Comments on: Make It This Weekend: Basic Lined Tote/Purse

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By: Ivy

Ivy — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:19:16 +0000

Gina- yep. you tuck it all in there and it comes right out when you pull it through the hole. Just sew it all together at once. Hope this helps, I know it's a little hard to picture before you've done it!

By: Gina

Gina — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:15:17 +0000

New sewer here, so color me clueless! When you pin the strap to the outer fabric, do you tuck it inside the bag and sew it when you sew the lining? And then when you turn it right side out the straps come out the hole, too? (am I making sense?) I'm trying to picture this in my head and I just can't!!! LOL

By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:09:09 +0000

Great stuff. Going to get my Daughter started on this today.

By: Carye

Carye — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:59:28 +0000

I’m late on reading this article, but I’m glad I finally found it. This would be so cool to use as gifts for gifts! I’m thinking birthdays and xmas, like one of the ladies above commented on. I’d also like to try this in denim with a heavier strap; perhaps corded.

Thanks Ivy! Oh and I agree with Kathy…awesome nails.

By: Judith

Judith — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:39:23 +0000

Nice job, Ivy! It’s a great basic bag shape and can be made in all kinds of fabric and sizes for beach bags, or grocery bags, or totes for music books and the flute for carrying to lessons, etc.

I made several similar to this, but with a pocket on the outside, and with 2 handles from the mid-bag — for my mother’s walker (it velcros on to the support frame. ) I did them in Thanksgiving, Christmas, and winter fabrics. Next: Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s, and Easter fabrics. She loves them and they dress up her walker, a hated object, into a fashion statement!

Quick, easy, and so practical!

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:19:20 +0000

I made a bunch of (unlined) gift bags for christmas giving this year. My quick and dirty method of making the bags wide at the bottom was to sew each side together to make a bag and then fold the corner into sort of a triangle shape (seam in the middle) and sew 2″ in, straight across edge to edge, and cut off the excess fabric. I’m not sure it’d work in a lined bag, but it was really fast and easy for unlined ones.

By: Shauna

Shauna — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:12:44 +0000

Yay! I’d love to see more sewing tutorials on HE101.

By: Keter

Keter — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:51:42 +0000

Cute project, especially for a little girl. Lazy me, I just use the gazillion gimme tote bags I’ve accumulated over the years. ;o)

I cut cardboard out of boxes that are going to be discarded to fit in the bottoms of bags like this, and then cover the cardboard with contact paper (good way to use up scraps and ends of rolls). A nice solid bottom makes the bag a lot more stable.

By: Wanda K

Wanda K — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:54:22 +0000

that is nice I`m going to start sewing again,i haven`t sewed in a while,thanks for the inspiration,i use to make blue jean purses,yep &can still.