The Naomi Tote bag is a large patchwork tote bag featuring front zipper pocket, and a cute knotted front flap. The use of the metal zipper really elevate the look of this bag (although you can also use nylon zipper). You can take this darling bag to work, party or any social gatherings, or roaming the town doing your errands.

This is a fun bag for you to make using some of the jelly roll strips from your stash. The finished measurement go this bag is about 15" x 14".

Before you get started, go ahead and download the pattern layout and cutting instruction below:

Once you've downloaded the pattern, watch the full tutorial on my Youtube channel :

Supplies
4 Jelly Roll (2 1/2”) Strips 
1 Yard accent fabric
1/2 yard interior lining fabric 
Fusible woven interfacing 
Fusible Fleece  
12” metal zipper
1 set of magnetic snap 
 Basic sewing notions

Happy Sewing!!

The Irene tote bag is a large size tote bag, with lovely patchwork design, and several internal and external pockets.
This is a great bag for your a day trip, road trip, market day, or casual daily errands.
The patchwork itself is made out of half square triangles that were extracted from charm packs (5" squares). I have put together the pattern for the front exterior shell on pdf format that you may download below :

DOWNLOAD THE FRONT EXTERIOR PATCHWORK DIAGRAM :

Watch the full tutorial on my youtube channel :

​~Supplies and Tools~
12 Charm Packs (6 prints, 6 light solid color) 
1 yard quilt weight fabric  (accent fabric)
1 yard quilt weight fabric (lining)
Fusible woven interfacing 
Fusible fleece
One set of magnetic snap 
Nylon zipper (at least 7" long) 
Basting tape 
Hera Marker 
Sewing Clips
Square ruler

​~Cutting Measurements~

Front Exterior Shell
-  Make 24 pcs half square triangle out of the charm packs
- Cut two 15 1/2 " x 1 1/2" strips from the accent fabric
- Cut one 15 1/2" x 3"

Back Exterior Shell :
Cut one 15 1/2" x 14 1/2" out of the accent fabric

Side panels :
Cut two 14 1/2" x 5" out of the accent fabric

Bottom Gusset :
Cut one 15 1/2" x 5" 

Side Exterior pocket :
Cut two 7" x 8" rectangles

Fusible woven interfacing :
Cut two 15 1/2" x 14 1/2" (front and back exterior)
Cut two 14 1/5" x 5" (side panels)
Cut one 15 1/2" x 5" (bottom gusset)

Fusible Fleece:
Cut two 14 1/2" x 13 1/2" (front and back exterior)
Cut two 13 1/2" x 4" (side panels)
Cut two 14 1/2" x 4" (bottom gusset)

Lining
Cut two 15 1/2" x 14 1/2" (front and back exterior)
Cut two 14 1/5" x 5" (side panels)
Cut one 15 1/2" x 5" (bottom gusset)

Interior zipper pocket :
Cut two 10" x 7" rectangles

Interior slip pockets 
Cut one 14" x 12"

Straps 
Cut two 27" x 4" strips out of the accent fabric
Cut two 27" x 2" strips out of the fusible woven interfacing

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave me a comment.

​Happy sewing!!

Let's go a bit frugal this time by transforming an old Man's shirt into a lovely tote bag. If you have a Man's shirt laying around in your closet, that you can't even donate that anymore. Like this one that I got here, this is belong to my husband, although the fabric is still looking great, but the collar and cuffs are starting to wear out (in this case I wouldn't even bother to donate this)

So,  I decided to extract some strips out of this shirt, add a little bit of white accent fabric, and voila!!

Check out the full video tutorial below:

Supplies :
Long sleeves man's shirt at least size M
1/2 yard of cotton fabric for the lining (quilt weight recommended)
Nylon/polyester zipper at least 8" (20cm) long
Fusible woven interfacing 
1 set of Magnetic Snaps 
Washaway wonder tape
Quilt Batting 

Disclaimer : 
This is not a sponsored post. Some affiliate links are used, which I earn a small commission from when you make a purchase (with no additional cost). However, you are not obligated to use those links, it's up to you.Thank you for your support.

​Hope you like this tutorial.

​Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone, today I would like to share with you a tutorial on how to sew this adorable patchwork tote bag with recessed zipper.

I made the patchwork for this bag out of 4 Jelly rolls, with a little shortcut trick. The finished measurement of this bag is about 16" x 12", and it has 2 slip pockets inside. The outer bag was quilted, however you can also use fusible fleece instead, if you want to omit the quilting step.
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Supplies :
4 Jelly roll strips (2.5" x 44" fabric strips)
1/2 Yard of Accent Fabric ( you may also use 2 fat quarters)
1/2 Yard Quilt weight fabric for the lining 
1/2 Yard Quilt weight fabric for interlining
Quilt Batting
18" Nylon Zipper
Tote bag handles 
Rotary Cutter
Cutting Mat
Fabric Shear
Pinking shear
Walking Foot
Sewing Machine
Sewing Needle

Cutting Instruction 
Outer Bag :
Front Accent Strip : Cut 1 piece of 3" x 16.5" out of the accent fabric 
Top Back accent strip : Cut 1 piece of 3" x 16.5" strip out of the accent fabric
Bottom back accent : Cut 1 piece of 8.5" x 16.5" rectangle out of the accent fabric

Lining:
Cut 2 pcs of 15" x 16.5" rectangles out of the lining fabric

Zipper Panels :
Cut 4 pcs of 2.5" x 16.5" fabric out of the accent fabric


Pocket :
Cut 2 pcs  of 8" x 16.5" rectangles out of the lining fabric

I posted the full step by step video tutorial on my Youtube channel. Enjoy!!