knlsmith

Omg! Work is so busy now. And you all have brightened up my day. I'm sooooo happy it helps. When work slows down I have some nore tutes I'd like to do.

Lori Peercy

I must be a visual person I could not make out the directions but with helo from this tutorial I was able to do it! Thanks so much!

knlsmith

You're very welcome Lori. :)

bluekrissyspikes

thank you. i will definitely refer to this when i start making my first bag. i just got the pattern in the mail last week and was nervous about starting it.

knlsmith

Don't be nervous! :) as I've said many times before, it "aint" surgery, just a little thrwad and fabric. :) go for it and have fun!

knlsmith

Don't be nervous! :) as I've said many times before, it "aint" surgery, just a little thread and fabric. :) go for it and have fun!

sock_17

Thanks for posting this! I'm trying to make a tote and keep getting stuck. I've never made anything like this (or from a pattern before) I could use a few more pictures or maybe a video tutorial lol. I wonder if there is a video out there. . .
Thanks for all the help! I would've never even tried making one if it wasn't for this tutorial!
~ Jamie

BMP

I am not going to wait until our LQS does another class who knows when that will be.
I am going to try it on my own, it cant be anything worse than the one I just did from a paper pattern that left out alot of the details. With this tute I think I can do it.

blzzrdqueen

I am going to be trying a mini bow tuck today as a gift for my niece but I have a couple questions. 1. On average, how long did it take to complete the bag, large or mini. 2. I should know the answer to this...but when it says width of fabric, is that selvage to selvage? I'm trying to use my stash and I have a few yards of fabric to use...and so I always forget what the actual measurements are of a yard...so that's question #3...what is the actual measurement of a yard...silly questions, I know...but I won't know unless I ask, right??

knlsmith

No problem.

WOF (width of fabric) is from salvedge to salvadge (seen it spelled both ways). the WOF will end up being the length of your straps and inside pockets. A good thing to do is measure your favorite purse you use now and than add a half inch or better to get a strap length you will like.

A yard is 36 inches.

The first one i did took me a couple days (working off and on). I did a fake one with newspaper and scotch tape first. didn't use all the details, just the basic parts. Once you do the first one, very easy to get one done in less than a day.