In that case the side that curves inward would face the outside of the bag. Hope that helps :)

Yep! I got it now, thanks.

I just heard of the snap bags for the first time today. So glad to find your post and see how they were made. :lol: :lol:

glad you found it ..they are fun and so easy to make..with Christmas coming up they make good little gifts too...stuff with candy or gift card or about anything...nice gift

I've tried to print out the instructions for the snappy bag purse from the blog website and can't do it. Is there a special way to do it? I've even tried emailing the page to myself and that doesn't work either. HELP!!!! Please!

You can go to the tutorial, left click and drag mouse down to highlight the tutorial, then go to print, click print selection and then print.

I had tried right clicking and dragging the mouse to highlight and that didn't work, but just now I tried your suggestion and left clicked and that still didn't work. So, now I'm trying by saving the page to a folder on my desktop. Thanks for the suggestion.

Success! I copied and pasted it and sent an email to myself and printed it!!!!!! More than one way to skin a cat!

Way to go!

Thanks for the pattern and this good tip. I have had a long piece of the tape measure but didnt have the pattern. Now I can get busy.

I saw these at a quilt show last year and thought "I can make that without buying her pattern!" I never thought to look for a free tutotorial on line ... I ended up sending her $14 for a kit. I have made two of them so far - I use one of them for my little hand-work project supplies - will definitely make more - I got very lucky at a rummage sale last summer and purchased a "replacement" tape for 25 cents - my kind of price - old, and sturdy too!

Thank you, i love makeing these bags, so fast to make up, i get my tape measures at the dollar store.

I am sooo going to try this pattern. Looks way easier than putting in zippers. I can make lots of make up bags.
Thanks so much!!!!! It is great to share!!

When I find a good tutorial, I just print it out & put in in my "projects" file - - one day!!! You know one day is not a day of the week, right?

I have made many of these bags - so quick & easy. I used "Dick & Jane" panels for a group of 8 old-time friends (we gather at a place on Coeur d'Alene River each August - float the river, rubber duck races, hike, etc), We call it our Kindergarten class reunion - been friends since we were 5 - & we're 65 now. The Dick & Jane fabric panels seemed so right for this group - we learned to read with Dick & Jane.
I'm doing a tutorial for another group I quilt with (mostly for charity) in a couple weeks & several non-members who saw the bags want to join us for snap-bag-day.

I saw these bags for the first time at a quilt show in Georgetown, CA. Love them and want to make as a Nook pouch for my husband. I went on line to learn more and thought to myself, I am going to have to order the pattern, then I read a comment about what a great tutorial site we have on the quilting board. I thought, you are right, I think I will review some of the posts and what popped up were two on how to make these snap bags. I have read and copied everything I need to know, Now I just need to get the tape and get started. I love this board and appreciate all the fabulous quilters that share what they know. Thank you, thank you.

Thanks for the link.

I know I am overthinking this but I need some help. On the tutorial they show the material with the strips on the diagonal. How do I cut the material if I have sewn the strips together in a row? Hope I am making myself clear.

You do not need to have your fabric stripped but if u want that then make larger squares and cut the size you need by cutting diagonally

cute!easy!
 

:oI made with co-ordinated fabric and turned the pocket for tape to outside then added ribbon pulls as I sewed it down. It is so cute thanks ever so much!

Gosh these are brilliant and so useful.. Me thinks I will be making some of these and they are so easy for me to practice my beginner quilt blocks ...sorted thank you for sharing this and I can see my family receiving many of these useful little bags...now where have seen these tape measures for sale cheap ?:)

Please and Thank You.
 

Sue,
I would love to use this for a project for guild. May I use your tutorial? I would give you total credit for it.

What an awesome gift... I'm gonna try these.... thanks for sharing.... :-)

thank you so much for the bag pattern .