Sew What! Bags: 18 Pattern-Free Projects You Can Customize to Fit Your Needs Book

Author Lexie Barnes is an internationally known brand in the bag world, noted for contemporary designs that combine practical detail with stellar functionality. Her unique approach to bag design - starting with the need and then customizing the bag to fit it perfectly - is inspiring and freeing. She encourages crafters to jumpstart their creativity with 'warm-up projects' that will carry just a single object, from a pair of eyeglasses to a pack of tissues. The 18 core projects in Sew What! Bags show how to use bold, contemporary fabrics to make totes, drawstring sacks, messenger bags, organizers, satchels, and purses in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Every project is shown in a full-color photo accompanied by step-by-step, illustrated instructions. Many more variations in size, fabric combinations, and styling features are also pictured to show just a few of the dozens of possibilities for customizing each project. Crafters of all levels are sure to be carried away by Lexie Barnes' inspired approach to creating the bag of your dreams.

Shows how to use bold contemporary fabrics to make totes drawstring sacks messenger bags organizers satchels and purses in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Helping you create the bag of your dreams this title shows each project in full-color photo accompanied by step-by-step illustrated instructions.