Sew Easy Big Tote Bag – free sewing tutorial

Sew a big quilted tote bag with beautiful details that is super easy to sew. This DIY bag pattern has an attached lining and simple French seams so there are no raw edges on the inside. Caroline at SewCanShe walks through the whole project step by step — she made the sample shown here in just a couple of hours, taking pictures the whole way.

What I love about this one is how Caroline gets all the structure into the bag with just basic supplies — a little foam stabilizer is the magic ingredient. The French seams mean no raw edges to fuss over, and the whole project comes together over a couple of evenings.
— Mayra

What you’ll want on hand

• ByAnnie Soft and Stable foam stabilizer (60″ wide) — the structure-maker that gives the bag its shape
• Pellon SF101 woven fusible interfacing — for crisp, sturdy straps
• Frixion erasable fabric pens — topstitching lines disappear with the heat of an iron

Get the full free tutorial at SewCanShe →

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