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Bags

Category: <span>Bags</span>

Make bags to carry it all! Handbags, totes, lunch bags, reusable grocery bags, accessory bags, backpacks and more! Use leftover scraps, upholstery fabrics, cork or even leather to make custom bags for all of your needs.

Browse through our bag projects and inspiration.

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How to Make a Jewelry Roll-up Travel Case with Kraft-tex

To help me organize my baubles and keep them from tangling as they bounce around in bags, I needed a travel case that I could roll up for compact packing…
Orange and brown beaded necklace

Spotlight: Sherry Serafini, Bead Embroidery Artist

Sherry Serafini is a bead embroidery artist without fear. If an object inspires her, even if it's an unconventional choice for jewelry, she will create an elaborate design around it.…
Completed garment bag front

How to Make a Garment Bag

Pick your own fabrics to personalize your own garment bag. We are all doing more road trips, and I find being able to pull together my hanging clothes then put…
Finished Kraft-Tex Furoshiki Bag 4

How to Make a Furoshiki Style Bag with Kraft-Tex

I love look of furoshiki wraps that take a simple square of fabric, then wrap and tie it creatively to turn any object into a pretty package. But most often,…
Boxy Sewing Case with Kraft-Tex peek inside

Machine Appliqué a Boxy Sewing Case with Kraft-Tex

I love wool appliqué, and Minki Kim's cute Boxy Sewing Case in her book, Zakka Wool Appliqué got my "what-if" thoughts conjuring. What if I appliquéd by machine and used…
Coin purses

Everything You Want to Know About Working With Kraft-Tex

Kraft-Tex is a rugged paper that looks, feels and wears like leather, but cuts, sews and washes like fabric. It is supple and lightweight, yet strong enough to use for…
Finished project tote

Make Your Own Project Tote

I love to corral my project items into bags when they are works-in-progress. I like to be able to see all of my supplies without having to dig deep in…
Betsy La Honta Bag

Spotlight: Betsy La Honta, Product Developer in the Maker World

Betsy La Honta grew up in a home filled with creativity and the supplies to take time to play. She is now product developer for C&T Publishing and gets to…
Darby Road

Spotlight: Kristy and Shayla with Sassafras Lane Designs

Sassafras Lane Designs is a mother and daughter team, designing quilt and bag patterns. A perfect match as business partners, each brings a different set of skills to the table,…

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