Ivy says:
My kids constantly tease me about how many purses I own. Yes, I own a few. Okay, a few too many. And now that I know how to make a lined bag, I probably will own more than a few too many. But, I’ll make them for other people and give some away as well, so I figure it all works out, somehow.
This is the most basic lined bag. It has no pockets, and is extremely easy and fast to make. You can customize the pattern to whatever size you would like, from tiny to huge. My daughter wanted a tote bag to carry to school, so I made her this:
Nifty, eh?
This project is good for the beginning sewer. It could even serve as a first sewing project.
Time needed to complete project:
As an intermediate sewer, this project took about 2 and a half hours to complete.
Skills Emphasized:
These are the skills you will use when making this project. It will help you learn:
- Basic pattern making
- Machine sewing
- Sewing straight lines
- Sewing corners
- Topstitching
Materials Needed:
This project is rated inexpensive-medium expensive. Depending on what sort of material you use, you could spend very little, or a fairly decent chunk of money. My cost of materials for the project as shown was $6. I bought remnants on sale to save money.
- 1/2 yard of outer fabric (because you need a half yard or less of material, you can check the remnant bins to save big)
- 1/2 yard of lining fabric
- Thread (I used white)
- Large piece of paper to make pattern (newspaper end rolls are perfect for this)
- Yardstick or ruler
- Scissors, or rotary cutter and rotary cutting mat
- Pins
- Sewing machine
Click the jump for the full tutorial:
Heather says: 
