Purses & Bags

This is a last-minute sewing project just before my departure to Taiwan, a purse organizer insert with an adjustable divider for my camera and belongings during the traveling. Actually, I …

Another year of Halloween is just around the corner!!! Time flies so fast when we have good time doing crafts…. Halloween is my third-most favorite occasion in a year after …

This pear-shaped kisslock coin purse or gamaguchi purse is another version of Mic-O-Pear coin purse I published a few days ago. Adapting the frame’s vintage mama-look, I created this pear …

After weeks of fine-tuning and sewing to improvise the 3-D pear purse I designed more than 2 years ago, I finally pear-fected it…. here comes….. the “Mic-O-Pear”, the pear-shaped gamaguchi …

“It’s Back To School time, boys and girls.” This Zip-It-Up pencil pouch would be of great help for them to keep their stationery in place. Not only that, but it …

This Zip-Itself coin purse is truly an amazing and creative handmade design… zip it up to a tetrahedron shaped coin purse, unzip it to a long ribbon. This zip-itself coin …

After being inspired by the wrapped glutinous rice dumpling (Zòngzi) of a Chinese traditional festival, DuanWu Festival, I sewed some triangle zipper coin purse recently. In fact, today is the …

It’s 2011!!! Happy New Year, Happy New Decade!!!! Happy New Bag!!!! And, my new year resolution is… “To be more organized with time and practiced better housekeeping, so that I …

Having a reversible tote bag is like having 2 bags in one, now with the adjustable strap, you can have even more styling with it. Be it full length till …

This Owl Key Pouch / Holder is a great idea to sew as a gift for friends & relatives on any occasion. The use of contrasting colors for the lining …

I made this patchwork drawstring goody bag over the weekend after being inspired by the flag my daughter brought back from her school!!! Happy Birthday, Malaysia!!! 53rd Anniversary since Malaysia …

This is a crochet straw beach bag (drawstring type) I designed and made with raffia yarn recently. The raffia yarn is thin and flat like plastic strips, softer than raffia …

This is the trifold wallet I sewed by using the flower applique couching that I embroidered earlier on. You can get the pattern and tutorial on the embroidery work here. Design …

My latest creation….. the Shaggy Bag which I have been talking about over the previous 2 posts, where I showed how to make the zipper pocket and 6-compartment slip pocket. …

This Tiger Coin Purse is the original idea of what I want to design and make instead of the kitty coin purse!!!! The test purse turned out too gentle and …

I made this kitty coin purse for my absent-minded daughter who always lost or misplace her belongings. The size of the Kitty Coin Purse is just nice to keep some …

I have been experimenting with how to make a sturdy tube box packaging to store the Kanzashi Christmas Tree. The box must be strong enough to be able to withstand …

I am so glad that my blog’s migration is finally over, phew!!! After numerous sleepless nights fighting against broken links, fine tune the layout (still doing though), adding plugins, widgets, blah blah blah…. I am back to posting again, YAY!!!
As promised, here is my first free pattern for the drawstring bag made from T-shirt yarn, yup, another recycle project for the environment. You can click the image below to get the free pattern link in acrobat .pdf format.

In my previous post, I showed you how to make the monkey felt called Chi-Chai Monchan. This time, this tutorial is going to show you how to make the  Monkey …