Boxed Bliss Bag~ pdf Pattern by ChrisW Designs

The Boxed Bliss bag is ChrisW Designs newest bag and it is loaded with some fabulous features! It is the most structured bag I have made, so no flopping on this bag. You can choose from a few stabilizers to use. For mine, I chose double fusible interfacing with added fusible fleece, plus the addition of a firmer stabilizer on the base and at the sides. The cording/piping at the sides further adds and enhances the stability of this bag.

Christine is a master at coming up with so many ingenious ways to sew what looks like a simple looking bag. From her signature phone pocket, to the zipper overlay pockets with added credit card and note card pockets, pleated pockets and the way she has you close the bottom of the bag without turning it, will blow you away! Eleven years of testing bags for Christine and I am still learning new things.

The pocket instructions can certainly be applied to other bags you make too, so it's almost like getting 2 patterns in one. While this doesn't look difficult, there are a few places that are more advanced so it is not a beginner pattern. However, there is also video instructions as well as the pdf pattern, so that is really helpful. As a tester, I didn't have the luxury of watching the video, since she needed to record it and make corrections after I had made the bag. But if I make another one, I will watch the video.

The Boxed Bliss measures 10" wide x 9" high x 5" deep. The pattern is on sale now! Grab yours one sale for a limited time only. 

Check out the video intro here, that also shows the tester photos and the full video is located farther down on the same page on YouTube.

Boxed Bliss Bag is a handbag with structure and loaded with interior pockets! You can add optional strap tabs at the side and clip on a cross body strap too. I opted to just have the carry handles that are rolled for easier on your hands holding.

Side view with piping  and stabilizer for added structure.

Vinyl base has bag feet to keep the bottom cleaner when placing it down.

Zipper closure has a long zipper so when you unzip it the bag is fully open making it easier to access your belongings.

Hidden phone pocket behind the recess zipper closure allows quick access to your phone.

Pleated slip pockets, internal pocket behind and the zipper overlay pockets with credit card pockets and note pocket. You can choose to add fewer pockets if you desire.

Vinyl overlay with credit card pockets, note pocket and 2 zipper pockets. Like an attached wallet if you don't want to carry a wallet. You can make a single zipper pocket if you prefer here instead, especially if you prefer carrying a separate wallet.

Pleated pocket, slip pocket with a large internal pocket behind (that I added rickrack around). If you rather carry a wallet instead of making the vinyl overlay with the pockets, a wallet would fit in the internal pocket.

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QuickStitch Tote from ChrisW Designs

I loved testing this this great looking QuickStitch Tote bag for ChrisW Designs! It's nice and roomy, without being huge. You can use webbing or make fabric handles. You can add the slip pocket to the front or both the front and the back of the bag (like I did). Inside is a zipper pocket with a cool-looking zipper overlay that has 2 credit card slots as well! (Other zipper overlay shapes with 2 credit card slots are also available to purchase separately.  The zipper overlay pdf includes 8 designs and lots of zipper sizes to add to any bag that you want to have a zipper overlay! (It's on sale for a limited time now too)!

Bag measures: 16” wide x 12” high x 4 ½” deep.

I used a couple of woven straps my good friend gave to me that are from Guatemala. They were longer than needed and had fringe on the ends, so I cut the excess length off and will use those cut off pieces in something else I make😉. I added some antique brass rivets for extra security as well as a bit of bling.

Front slip pocket is roomy and perfect for a phone and I added another one on the back of the bag too, which can hold keys or other items.

Say "ahh". I love how wide this bag opens! And there is the zipper overlay with the credit card slots. I used the exterior fabric for the overlay. I love this fabric with the postal cancellation stamps for the lining. If you need more pockets a slip pocket across from the zipper pocket could be added. The tote closes with a magnetic snap and that is why it can open so wide. 

If you have a machine that can cut things like a Cricut or Scan 'N Cut, then cutting these overlays would be a great use to be able to cut your cork or vinyl with a machine like that and the SVG files are included in the pdf pattern. Alas, I do not own a machine like that, so I had to hand trace the pattern and hand cut it out. The hardest part to hand cut was the slots for the credit cards as they are so narrow. I think if my material was a bit stiffer, it would have been easier to cut for me. 

You can add purse feet as an option, but I should have space them out just a bit more. They do the job, so that's what matters.

The handles were wider than the instructions called for, so I folded the center part in and stitched them to make a nicer grab handle part.

I took this bag to my Stitch Group to show everyone. I had not used it before and placed my knitting inside it. After I shared it during Show & Tell, I was asked if I had others made, which I did not, but said I could make in any color or I could sell this one, and so she bought this bag! Yay! I wasn't expecting that, so it was nice for her and for me! She liked the size and thought it would be a better bag for her knitting and crochet than what she was using. I can always make another for anyone who wants to buy one and they could choose the color they prefer.

Check out the tester's QuickStitch Totes here. On SALE now for 15% off, but hurry as the sale is for a limited time only and in Australian time! And be sure to sign up for Christine's newsletter so you never miss a sale or a freebie as you never know what she might be giving away or heavily discounting only for her newsletter subscribers. It's worth joining. *Hint: sign up for the newsletter to get this tote pattern for free now!

Happy bag toting!

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