALL of these! I’ve got to go sew….
Love the Phoebe bag! If only I could stay home and work on all of these instead of having to work. Of course, then I wouldn’t be able to afford fabric….
Another gorgeous post. As a “bag” maker I especially love this one.
Sew exciting!
I love Jennifer’s bags!
Jennifer Ladd’s purses are AWESOME! Thanks for the giveaway!
The Plush-O-Rama Book looks great!!
These are gorgeous accessories! I love the house pouch and am going to being printing the pdfs for all the bags and putting them in a pretty folder that says – MAKE ME! Thanks again for all your inspiration and sharing with us so many talented crafters!
oh i had to comment…i love jennifer’s bags! cross my fingers that i win!!!
i love the little house wallet!
so much cuteness. my daughter loves plushies and we enjoy making them together
The Phoebe bag is so great!
so very pretty!J
thanks for all the research–we love the tutes! (ummmm….totes)
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Your fabric choices would really make some of these tote projects pop!
These bags are wonderful and the cookies look delicious- I’ll have to make them for sure!
Thanks for the lovely patterns. I am going to use some fabulous fabrics I brought from India to make them. My blog is also full of Indian colors. Come and visit it.
CreativeCotton.blogspot.com
Wonderful ideas today.
Love the Phoebe bag and some of the others look so fun. Thanks for doing this.
Great! I love the phoebe bag!
Is it wrong to make the Pheobe bag for me even though I have more gifts to finish before Christmas? No – I don’t think it is! Thanks
wow, such awesome tutorials! that little house pouch is just too cute!
cute bags
Great post today, love those bags! I will be trying that scone recipe also. And I would love to win the giveaway, so put my name in the pile! Thanks!
These are all so cute! I have been meaning to get into making purses, just haven’t yet. This sure gives me the inspiration! Thanks!
I need to try the friendship bag/bucket! Too cute. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
As a purse fanatic extraordinaire, I LOVE this post. Thanks!
I love the house pouch! So cute~
I especially like the Little House Pouch and the Friendship bag!
Can’t wait to make all the lovely bags! Now just need to find some time.
Mmmm, those cranberry scones are exactly what I need on this cold, Seattle day!
I love the Phoebe Bag I am going to have to make one for my mom!
Thanks again for all the ideas!
I love the Fat Quarter bags…so gonna make one tonight! Love it! The Phoebe bag is too cute too! FUN!
Those scones are calling my name-delish!
I can’t wait to try that fat quarter bag. It’s so cute. Now to find the right fabric for it…
Who doesn’t need more bags?? I’m always looking for new tutes for bags – thanks for turning me on to some I haven’t seen yet. And, by the way, you have 200+ comments already!! Good work on the blog – you are really bringing in the troops.
I love all the totes! I would love the plush-o-rama book, in fact I might just have to purchase it myself:)
Love the friendship bags. I think I might make some of those scones today. Yummy!
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They are all cute projects – each day it is getting more difficult to choose which projects to make – I wish I had time to make them all!
Love these bags!
Hmmm, I know what we’re having for lunch today…cranberry-almond scones, thank you! The bag tutes will make great gifts for friends too!
Oh that fat quarter purse is great!
Lovin’ the purses and the scones!
I’ve been wanting to make some bags as holdiay gifts, now I have a good variety to choose from, thanks!
Sigh…if only I didn’t have to work AND raise the children AND clean the house, I would sew all of the wonderful bags! Maybe I could find the time to make one for little ol’ me on the holiday weekend.
Love the Friendship Bag! I could use the handleless ones in my craft toom to keep me organized. Thanks!
I’m always happy to try a new scone recipe, and am pretty sure sure there’ll be a few new bags in my near future. Thanks for more great tutorials and another fun giveaway!
Great ideas! Love them all!
I’m always so pleased by the numerous tutorials offered by talented stitchers and artists; they generously share their knowledge with all of us.
I visited Jennifer’s shop and “fell” for her zipper pouches (and wallets, too). I’d love to buy a pouch to carry my small hand applique blocks,pinned and ready for sewing; a zipper pouch would add style to my un-stylish life!
Kathleen C.
wow, the fabrics on the Phoebe bag and the Fat Quarter handbag are awesome!
Alright, that little house pouch is the cutest thing ever!
Love the fabric choices,can’t wait to get started on the house pouch!
Great ideas again! thanks.
absolutely LOVE them all!
The little house pouch is adorable!
Love that friendship bag!
ooo! I love the Pheobe bag! I can’t wait to make one for me! (and all the other bag lovin’ women I know!)
The Phoebe bag and Fat Quarter bag will be mine!…as soon as I’m done making all these gifts, that is
I love the Jennifer Ladd bags, I’ve used that tutorial many a times!
I love the Phoebe bag – I saw the appliqued version and I want to make that one up!
You just keep showing us more cool stuff – thanks!
The fat quarter bag is so cute!
The Fat Quarter Handbag is so wonderful, I just love it!
I love love love that house purse! my DD would love that! Great for keeping a little family of dolls in maybe?
Love the Phoebe bag
Love the fat quarter bag!
A girl can’t have enough totes! Wonderful ideas.
Love those bags – great things to make for the girls I work with!
That clutch is gorgeous! And those cookies look yummy!
Love the little house bag! So cute.
I was hoping you’d have a post about bags. I love the phoebe bag – it’s definitely aching to be made out of some beautiful fabrics.
Thanks for the great ideas!
Ooooh, I need a new hangbag.
Lovely bags. I think I need a new one. Better get started.
so many great bags, I don’t know which one to make first
So gorgeous!!! I’m adding so many things to my “projects” folder!
These bags are terrific! I LOVE to make and gift them. Looks like I need to hustle and finish my current project. I’ve got a couple more bag patterns to add to my list!
The fat quarter handbag looks so crisp and neatly done. Can’t wait to try it out!
I love the little house pouch!
Who doesn’t love bags? I already want to make them all!
The Phoebe bag is awesome. Well all of the bags are awesome. Great ideas for the women in my life. Gosh I have to get started soon!
I gonna get me a Plush-O-Rama Book, now I just have to ring all my local bookshops.
yay for bags!
Love, love,love the little house pouch. So cute!!!!
Love the bright colors Jennifer uses on her purses.
Purses are such a weakness. These are awesome.
Such cute bags!
I love making bags and giving bags as gifts. With some variation a totebag is a great gift for almost anyone. Jennifer Ladd’s purses are beautiful.
Oh my! All the bags are awesome looking! Oh which one to make!!!!
Another round of great ideas! I love the fat quarter handbag- and my little sister will, too!
Phoebe bag is AWESOME!
I love these tuts! I have used them before and they are wonderful!!!
there’s that phoebe bag – i forgot who made it!
Jen
I love jennifer ladd handbags! totally going to make the fat quarter clutch for all the girls on my christmas list.
I have the Phoebe bag pattern on my sewing table and am ready to go! I would love to get my hands on some of Jennifer Ladd’s purse frames. Hope I win!
I love all of these little purses! And what a terrific giveaway as well:-)
I love making bags. You can never have too many. Can’t wait to try the Phoebe Bag.
The Simple and Sleek Fat Quarter Handbag is so cute! I want that plush-o-rama book. Looks right up my alley.
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The bags are all so cute!
That Phoebe bag is the best!
Thanks for the mention and the link.
As I’m trying to dig into the world of patchwork the tutorial with Friendship Bag looks nice to me.
I need to try the Pheobe and the fat quarter bag, thanks for the links an tutorials!
i made a phoebe bag and absolutely adore it. I get many compliments!
I love today’s listing! Gave me some ideas for Christmas. Either of the gift prizes would be great too!
I love the Phoebe bag! I just might make one!
Thanks to everyone for sharing – I really like the fat quarter bag.
Awesome! Love the Pheobe bag.
My Christmas sewing list is getting out of control! You are inspiring me to add to it daily! Grin…loving it!
Love that Phoebe bag.
Love the applique version of that bag!
I’m definitely making the Phoebe bag. Thanks!
love them all! can’t wait to try the felt pouches!
Who couldn’t use another purse?!
Great ideas! I love the different bag patterns
Love the tutorial by Jennifer Ladd, and her shop has such unique pretty bags!! Wonderful what you can do with 2 FQ’s!!
More inspiration for my to-do list!
I love the phoebe bag!
I love those little Friendship Bags! So cute!
Those little coin purses are darling!
Who can’t use another purse!
love the “phoebe”
the bags are really pretty!
Am so making the Phoebe bag tonight, and maybe the little house pouch thing too! thanks for the patterns…
bags always make good gifts
The little house poutch is adorable! Oh, how fun!!!
They are all great- but the little house is so CUTE!
I’m excited about the Phoebe bag. I’ve been in desperate need of a new purse for winter. This will fit the bill!
Cute bags of all kinds.
I’ve had trouble posting the past two days. Today I switched from Firefox to Internet Explorer and the comment box again popped up. I’ve had no trouble until yesterday – did you alter something on your webpage?
Lorrie
So much to sew, again, so little time!
Totally going to make the friendship bag w/o the handles.
great stuff once again!!
I love the Phoebe bag. I can’t wait to get started
I love the Friendship bags, with and without handles.
My favorite day so far!
I love bags!!! Can’t to give the fat quarter one a try. Thanks so much Cynthia
The Little House pouch is so sweet.
very cute
I need the little house bag for the gym and the friendship bag for school. Put ‘em on the “to do” list.
That fat quarter bag looks great!
wow, softies for grown ups… about time!
love the bags
Oh, the PHOEBE BAG! YAY!
the little house pouch is so sweet
Dear SewMamaSew Folks,
Passing this on from your own IBOL guy: “OMG! OMG! IBOL Tuesday is next week!” and help me flush them out from their secret lair. (I actually favored calling it IBOLapalooza.)” Details on the IBOL Blog. Also, REALLY cute bags & the scone recipe looks yummy.
–Robin
I have a terrible addiction to bags! Thanks!
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I love the Jennifer Ladd clutches & enjoying the handmade holiday posts!
I’ve been wanting to try making flex-frame bags and those cute felt ones just might be the project to start with!
I feel like I want to make it and have it all… from the totes, to the scone and the book. Awesome giveaways… thank you…(LAupperlee@sheppardpratt.org)
sign me up for the giveaway!
That little house pouch is so cute.
Cool tutorials as ever, I love them all!!
Not yet a quilter, but I am so making the Friendship Bag. LOL
Oh, I like these ideas the best yet! The flex frame purses, the Phoebe bag, the scones – which one first?!
That plushie book looks so cute.
Handmade bags? Awesome. Stuffed monsters? I have a little boy on the way — fantastic!
Still love the Fat Quarter Bag.
My daughters would love that Little House clutch!
Oh I love bags.
my daughter would love the little felt bag
been loving your sight and all the project ideas… thanks!
this is my favorite day so far! i can’t wait to make some purses for all of my friends.
The little house pouch is too cute!
totally trying that first bag out!
Love the Pheobe bag, especially the applique’ version!
Love all these handmade items. Such richness and heart in each unique piece.
Wow! I really love Jennifer’s work! Thank you for so many great ideas!
Angie
The bags are so cute, I’m having a hard time choosing a favourite!
I love all the bags!
wow, I am absolutely making a phoebe bag! beauty!
I love all these bags!
I can’t wait to try the Cranberry Almond scones.
I have probably *the most stupid question in the world – ever* well, if you are from the States anyway, which I am not, this is England calling.
Anyway, stupid question – what is a *fat quarter*? I assume it is a piece of material but does it have a fairly standard size?
many thanks
i have the perfect fabric waiting for the phoebe bag! thanks!!!
Pheobe bag is my favorite!
Another great day….love the bags!
Wow you rule! With a little girl on the way, those stuffed monsters for my son, and of course I will need a new bag for myself I dont think I’ll be getting any sleep this month! Thank you so much for your wonderful projects!
Love the Phoebe bag! Its the perfect gift for my tween cousin…I can make it totally age appropriate and she can stop feeling like a “kid”!
love the phoebe bag!
Love the fabric on the “simple and sleek fat quarter” handbag.
I love love love that little house pouch. It reminds me of a wooden purse my preschool teacher had that was shaped like a house. (Yes, I was so amazed by it that I can still picture it 38 years later!) It would be fun to make flat felt people to live inside — a good travel toy for a child (or me, heh).
Such cute totes!!
Love Jennifer Ladd’s bags!
Love any and all bags and totes…
I think there will be a lot of bags as Christmas presents this year!
LOVE these!
Ooh I would love that Plush book – so cute! Please enter me in the contest
I like the friendship bag pattern. So cute
love the clasp on that jennifer ladd purse!
I love the phoebe bag
How fun! I love the first bag, especially the fabric from the sample picture!
I just wondering what to do with a pile of scraps I want to use up, and here comes the appliqued version of the Phoebe bag. Perfect!
My favorite day! Love all the tote goodness…I would love to start with the friendship bag!
I love the little house bag. I might just stitch that up for my wee one.
Little grand-niece is coming to visit in December and we will tackle the House Pouch. Thank you.
sooo many nice bags!
The fat 1/4 handbag is very cute and fashion-forward!
Adorable! Here come holiday gifts…
I LOVE the Phoebe bag – have just printed it out to try over the weekend. I am new to sewing but have become very addicted already! I have ordered far too much (says my husband) fabric from the sew mama sew store and other lovely online shops that I need lots of projects to do
. I also have to say how wonderful crafty blogland is – very inspiring, motivating and all round positive experience, look forward to checking all my favourite blogs – including this one, daily 
PS: Have just made the Jennifer Ladd clutch a favourite on Etsy – it is just gorgeous.
Have a good weekend everyone x
Made two Phoebe bags since seeing this, absolutely love them, thanks!
What fab ideas, could someone arrange for there to be 26 hours in a day please!