Here’s the Emmaline Bag that I finished sewing this week and it turned out so great! I think that listing all of my WIP’s on Thursday really helped me to narrow my focus on one thing and get it done… and it helped because everything else was put away. As you can see, the first project I took out to finish was my Emmaline Bag and I couldn’t be more pleased with the way it turned out.
The bird print is of course a Japanese Echino linen cotton blend by Kokka. It was my main inspiration for the tote. I chose the Robert Kaufman Yard Dyed Essex Linen for the handles and I just love this fabric too. It is also a linen/cotton blend. And the lining is a cotton print called Hello Tokyo from Robert Kaufman.
This is one of those projects that I could tell as I worked I was going to love the finished product.
The Emmaline Bag pattern was easy to follow with lots of step by step pictures. I love her style of showing you her way and then giving suggestions for adapting it to your own tastes. She shows you how to make two different kinds of pockets, which of course you can choose to put in or not. There are different strap options too. And I really like bags with unique hardware… I think it makes them look polished with hardly any extra effort on my part. You can find fun hardware for this bag in the Emmaline Bags shop or you can buy curtain rings at Lowes like I did. 🙂
There are so many ways to make up this bag, and she provides tons of examples at the end of the pattern.
I would so love to keep this sweet purse for myself, but I’m also so excited to send it away in a Christmas box for ??? Really? You thought I would say who? She’s not going to find out until Christmas day (evil laughter).
Sew an organizer covered with pockets that you can hang in your closet! This easy sewing project is great for organizing sewing and craft supplies, fashion accessories, bathroom necessities, gift wrappings, and more. There are pockets on both sides plus a big interior pocket so every bit of space is used. I’ll show you easy step by step instructions for sewing this organizer and putting it to use in your home. Get sew organized today.
Are you sewing a Closet Organizer with me? I hope so! This is Part 2 of our free sewing tutorial for an amazing organizer with a coat hanger inside so you can hang it anywhere.
If you are getting started, make sure you start at Part 1 of the free pattern.
Be a basketmaker! Sure, you can sew, but did you know that you can make amazing baskets too using your sewing machine, some fabric and the same materials that you use for your other projects?
Have you fallen in love with Quilt as You Go yet? It’s a fun technique for quilts, of course, but I’m having lots of fun using it for pouches and tote bags too.
I’m so excited to share with you the pattern for our first mini quilt of 2018… Flora! This beautiful little quilt was designed by the very talented Lauren of Molly & Mama…
At my daughter Chloe’s high school (can you believe my baby started high school???), the lunch lines are so long that she has been skipping lunch! She’s always starving by the time she gets home because she doesn’t want to carry a big lunch bag as well as her heavy backpack – poor girl!
Looking for free table runner patterns? I gathered up all my favorites in one place – here are free quilt patterns for table runners for fall, winter, spring and summer!
I am so in love with the beautiful look of simple patchwork quilts with lots of squares. This is the perfect way to use up fabric scraps like I did, or you can make a beautifully coordinated quilt with pre-cut 2 1/2’’ square fabric pieces that come in mini-charm packs.
I’m also in love with the process. If you feel like quilt making is your escape from the world and sitting down to sew for a few hours makes your troubles fade away… this is the quilt for you!
Sew an easy beautiful apron with this free sewing pattern that only uses one yard of fabric! Whether you are sewing for yourself or for a friend, an apron always comes in handy and makes a great gift. This blog post includes a link to a free template that I digitized for you.
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Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield is an author and publisher who is passionate about the world of sewing and quilting. You can find her work in books, sewing patterns, magazines, and articles all over the web. She founded and publishes her ideas on the popular sewing website SewCanShe.com.
