Tutorials

A few weeks ago we had some cute accessories for our dogs. So, it's only fair to have some projects for our cats. Enjoy!

Cat Bed by Craftgrrl
Suitcase Cat Bed by My Sweet Things
Cat Bed by RedThreadDIY
Cat Basket by iHannasBlog

Tutorials

Friendship Bag by PSIQuilt
15 Minute Quilted Bag by ozcountryquiltingmum
Quilted Tote by Clermont Farms
Quilted Patchwork Bag by Heart of Mary

Tutorials

Pet Pouches by the b-line
Pet Treat Pouch by Embroidery Library Projects
Dog Walker's Companion by Amanda Toris
Dog Treat Bag Tutorial by Bits and Pieces

New bag making book: patterns and techniques

Lisa from Uhandbag in the UK has a deserved reputation for really clear tutorials with excellent, easy-to-follow and easy-to-adapt instructions for bag makers of all skill levels. In fact, her lining zip pocket tutorial was a really eye opener for me when I started bag making.

Lisa has been very busy lately and has just taken the wraps off her first book: The Bag Making Bible. If it follows the great precedent of her existing tutorials, it is sure to be a "must-have" for your sewing reference library. Maybe something to whisper in Santa's ear for the holiday season?

My bag making book is written more with a focus on bag making techniques.  Before I sat down and did any writing I looked through as many of the other bag making books that I could get my mitts on. On reading them I noticed that none of these books concentrated on how to make the various parts of a bag. They were more likely to be 'how to make 20-30 bag designs'.  I wanted to do something completely different to the other bag books so I wrote about how to construct the different parts of a bag; like how to do/how to understand linings, pockets, handles, structure, piping, interfacing and stuff like that.

Happy stitching!