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Boxy Bags

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I am in love with this new zipper bag!  It's cute little boxy shape is perfect for just about anything:  cosmetics, iPods and assorted cords, baby pacifiers, pill bottles–your imagination is the limit to the usefulness of these little bags!

I found a tutorial I really liked on the It's a Pretty Modern Life blog.  This is an awesome blog, full of fantastic ideas for projects.  (Check out her iPod clutch tutorial).

The instructions for this boxy bag were easy to follow, and there is even an Italian translation if you need one!  I like my zipped bags to be both fully lined and to have some sort of interfacing.  These instructions include those requirements.

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So, over the weekend, while the "kids" were out hiking in Calaveras Big Trees park, I stitched up a few.  One for Sara and one for Mary Ann.  They make up quite fast, especially after you make the first one and get past the learning curve.  In fact, they are so darn wonderful, I decided Ahren needed one too…  Can't leave the guys out, can I?  Guess which one is his.

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36 responses to “Boxy Bags”

  3. What a wonderful bag…I’m so zipper phobic but that looks like a tutorial that I might be able to do…LOL! Thanks for sharing.

  4. What a wonderful bag…I’m so zipper phobic but that looks like a tutorial that I might be able to do…LOL! Thanks for sharing.

  9. Love ’em!!! What a world of potential uses and of fabric possibilities, too. Thanks for the link to the tutorial!!
    How perfectly wonderful that Ahren and Mary Ann are with you!!!!
    Glad you’re having fun sewing again and I hope your sewing studio is taking shape.
    Hugs!

  10. Love ’em!!! What a world of potential uses and of fabric possibilities, too. Thanks for the link to the tutorial!!
    How perfectly wonderful that Ahren and Mary Ann are with you!!!!
    Glad you’re having fun sewing again and I hope your sewing studio is taking shape.
    Hugs!

  11. You do such beautiful work. I have never been very good at zipper, even on clothes. But I love the look of these.
    I linked a post from your site to mine this week. I’d love for you to see what I did based with an idea you shared.

  12. You do such beautiful work. I have never been very good at zipper, even on clothes. But I love the look of these.
    I linked a post from your site to mine this week. I’d love for you to see what I did based with an idea you shared.

  15. I love them! You find the cutest things. I now have a long list of possible gift goodies that I’ve found through you. Thanks!

  16. I love them! You find the cutest things. I now have a long list of possible gift goodies that I’ve found through you. Thanks!

  17. Oh…you are so right…another addictive bag to mass produce!! I’m gonna’ put one together today!! …and, then another one…
    You must be so happy with A & MA around! Enjoy the visit!

  18. Oh…you are so right…another addictive bag to mass produce!! I’m gonna’ put one together today!! …and, then another one…
    You must be so happy with A & MA around! Enjoy the visit!

  21. This is definitely our “ole” Nicole back blogging. You have come up with such a neat little project…where on earth do you find these other blogs? They’re great. I remember when you fell in love with other zippered pouches…these boxy ones are really wonderful and so versatile. Thanks for doing half my homework for me… 🙂

  22. This is definitely our “ole” Nicole back blogging. You have come up with such a neat little project…where on earth do you find these other blogs? They’re great. I remember when you fell in love with other zippered pouches…these boxy ones are really wonderful and so versatile. Thanks for doing half my homework for me… 🙂

  23. Those are way cool. There are never enough bags of that size for cosmetics and toiletries when traveling. I’ll have to go and check that out! Thanks for the idea! I see some Christmas gifts in the making….

  24. Those are way cool. There are never enough bags of that size for cosmetics and toiletries when traveling. I’ll have to go and check that out! Thanks for the idea! I see some Christmas gifts in the making….

  25. Very cute. I’ve made these slightly larger to use for my sock knitting projects. Instead of a tab at both ends I put a handle from one side of the end to the other side of the same end (not sure that makes sense…)

  26. Very cute. I’ve made these slightly larger to use for my sock knitting projects. Instead of a tab at both ends I put a handle from one side of the end to the other side of the same end (not sure that makes sense…)

  31. Oh yum! I definitely need to make some of these, they’re adorable.
    Thank you for sharing, and be sure to have a great week
    *hugs*
    Tazzie
    🙂

  32. Oh yum! I definitely need to make some of these, they’re adorable.
    Thank you for sharing, and be sure to have a great week
    *hugs*
    Tazzie
    🙂

  33. Really cute, I’ll bet it’s hard to make just one! I’m devoting this winter to working on my “bag making techniques”, this will definitely be one of my projects – thanks for your post!
    Linda

  34. Really cute, I’ll bet it’s hard to make just one! I’m devoting this winter to working on my “bag making techniques”, this will definitely be one of my projects – thanks for your post!
    Linda