Overview
Make the perfect bag for every occasion!
Whether you're commuting to work or escaping to play, do it in style with Quilted Bags & Totes. Author Denise Clason's distinctive yet practical designs help you create the right bags for every day of your life.
You'll enjoy:
- 15 stylish and versatile bag designs, including boutique-style purses, quick and easy totes, a backpack, a roomy makeup bag, a handy clutch wallet and a large duffel bag
- 300+ color photos and illustrations
- A comprehensive technique section detailing the basics of quilting and bag construction, including applique, making purse corners and bases, quilting binding, adding zippers and finishing touches.
- FREE full-size paper patterns included
Synopsis
Bags and totes are THE hip accessory for a new generation eager to find stylish new ways to haul their stuff
Eight of Krause Publications' most recent how-to bag books have generated more than $1.3 million in combined sales
Features 15 stylish and inventive bags designed for every facet of life
Forget frumpy bags that do little to add character to any outfit or occasion; Quilted Bags and Totes is the antidote to blah bags of the past. The distinctive designs, diverse fabrics, easy-to-follow techniques featured in this spectacularly illustrated guide offer quilters the tools to create their own stylish—yet practical—bags. Inside this innovative bag book, quilters will find:
* Offers quilters a diverse selection of casual, working, dressy and sporty bags, including: a messenger bag, backpack, travel wallet, makeup bag and many others
* More than 175 detailed color photos and illustrations that show each detail and allow quilters to quickly master the techniques with each project
* Full-size tissue paper patterns
Quilters are active, unique and stylish people, and Quilted Bags and Totes helps express their creativity wherever they go.