An easy and well-written crochet pattern from LakesideLoops to make the perfect summer purse or beach bag.  The easy-to-follow Bryce Bag pattern creates two sizes so mother – daughter or grandmother – granddaughter can coordinate their styles on their next outing.  *All finished products made from Lakeside Loops© patterns may be used to sell at local markets and online. Lakeside Loops© asks that you give their shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LakesideLoops) credit for the patt

A free sewing DIY by Karen at Sew What's New Karen blogs at Sew What’s New about her latest bag sewing project, a fabulous nautical drawstring bucket-style bag! Find out how she customizes a Style pattern #4143 and came up with this beauty that inspired by an old fashioned sailor’s kit bag like this one: Karen added some features such as; a shoulder pad which is a simple wrap with a strip of soft and stable to pad it and a Velcro closure. A round base with a cinched top, heav

by Heidi Staples of the Fabric Mutt Fabric Mutt who is also the author of SEW ORGANIZED FOR THE BUSY GIRL. This bag is perfect for day trips. It’s big enough for everything you need to take with room leftover for whatever you might bring back with you on the way back home. This fabric line reminded Heidi of her trips to Rio de Janeiro and the beach. She beautifully demonstrates how she creates this gorgeous bag in her free sewing tutorial for Birch Organic Fabrics! Go to the

A free sewing video from ArtsAndCrafts4you demonstrating how to easily create and sew a nice nautical beach bag with its own towel and knotted rope handles. This bag is also lovely for beach-combing, boating, and the pool! Fill a beach bag you’ve made with a magazine, sunscreen, flip flops, and a paperback to give as a nice summer gift. Or give a beach bag to a child with sand molds from your local dollar store to make sandcastles, a small bucket, and some shovels for play. S