The Bag Boutique

Add a gorgeous finishing touch to any outfit!

This mouthwateringly colourful book contains 20 beautiful bags to sew from popular designer Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. It includes a huge variety of different styles and sizes, from totes and bucket bags to backpacks, clutches and shoulder bags, and Debbie makes each one easy. The book contains a complete guide to all the techniques needed, shown using easy-to-follow step-by-step photography. Also included is a section on creating beautiful finishing touches, including embroidery, appliqué, crocheted flowers, beaded charms and labelling. All the templates required are included on a handy pull-out sheet.

Book Contents

Introduction 6
Materials 8
Fabrics 8
Felts 9
Threads 10
Trims and shop-bought embellishments 11
Haberdashery and hardware 12
Equipment 16
Techniques 18
Seaming 18
Finishing seams and lining 19
Binding edges 20
Patchworking 21
Inserting a zip 22
Making box corners 25
Clipping, notching and cutting across corners 26
Making bias binding 27
Applying bias binding 28
Piping 29
Inserting patch pockets 31
Straps, handles and tabs 32
Embellishment 35
Embroidery 35
Appliqué 39
Crocheted flowers 41
Adapting charms to make brooches 42
Beaded charms 43
Making labels 44
Projects 46
Lorle 48
Liesl 52
Shirley 56
Tilde 62
Hannah 66
Claudia 70
Lotte 74
Minna 78
Anna Lena 84
Margaret 88
Christa 94
Ingrid 100
Ina 106
Gertrude 112
Trixie 116
Sylvia 120
Dörte 124
Kirsten 128
Helge 132
Karin 138
Index 144