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Bag Making Techniques, Tutorials

How To Sew with Faux Leather

Today’s post is brought to you by Liz from Moments… She is an avid sewer of faux leather, and I thought it might be nice to pick up some of her tips for sewing with leather, as it’s not something I commonly do (but would like to!). pleather, PVC leather, fake leather …whatever you call it … is way easier to sew then you think!Sara’s had notice that I started to use a lot of faux leather in testing her bag patterns …so she asked me to do a guest post about sewing with Faux Leather.Let me start by saying that I am a normal home sewer with a normal sewing machines ( Pfaff Performance 5.0 & a Husqvarna D1…for embroidery).

….I am addicted to making bags and lately I have discovered my love for faux leather and decorator fabrics! read more

Video: Easy Leather Hobo Bag
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Bags, Tutorials

Video: Easy Leather Hobo Bag

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I’m back with another YouTube video – this time, it’s a full step video to make an Easy Leather Hobo Bag! This bag can be made in any material that can be left raw (so think cork fabric, vinyl, or leather), and it’s aimed at beginners or those who have yet to make a bag out of leather. read more

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Opossum Bag

This bag features a diagonal pocket across the front and back of the bag. While the pieces are large, there are minimal pieces to cut out, and no zippers or hardware required (except for a magnetic snap!).

The pdf pattern includes 10 pages of sewing instructions, complete with 27 step-by-step color photos.

Also included in the PDF pattern are printable pattern pieces for your home printer. The following files will all be included with your PDF pattern purchase:

  • SVG Files (for electric cutting machines, such as the Brother Scan N Cut and the Cricut Maker)
  • Projector Files (for use with home projectors for cutting out fabric; please see the group Projectors for Sewing for more information)
  • A0 Files (large-format 33″ x 46″ pattern page for printing at your local copy shop, in case you would rather not tape together the pattern pages that are included in the PDF pattern)
Click here to read more details about this sewing pattern, and to see photos of all the tester bags!

Finished Size: 14” long x 16” tall x 5” deep (35cm x 40cm x 13cm)

An online workshop is available to purchase for this pattern, watch the trailer below:

Online Workshop Length - 1 hour 18 minutes