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Stowe Sew-Along: Finishing your Bag

Stowe Sew-Along: Finishing your Bag

Jen Beeman

In this Stowe Sew-Along post we'll be walking you through steps 13, 14 & 15. We've learned that these are the most confusing steps of the entire project so I've...

Stowe Sew-Along: Finishing your Bag

Jen Beeman

In this Stowe Sew-Along post we'll be walking you through steps 13, 14 & 15. We've learned that these are the most confusing steps of the entire project so I've...

Stowe Sew-Along: Making & Finishing the Handles

Stowe Sew-Along: Making & Finishing the Handles

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be covering steps 6-12 in the Stowe instruction booklet, making and finishing the handles! If you're making your own bias binding and need help with that, you might...

Stowe Sew-Along: Making & Finishing the Handles

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be covering steps 6-12 in the Stowe instruction booklet, making and finishing the handles! If you're making your own bias binding and need help with that, you might...

Stowe Sew-Along: Making & Attaching the Pockets

Stowe Sew-Along: Making & Attaching the Pockets

Jen Beeman

Today in the Stowe Sew-Along Series we're going to take you through steps 1-5 in your instruction booklet. We'll be making the pockets, attaching them, and sewing up the sides...

Stowe Sew-Along: Making & Attaching the Pockets

Jen Beeman

Today in the Stowe Sew-Along Series we're going to take you through steps 1-5 in your instruction booklet. We'll be making the pockets, attaching them, and sewing up the sides...

Stowe Sew-Along: Cutting & Marking

Stowe Sew-Along: Cutting & Marking

Jen Beeman

Today we're starting the Stowe Bag Sew-Along, welcome to the party! There are two previous posts in this series which you can find below, but today we'll be talking about...

Stowe Sew-Along: Cutting & Marking

Jen Beeman

Today we're starting the Stowe Bag Sew-Along, welcome to the party! There are two previous posts in this series which you can find below, but today we'll be talking about...

Making the Portside Pouch

Making the Portside Pouch

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be making the Portside Pouch. This is an easy and quick project that compliments the Portside Duffle or Dopp but is also great on its own for gifting...

Making the Portside Pouch

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be making the Portside Pouch. This is an easy and quick project that compliments the Portside Duffle or Dopp but is also great on its own for gifting...

Portside Dopp Kit: Zipper Pulls

Portside Dopp Kit: Zipper Pulls

Jen Beeman

The final step in our Portside Dopp Kits is to add the decorative zipper pulls. This is an optional step but I think it makes the set look a bit...

Portside Dopp Kit: Zipper Pulls

Jen Beeman

The final step in our Portside Dopp Kits is to add the decorative zipper pulls. This is an optional step but I think it makes the set look a bit...

Portside Dopp Kit: Attaching the Lining

Portside Dopp Kit: Attaching the Lining

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be inserting the lining of our Portside Dopp Kits. To do this requires a bit of hand sewing so get out those hand needles and a thimble if...

Portside Dopp Kit: Attaching the Lining

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be inserting the lining of our Portside Dopp Kits. To do this requires a bit of hand sewing so get out those hand needles and a thimble if...

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Lining

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Lining

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be assembling the Portside Dopp Kit lining, this should all seem a bit familiar from the previous assembly steps, but you'll breeze through it because no zippers! To...

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Lining

Jen Beeman

Today we'll be assembling the Portside Dopp Kit lining, this should all seem a bit familiar from the previous assembly steps, but you'll breeze through it because no zippers! To...

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Body

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Body

Jen Beeman

In today's Portside Dopp Kit sew-along post we'll be assembling the body of the bag using the pieces we made in our previous post. First we'll need to secure the...

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Body

Jen Beeman

In today's Portside Dopp Kit sew-along post we'll be assembling the body of the bag using the pieces we made in our previous post. First we'll need to secure the...

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Side Panels

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Side Panels

Jen Beeman

Now that we have everything cut, it's time to start sewing our Portside Dopp Kits! Today we'll be assembling the panels that make up the Dopp Kit. We'll start with...

Portside Dopp Kit: Assembling the Side Panels

Jen Beeman

Now that we have everything cut, it's time to start sewing our Portside Dopp Kits! Today we'll be assembling the panels that make up the Dopp Kit. We'll start with...

Portside Dopp Kit: Cutting

Portside Dopp Kit: Cutting

Jen Beeman

Today we're going to talk all about cutting your Portside Dopp Kit. It's pretty straighforward, you'll be cutting your main fabric (fabric A, shown as blue above), your contrast fabric...

Portside Dopp Kit: Cutting

Jen Beeman

Today we're going to talk all about cutting your Portside Dopp Kit. It's pretty straighforward, you'll be cutting your main fabric (fabric A, shown as blue above), your contrast fabric...

Stowe Bag Fabric Inspiration

Stowe Bag Fabric Inspiration

Jen Beeman

As we mentioned on Monday, the Stowe bag not only makes a great gift, but it's also a great reusable package for a gift! We chose 4 fabrics that would...

Stowe Bag Fabric Inspiration

Jen Beeman

As we mentioned on Monday, the Stowe bag not only makes a great gift, but it's also a great reusable package for a gift! We chose 4 fabrics that would...

Stowe Bag Supply List

Stowe Bag Supply List

Jen Beeman

Today we're talking about the supplies you'll need if you'll be following along with the Stowe Bag portion of our Holiday Sew-Along series! This project bag is super quick and...

Stowe Bag Supply List

Jen Beeman

Today we're talking about the supplies you'll need if you'll be following along with the Stowe Bag portion of our Holiday Sew-Along series! This project bag is super quick and...