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Friday, April 17, 2009

Fat Quarter Tote Bag Tutorial


I made these for Mum's birthday over Easter using Marcus Brothers and Anna Maria Horner fabric. I used the Fat Quarter Tote Bag Tutorial over at Cicada Daydream but adjusted it slightly in size, handle length and I added an inside pocket. Oh, and the bigger one uses more than a fat quarter.

I've used a few tutorials for making bags but what I love about this one is the easy to follow instructions and diagram for doing the bottom corners. In fact, the whole tutorial is so easy you could whip one up in a couple of hours after work. If you've never made a bag or you have a great fat quarter of fabric lying around I highly recommend using this tutorial.
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20 comments:

  1. PenApril 17, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    Ooh those look great! Thanks for posting the tutorial - I've been meaning to try my hand at a tote bag. :)

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  2. Michelle Engel BencskoApril 17, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    The nice thing about this tutorial is the ability to edit the sizes any way you want, which you did brilliantly. They're so much fun to churn out and be creative with. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Jetta's NestApril 17, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Gosh you're a busy bee! Thanks for sharing this tute....it looks like a great one for simple and quick to make gifts :)

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  4. UnknownApril 17, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    Thanks they look really good , I'm off to have a sticky .

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  5. UnknownApril 18, 2009 at 3:50 AM

    those look great! I'm definitely going to have to give this bag a whirl this weekend!

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  6. PretaPawteApril 18, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    Wow these look really good.

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  7. KarinApril 18, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    I love the smaller bag, what a great color combo! Thanks for the link, will have to check out that tutorial. By the way, I did make the easter cupcakes ;)

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  8. JenaveveApril 18, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    These are great! Love the dotty one best. Ta for the link to the tutorial.

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  9. ElizabethApril 19, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    thanks for the tip! i'll be making two of these next week!

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  10. AliApril 19, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    gorgeous bags!! hmmm... it's my mum's birthday soon - thanks for the link! :)

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  11. GinaApril 19, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    Nice work. Love the dots.

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  12. Caroline D.April 20, 2009 at 6:13 AM

    oooh, thanks for sharing! I love making tote bags and love a new tutorial!

    those fabrics are so cute!

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  13. 'fancypicnic'April 23, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    These look fab - thanks for the link! One more thing gets added to the 'to-do' list!

    See you in a week or two.

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  14. SelinaApril 24, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    The bags look great, I have never made a bag, well not to this level of cleverness! I always admire others though, maybe one day...

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  15. raspberryApril 29, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    It's very interesting to see how my original pattern has changed from one person to another, a bit like chinese whispers :)

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    1. Mary EJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:38 AM

      I've tried to contact this blogger, Edward and lily to get the tutitorial for this tote, would you happen to know the URL? Thank you so much

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  16. sea-blue-sky & abstractsMay 2, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    What eye catching bags, love the colours and patterns.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Thank you very much for your cute tutorial, I made 2 for myself... but lined so the roll up is a bit bigger and do not look so cute. Nice anyway! :)

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  18. Mary EJanuary 8, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    Could you invite me to your blog so I can get to the tutitorial, thank you so much.

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  19. edward and lillyJanuary 25, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    Hi Mary, I'm not sure why this pattern and blog can't be accessed any more, sorry. There are probably a lot of similar patterns online though.

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