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How to sew successful bags for gifts
If you love to sew bags, you love to gift some of your bags, as well. You put your heart into your sewing projects; the bags require so much work and time and money! How to make sure that you sew...
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Tips for sewing with foam
Foam (like Bosal In-R-Form, Pellon Flex Foam, Soft and Stable by Annie) is one of my favorite types of interfacing that I use for bags and pouches. But foam is bulky and if it remains in the seam...
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Tips for installing magnetic snaps on bags
Is there a step/task that you don’t like when sewing bags? To me, it’s the lining with its requirements, like pockets and magnetic snaps (my favorite closure for bags). If I am in hurry, it is tempting...
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Tips for sewing zippered pockets for bags
For my bags usually I buy two fabrics from a collection, one for the front panel and the other for the rest. But do you know that you can use “border” type fabric, like the one below? This is the...
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How to insert eyelets in fabric projects
One of my latest patterns was a wonderful opportunity to sew lots of different pieces. Isn’t it great when a simple technique allows you to sew such variety of projects: pouches, boxes and baskets,...
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How to install Kam plastic snaps and Prym snaps
Let’s add one more skill to the ever-growing fabric fun we all experience. Plastic snaps! If you see projects that involve plastic snaps and you are sad that you can’t do it, because it seems...
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How to install Prym anorak snaps
If you want to try something else than plastic snaps on your projects, here is a short tutorial on how to install metal snaps. Pattern for this pouch here. These are Prym Anorak snaps and are easy to...
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Tips for sewing with foam (heavyweight interfacing)
The interfacing is something that “helps” you love or hate a project! It could be the best interfacing in the world, if you don’t use it correctly, it will give you only headaches! The problem is that...
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Waterproof fabric and shoe bags
One of the variations of my new box pouch pattern is for a quick and easy to sew storage bag. If you use waterproof fabric you can use it as a shoe bag or for storing any stuff that can benefit from...
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How to add straps to box pouches
I love my new boxy pouch pattern; you can make pouches in any size and shape you want. You can make these pouches with cotton fabric and interfacing, but my favorites ones are the one made with faux...
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Tips for sewing vinyl/faux leather
I am in love with my reverse applique technique (see some patterns here) so I thought to use it for bags too, not only for quilts. It works wonderfully with vinyl/faux leather, as it does not fray....
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Tips for sewing straps for bags
Another boring step that delays the finishing of a bag is preparing the straps. Cutting strips of fabric, inserting batting/interfacing… I am not a fan of it! But I found a way to simplify and speed...
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How to add slider to zipper tape- tutorial
I am having so much fun sewing pouches with this classic design (pattern here). For such pattern and many other pouch patterns you need to create a “tube”, like in the picture below, and the zipper...
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How to sew a zipper overlay
Sometimes you want to add a special touch to a bag you sew. On the exterior bag you use beautiful fabric and a beautiful design. But how about the lining? The lining is the place where you can add...
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How to sew zippered pockets for bags
Maybe you are not used to using faux leather/vinyl for sewing bags, but it is very useful to have some on hand. It will help you sew quickly and easily beautiful zippered pockets. I am sharing with you...
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My favorite interfacings for pouches
There is a problem with the interfacing we use for pouches: there are too many on the market and it is hard to find the best one for a specific project. That’s why it is easier to find out what works...
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A trick you must know
You probably know very well this sewing sequence: Sew along the edges at…, leaving a gap in the seam. Turn the piece right side out. Close the gap! Many times we don’t pay too much attention to this...
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Tip for inserting snaps
Have you seen my latest pouch patterns? Many of them require two snaps for closure… I used to hate this step of installing two snaps. Measure once, measure twice and still many times I end up with...
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How to remove plastic snaps
Lately I use a lot the plastic snaps for closing my pouches and sometimes I make mistakes (usually, pieces of the snap installed on the wrong side of the piece or snaps that do not close easily, due to...
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How to use interfacing scraps
It does not matter if you stitch big items like bags or small things like pouches, if you sew a lot, you end up with a lot of interfacing scraps that are too small to be useful and too big to throw...
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How to reinforce the bottom of a bag
Have you seen my latest pouch and bag patterns? In spite of the sophisticated look, these are not hard to sew patterns and actually, there are not too many steps involved! The bag pattern includes...
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Tips for sewing bags
Is the technique used to sew my latest pouch and bag patterns complicated? If you are asking this question, here is the answer, from a message received from one of my customers: What a well-written...
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Game changing habit
One thing that has a tremendous impact on the look of a sewing project is the interfacing. But even if you choose and work with the best interfacing for a certain project, there is one more thing that...
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Heart pouch tutorial
If you need to sew a really quick project to share with your loved ones, how about this one? A pouch made out of faux leather/vinyl (I used oilcloth), with an applique heart, but not the regular heart....
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Tips for sewing zipper pouches
If you struggle to sew zippers, here are a few tips that will make your next zipper pouch experience fun. Tips for sewing zipper pouches – TIP #1 There is one thing that will help you successfully sew...
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Webbing straps for bags- a few tips
When sewing SHOULDER bags, when I have to make the straps, I pay attention to these aspects: the width of the strap and the material it is made of. Width of strap The width of the strap is a matter of...
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Two color straps for bags
In case you have webbing that is not proper for your project but you still want to use it for straps, here is another way to make beautiful two-color straps for bags. You have to cover the webbing...
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How to sew a monogrammed zipper pouch
A zippered pouch is always a great gift but if you want to make it even more special, add a striking detail: a monogram. I am glad to share with you how I made this pouch. I used faux leather for my...
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Fabric Wall Pocket Tutorial
If you need a quick, easy, and practical project, how about a wall pocket? I am glad to share with you this Fabric Wall Pocket Tutorial While you can use simple quilted panels for the pocket, you can...
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Choosing foam for sewing bags
I LOVE using foam for sewing bags: it adds lots of structure to a bag, without adding weight. These brands are very popular and offer excellent quality: Pellon Flex Foam, Vilene Style-Vil, By Annie’s...
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