This is part of a week-long Sew-Along series for National Sewing Month. Don’t forget to enter the Grand Prize Giveaway!
Did you participate in our National Sewing Month Sew-Along this week? Our friend Katie Smith from PunkProjects.com made our afternoons brighter with a magical sewing journey. We made this cute fox tote bag! We called Sasquatch and he digs it.
If you sewed along with us, tell us about it in the comments! What will you use this cute tote bag for? We think it makes a great back-to-school accessory or maybe a trick-or-treat bag. 🙂 Woodland creature-approved. If you loved this project, we have more free tote bag patterns for you below.
Stay tuned next week, when we’ll be sharing sewing tips & tricks every day! Plus, more chances to enter for our grand prize.
More Tote Bag Patterns
- Mixed-Up Market Bag
- Tote Full of Pockets
- One Yard Dish Towel Tote Bag
- Leather Bottom Tote Bag
- Twenty Minute Tote
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Today’s Question: Will you sew this weekend?
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I’m moving in a couple of weeks so all sewing is on hold for now. I’m excited about setting up my new sewing room!
I do plan on sewing this weekend! If nothing else, need to do some mending on my son’s jeans that he wears to work. For more pleasurable sewing, I hope to start a new table runner for fall.
I am dog sitting this weekend, so I’m busy making sure there are no pins or needles on the floor. I’ve sewn while watching her before, but it will depend on the weather. I need to make some toppers for towels for a house warming the end of the month. So, if not thisend early next week.
I won’t have time to sew this weekend because I’m in the process of moving. But hopefully soon!
Working on Double Wedding Ring Quilt so any other sewing is “on the shelf” for awhile. Cute tote bag though.
Tomorrow is Grandson #1’s 3rd Birthday, so hope to be finished by tonight to enjoy the day with him tomorrow. Part of Sunday should be mine, though. Perhaps a bag for Daughter’s B-day (the 3 yr old calls it “Happy to You” ) on the 19th, or a Remote holder for the arm of the recliner for Hubby;s b-day 2 days later. September is a busy month in our family.
For sure! Works in progress include a family blanket for a family expecting a baby, a sea turtle pillow, an upcycled preggie dress, and my own household’s misc mending.
My husband is working out of town for the weekend, so, YES, I will definitely be sewing. Thanks!
I will be monogramming some towels for a bridal shower, doing some cleaning and hope to get a sewing project started and finished.
I hope I will see this weekend! I’m making a dress out of an old bedsheet, as practice before I spend money on fabric. I almost never make things for myself, so I want to make sure it comes out right.
Yes! I am finishing up a quilt top for my grandson’s first birthday (a bit late, but still special!). And sewing a maxi skirt to take on a trip!
I will be making a Halloween pillowcase for my daughter, who just started college. Every month, I’m making her a pillowcase for that month’s holiday!
Thanks for all the help and ideas !!
Yes. I’m making a cover for my serger and a tote bag.
Yes I will be sewing this weekend. I am making some new tops for an upcoming trip. Also making doll clothes and shoes for Christmas for a non-profit group. How fun is that!!
I’ll probably do some mending this weekend. I do want to sew some baby blankets for my new grandson, though, so I may find time to work on that as well.
I plan to do quite a bit of sewing this weekend. I make tote bags of all kinds for sale. Each one is unique and a lot of fun.
I have gained so many ideas and feel truly inspired by allfreesewing
I will be sewino this weekend. I am sewing a Halloween costume,
Im going to make some undies out of tee shirts. Have never done this before so thought Id give it a try.
I am traveling to my daughter’s this weekend, so I won’t be sewing. I will be finishing up a special bedskirt for my friend when I return next week. Sewing has been my way of relaxing for 40 years.
I’m making some short sleeve ‘jackets’ from tee shirts. Had to put on hold ’til my daughter recovered from surgery – I kept her 1 yr. old. Looking forward to getting back to my machine!
I plan to sew this weekend. Lots of alterations. Hoping to do some of project and finishing my nefew’s camper cover. Sewing is very teriputic. I never had an opportunity to try a bernina machine! Love to find out were I can buy one.
I want be sewing this weekend due to having to work and my machine is not stitching good.
Winning a nice sewing machine would be fantastic!
Yes I will be trying to complete a “row by row” quilt. I love the panels and am so glad I gave this project a try. Thank you to the quilt stores I visited for their patterns.
My Bernina Sewing machine is at the repair shop…..So all I can do this weekend is cut out patterns and have them ready to sew once my machine is fixed. Machine is 16 years old….hoping can be repaired….not will be looking at new one very soon. Lost without my sewing machine.
I will be making several kinds of cute bibs for a 4 month old great grandson and a Halloween fabric place mat for his big brother.
Yes, I am planning to sew a blouse for myself.
Yes – I’ll be reworking a few old pairs of jeans into a denim midi skirt for fall 🙂
I check allfreesewing.com everyday when I reading my mailbox and cannot stop myself from browsing through it even when nothing particular in mind or just for ideas.
I have a sewing date every Sat with my 10 yr old granddaughter .I cut strips of old scraps and We make quilts
Had surgery on Friday, so I can’t get to my machine. I need to finish a quilt for my daughter before October. Then I have 3 more to make, one for my new granddaughter. Can’t wait!
I plan to start dolls for two little girls and a friend who lost everything in the Louisiana floods. They need something to cheer them.
I will plan a baby quilt for my grandson.
I wish I was able to sew this weekend. I have been bed ridden for 3 months. As soon as I am better I cannot wait to be able to sew.
I am moving my sewing room. Cleaning walls and giving the floor a good vaccuming.
Sewing for both days to make a new cross body bag for my upcoming trip in Oct.
Not this weekend, family obligations.
The Bernina is a dream machine!
I broke my foot so I haven’t been able to get around so easily. Sewing is on hold. I am anxious to get to my sewing room redo. Putting a built in desk in the room and shelves in the closet!! I am so excited!!
No. Busy hand quilting right now.
Yes I will be sewing this weekend. I have a few skirts I am hemming and redesigning along with completing 3 simple tops I started last week.
Friend gave me box of scraps, some baby squares already cut. Just what I need for new Baby Quilt by December. Doing disappearing nine patch.
I will be sewing quillows for Christmas presents…37 of them!! Only have 11 more to go…..
Not sewing this weekend, but have projects I need to do soon.
That sewing machine looks SO cool! I have tons of things to make! I’d Love to make any of them on that machine! Thank you for the opportunity.
This weekend I hope to sew bunnting for a vintage market. Need to make several!
Sewed a “purse” this weekend and had fun with it.
And what a cute fox tote, especially with foxes being so popular! Thank you!
I sure will, I made an adorable tote last weekend, wore it to a get together early sunday evening and sold it right off my shoulder!! I am beginning my Christmas gift creations so every weekend will be sewing until they are all complete!
Just finished two bags to cover the intakes on my brother’s chipper. Not exactly the kind of sewing I usually do- LOL!
Indeed. I’ve a twin size quilt to finish and then its on to start sewing for the holidays.
This coming weekend I hope to start on a new quilt as I have been too busy to do any stitching for a week or two so my sewing machine is calling my name pretty loudly these days.
I am in hope to start a lap quilt or a skirt to go aroung a bakers rack.
Love the fox pattern. Will be knitting this weekend, getting ready for classes I will teach in November. Have several pieces of fabric in my stash to sew for Fall, though.
Just bought some new fabrics and can’t wait to start in om them…… Love mixing and matching different patterns!!!
Yes, of course I am sewing this weekend! That’s what I have been waiting for all week – lol.
Absolutely, I sew almost every day. Jadahlgr at Yahoo dot Com
I’ll be on the go the whole weekend, so no sewing. I will be toting some knitting, though. Gotta get moving on gifts for the holiday season!
I’m a little late to the party, but for this weekend I was working on my Summer Solstice quilt. Many late nights to get it done.
I’m trying to decide which unfinished project to tackle. Sorting through fabric has my sewing area chaotic, so what better time to get something completed?
My granddaughter has stage 4 cancer so I am hoping to make her some chemo hats that she can wear when her hair starts falling out. I hope to be able to find some cute patterns.