Crafters Tote

Introducing the Crafters Tote by Andrie Designs! This is an easy to follow sewing pattern to create a beautiful crafters tote bag to carry your latest craft project with you when out and about, while keeping everything organised and in its place! It is a ‘close to home’ pattern, inspired by a design Mama Andrie Designs made many years ago and which she continues to use, to this very day!

The Crafters Tote has a handy Tools Caddy on the front of the tote to hold all the tools and notions needed for your current project. It is available in two styles (square and curved) and has two closure options included in the pattern as well (magnetic snap and elastic loop with button).

To customise the Crafters Tote even further, instructions have also been provided on how to make a fully pieced tote, a partially pieced tote, or a simple, non-pieced tote that uses full panels of fabric for a quicker sew. Clear and concise construction techniques make this an easy and versatile sew for a variety of purposes and looks!

~ Not a fan of binding?! No worries! One of our amazing testers has created a hack to swap the binding out for piping instead! Click here to check out the Crafters Tote Binding Hack blog post for an alternative finish to your Crafters Tote! ~

This pattern comes with two files – the pattern instructions/pieced pattern pages, and a large print pattern pieces file suitable for printing at your local print shop on the correct sized paper. It has 15 pages of clear, detailed instructions. It is suitable for an advanced beginner sewer. All pattern pieces have been digitally drawn.

The finished size of the Crafters Tote is as follows:

• Width – 14” (35.5cm)
• Height – 16” (40.5cm)

Crafters Tote piecing options:

• Fully pieced (FP)
• Partially pieced (PP)
• Non-pieced (NP)

Tool Caddy options:

• Shape – square or curved
• Closure – magnetic snap or elastic loop and button

Materials Required:

• Outer Panels of Tote (e.g. quilting cotton) – 16” x 34” (41cm x 86cm)
• Lining and Handles of Tote (e.g. quilting cotton, non-directional) – 1yd (91cm)
• Fabric for Tools Caddy (e.g. quilting cotton) – 1/4yd (23cm)
• Felt Fabric for Tools Caddy – 5” x 9” (12.5cm x 23cm)
• Binding (e.g. quilting cotton) – 1/4yd (23cm)
• Light-Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing (i.e. Pellon Shapeflex SF101, Legacy Shapeflex L-SF101) (NOTE: based on a 40”/100cm width) – 3/4yd (69cm)
• Fusible Fleece (e.g. Pellon Thermolam 971F, Vilene H640) – 3/4yd (69cm)
• Firm Fusible Stabiliser (e.g. Pellon’s Peltex #71F, Legacy #71F) – 3” x 1 1/2” (8cm x 4cm)
• Snap Closure Option*: Magnetic Snap (exact size) – 3/4” (20mm)
• Elastic Closure Option*: Elastic (1/4” (0.6cm) wide) – 3 1/2” (9cm)
• Elastic Closure Option*: Button – 1″ (2.5cm)
• Coordinating thread, scissors and general sewing supplies including fabric glue/tape.

* Please Note: as this pattern includes two closure options for the tools caddy (Snap Option and Elastic Option), you only need notions for the option you choose, not both.

Great news! You can purchase acrylic templates for the Crafters Tote from Brymaxx Precision! Click here to find out more!

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– Do not copy this pattern, claim as your own or allow others to use it.
– This pattern may be used for personal and small businesses producing limited quantities only.