I bought a paper pattern to make this large craft bag. It is the
Crafty Carrier Bag by Ellie Mae Designs. It turned out nice and I wasn't sure if it was a bag I would make again. I used foam stabilizer (even though the pattern didn't call for using it), because for such a large bag, I wanted this bag to be able to stand up on it's own, especially fully loaded with stuff.
This bag sold at a craft show last year. So glad she will be using this one.
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| The small white dots on black ribbon running horizontally across the bag is to hold tall tools like scissors. You place scissors in the ribbon tab and the bottom of the scissors goes into the pocket below. I used ribbon, but the pattern has you make this from fabric. (See the very last photo showing scissors). The 2 front pockets are pleated so they will hold a lot of thick or bulging items. |
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| I added extra padding and purse feet on the bottom of the bag. |
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| Inside is nice and wide and I also added a zippered pocket. |
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| The other side of the bag also has a ribbon that is divided to hold long tools (scissors, knitting needles, ruler, etc.) |
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| The side each have a pocket too. |
Here is the cover photo on the pattern envelope showing how the scissors fit in the tab:
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