Popular Patchwork Magazine - Bag Special Issue 2015

In this issue

It’s that time of the year again when we put together our much sought-after Bag Special. Start now and kit yourself out for all occasions and all seasons with one of these fabulous bag patterns. The first of our pattern pile is Anne Williams’ Four-by-Four, a drawstring handbag perfect for upcycling old jeans or for using leftover scraps. Sadie Yeomans and Sara Jaskiewicz join forces for Spring Meadow a pretty shoulder bag with a woven feature flap. In Caterpillar Bag, an adapted extract from A Year in Crafts, Clare Youngs shows us how to make a fun appliqué bag using paper pieced hexagons and embroidery. Shirley Bloomfi eld joins us this issue with her Dancing Daisies Duo, a roomy appliquéd tote with a matching purse – perfect for those spring summer shopping trips. A foundation pieced pocket can create a great fabric focus for a bag and Katharine Guerrier shows us how to make this work in her Zigzag Pocket Tote. In Girls About Town, Sadie Yeomans shows us how a large-scale print can add impact to a simple shoulder bag. For something completely unique and fully reversible, why not try Simply Seventeen by Brenda Dean, a perfect use for any charm squares you might have stashed. In an adapted extract from 30 Totes and Bags to Sew, Helen Angharad Henley makes reading fun with a useful and stylish Library Book Bag. And last but not least, Stuart Hillard shows us how to make a fabulous Sewing Caddy, the perfect way to store your fat quarters or sewing notions.