How very kind of you to spend your time to make and share a video of all these different sites and free patterns. 😊 I’m recently retired with disabilities, I started back sewing after some 50 years and am working through some issues. One is finding cool bag patterns that are free. Though I truly believe that people deserve to be paid for their work, living on a fixed income is quite a challenge. I could be an intermediate level sewer but the machine that I can afford and limited mobility in my hands keep me more at a basic level. I am not complaining, I’m really very blessed compared to so many. 😊 The more I watch and come across people like you the more “ability” I pick up. All of that to say that your time is truly appreciated. I’m watching from Georgia, USA.
Thank you for your lovely comments. Free patterns are a great way to experiment with different styles and designers and even more so when on a fixed income you're sure you like a designer and their style of patterns and instructions before investing in paid patterns. 😊
Just came across your channel, and aren’t you just a little legend. Great video, great explanations and very grateful for your sharing of so many amazing free patterns for us newbies to get going. Thank you so much 👏 absolutely love your accent too, for some reason it makes me feel more like I can actually tackle some of these bags 🤣
Thank you so much for your lovely comment what a lovely way to start my day. I am so pleased you found the video useful and so grateful to have you here x ❤️
Thank you for your thorough reviews I like the idea of joining the groups to get the help from the people actually making the bags, love they are so different too x
Thank you for the best video I’ve seen in a long long while. The research you must have done for this is crazy! You are a queen! Thank you , Thank you, Thank you! 😊
Another fantastic video Deb. I didn't know about RLR Creations so I am definitely going to try that one. I have recently been looking for a bag this shape. Massive thanks for this video. Your videos always answer so many questions. I need to place an order on your website now for all my supplies. Thanks Vivienne X
Thank you 😊 it was a lovely wander down memory lane looking at patterns I found in the begining of my bag making journey and some I wouldn't have met lovely people without finding first 😊x
I wish I had found your channel before. Usually I sew garments but a while ago I decided to have a go at bagmaking and wanted to make the Noodle Head Making Backpack. However, I really struggled trying to work out what interfacings to use as many of the materials listed in the pattern weren't available where I live. I did get there in the end but made some silly mistakes. Like for instance the first one I made, I included stiff interfacing in the seam allowances which made the bag really hard to sew. I made a further two where I didn't make this mistake and they were easier and look great. I am just about to make the Cousette Musette weekend bag which is really just a sewing project with no hardware but is a great size. This is a great video and so much information to follow up on.
Great video Deb, giving me lots of ideas and new designers to follow. The first bags I made are included here, the Retreat bag is great but I followed a video by Sew Very Easy where Laura added outside slip pockets and webbing shoulder straps. The next one I made was Miss Maggie with the Long John strap connectors. I love this bag and used it to death. Perhaps I need to make myself another one. I will be sure to look at the many others you highlight here too.
Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comments. It was a little wander down memory lane outing the video together and going through my patterns x
Oh are you from the north east? One the ladies who comes to the sewcials I run was born here lived in South Africa for a long time and now lives back here I love listening to her talk (and her stories) I love her accent. Thank you for watching x
@@teresacleator_9937 my father's side were from that part of the world. Probably why my accent has a slight teeside twang to it. I'm a little further north between Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland ❤️ x
Great video, some old favourites on there like the sunshine crossbody, and the harlequin but then some newbies. Loved the look of the little quilted one by TobiStylix...didnt realise she had a freebie 🤷😍
I'm so glad I found your channel! What a fabulous haul of free patterns, it's hard to choose what to start with. I just subscribed to you, love your accent - Scottish?
Thank you so much for subscribing. I am from the north east of England just outside of Durham. So about just over an hour from the borders of Scotland 🙂
Sew many creations has free patterns for cork. Sew sweetness has a few great free beginner patterns and great instructional video's. Altho her patterns are a bit advanced.
I am new to bagmaking and you've given me some names of sites I've not been to yet. I follow a man on youtube who has several free bag patterns (just the pattern, not instructions). I have made his messenger bag as my first bag. His channel is called Miko Craft. His video instructions are quite good. TY for posting this.
This was insane!! It was great. Another great video would be free patterns on YT. Miko Craft and QTing are great. Loads of others too! It will take time to get them all!
Check back again in a few days as it might be that the website will only allow so many to stocked at a time and the designer hasn't realised that's it's out of stock.
You look very comfortable. Also, I really enjoyed your old video guide to shopping in New York - it would be great if you continued the series elsewhere. For example, I'm in a suburb of London but I'm new to niceshopx shopping so I don't know where I'm going or what to buy in my city.
Hi thank you so much for watching. The new York video must have been another creator it may have played automatically from you tube before or after my video. But it's a great idea to review fabric options on any places I visit 😊
Luv these….i have made a few….sunshine wristlet is a favorite….another favorite you didn’t mention is the tower Crossbody from Sewsweetness…..thanks for sharing…..✂️🧵
@@Deb_at_MeMadeMakes went back just to double check and its a dinosaur pencil case and a shark backpack now and they both cost. I remember the shark one being free before. Maybe it has something to do with the country your in. I’m in Canada. But thank you so much for your video didn’t mean to trouble you have a blessed day.
It will be me I had a few links saved and I will have pasted the wrong one lol. I will update it if I can't find the right one I will get in touch with Emma for it. It's no trouble x
It is.😊 I think I had the wrong link in the description originally I had a few saved from my research and I copied the wrong one. I've updated it now. X
