The Bag Boutique: 20 Bright and Beautiful Bags To Sew

The Bag Boutique: 20 Bright and Beautiful Bags To Sew

by Debbie Von Grabler-Crozier
The Bag Boutique: 20 Bright and Beautiful Bags To Sew

The Bag Boutique: 20 Bright and Beautiful Bags To Sew

by Debbie Von Grabler-Crozier

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Overview

Sew a range of 20 beautiful, colorful bags, from totes and backpacks to clutches and shoulder bags.

Add a gorgeous finishing touch to any outfit! This mouthwateringly colorful book contains 20 beautiful bags to sew from popular designer Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. It includes a huge variety of different styles and sizes, from totes and bucket bags to backpacks, clutches and shoulder bags, and Debbie makes each one easy. The book contains a complete guide to all the techniques needed, shown using easy-to-follow step-by-step photography; also included is a section on creating beautiful finishing touches, including embroidery, applique, crocheted flowers, beaded charms and labelling. All the templates required are included on a handy pull-out sheet.

"Author von Grabler-Crozier provides clear instructions for crafting deceptively simple bags so even beginners will be inserting pockets and zippers like a pro. The author of a craft blog, Pretty Things, she has assembled patterns for 20 bags made out of many pieces, which is perfect for using scraps or fat quarters, while also opening up infinite options for color and pattern mixing, even though she includes the specific fabrics she used for each bag so that crafters can, if they wish, follow her vibrant examples. In addition to a list of supplies and tools needed to create each bag and its accompanying embellishments, von Crozier- Grabler includes directions for inserting a zipper or tackling free-motion embroidery. All of her instructions are precise and specific, making the assembly of a multipocketed, zippered diaper bag with a removable strap totally doable. And there are also patterns for simpler bags. Other projects include a wristlet, several totes, purses, a backpack, and a weekender bag. Large, copyable patterns and templates are included, ensuring that this is a colorful addition to any craft collection". -- Booklist January 1 2018 issue

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782214304
Publisher: Search Press
Publication date: 01/02/2018
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 729,848
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Debbie has been involved in writing and the craft world for pretty much all her life but in 1997 she made it into a profession, qualifying formally in journalism and writing patterns and a couple of columns for magazines and newspapers across four continents. She is inspired by nature, travel and history, ancient worlds, steampunk or just a walk in the woods. You name it. She writes about so much more than craft - she loves travel writing, photography and just simply commenting about some of the ridiculous things that happen in our lives.

Writing has led her through the world of teaching, and she has written more craft pattern packets than she cares to mention! She has also self-published seven books on subjects ranging from templates for embroidery designs to a cancer self-help book. She designs sewing, papercraft, scrapbooking, card, beading, jewelry and mixed media projects, as well as patterns for quilts.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
Materials 8
Fabrics 8
Felts 9
Threads 10
Trims and shop-bought embellishments 11
Haberdashery and hardware 12
Equipment 16
Techniques 18
Seaming 18
Finishing seams and lining 19
Binding edges 20
Patchworking 21
Inserting a zip 22
Making box corners 25
Clipping, notching and cutting across corners 26
Making bias binding 27
Applying bias binding 28
Piping 29
Inserting patch pockets 31
Straps, handles and tabs 32
Embellishment 35
Embroidery 35
Appliqué 39
Crocheted flowers 41
Adapting charms to make brooches 42
Beaded charms 43
Making labels 44
Projects 46
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Project 4
Project 5
Project 6
Project 7
Project 8
Project 9
Project 10
Project 11
Project 12
Project 13
Project 14
Project 15
Project 16
Project 17
Project 18
Project 19
Project 20
Index 144

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