I was up early on Sunday. Not by choice. {sigh} But since we were up, the kids really wanted to watch the cartoons which left me with an unexpected opportunity to sew – yay!
I really wanted to have a go at the gift bags from Kelly at Em Ay Kay Ee. Kelly did a whole series of tutorials using a charm square pack to make a tote bag, sunglasses case, key chain decoration and more last year that I loved, so I was sure this new tutorial would be great too.
It was easy. Her instructions were clear step-by-step with pictures and animated gifs. (How do you make those, Kelly, because I was really impressed by them?) I wasn’t very adventurous with the fancy stitching like she had done. I just did zig zag. But next time I’d probably have a go.
So by breakfast time I had a bag done. What a lovely way to start my day!
This is fantastic! I love the material you chose. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for the tutorial, Kelly!
Oh, and you asked about the animated gifs. I made them with Photoshop CS5. If you have Photoshop, there are a few good tutorials out there for making them. It’s really easy!
Thanks, Kelly. I use Picasa for photo editing but I may have to invest in Photoshop soon.
Very nice – and all before breakfast!
May I ask – how big is it?
The bag is 6.5″ across the width and about 7.5″ without the handle, Lynne. You could carry a book in it or give a small gift in it.
What a beautiful bag. Whoever receives it is going to love it.
Thanks for dropping in, Lisa. It will certainly go to someone special
Thanks, Karima. You have some lovely projects on your blogs
what a charming gift bag
Thanks for dropping by, Angie.
Love this! I wish could just whip this up one morning! Great color! I am a new follower!
It really was quick, Beth. Give it a go.
Thanks Debbie
Cute! I like the fabric.
I love the color, pattern and style. Beautifully done!
Thank you for being a part of what made this week’s “A Little Birdie Told Me…” linky party the best yet!
Jenn
Hi Tonya,
I can’t seem to find the directions for this wonderful bag !!! I would love to make some for our nieces…it is the perfect size for them to take on a car trip….
Thanks for your help..Karen
Hi Karen,
As I wrote at the end of this post, the pattern seems to have disappeared from the Net along with the gorgeous blog I found it on. This is the closest similar pattern I’ve been able to find: http://www.craftstylish.com/item/6295/origami-purse
Hope this helps,
Tonya
Howdy do. 🙂 I just had to comment about the Kelly site. I had all the tuts for the whole set FOUR years ago. At that time there were 2 sisters/friends? involved and not at any of the sites you listed (can’t even remember now). After a major hunt online, I finally gave up.
Altho I had the whole sets tuts, my computer died along with all but one tote bag I had put on a disk. I LOVED her/their stuff but have no idea what happened to her/them. Just nice to know I wasn’t losing my mind and someone else had lost the site(s) too.
The tote tut I have is bare minimum and not even a pic of the finished product. I kind of lost my desire to try it, but intend to some day soon.
Just FYI 🙂
I too have been searching for this tutorial…I made one, LOVED it, and planned to make more, never thinking it would disappear! I have just found it using the wayback machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20111007090330/http://kellyrachel.com/blog/2011/06/02/one-fat-quarter-gift-bag-tutorial/. However, I’d recommend saving it somewhere because I’m not sure how long that link will work! Hope this helps someone else out there!