CRAFT TO-GO CASE // Sewing Tutorial!

Craft To-Go Case PDF Pattern: bit.ly/CraftToGoCasePDF
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Finished size: 8" x 9" x 2-1/2"
SUPPLIES:
* Fabric (I used Circus Rose by Tilda and Pam Kitty Morning)
* Magnetic sheet: amzn.to/3wRV9dT
* Outside Fabric - 1 FQ + mini charm
* Lining Fabric - 1/2 yard
* Accent & Binding Fabric - 1/2 yard
* Quilt Batting - 1 FQ
* Fusible Foam amzn.to/3qSQgbv - 56” x 36“
* Vinyl - 1/2 yard
* 14” decorative zipper
* 36” nylon zipper
** Favorite Sewing Supplies **
* Juki TL2000 Qi: amzn.to/2MYdOZu
* Olfa 45mm Splash Rotary Cutter: amzn.to/30pmsc2
* 505 Spray Adhesive: amzn.to/3dEtUWu
* Warm N White 100% Cotton Batting: amzn.to/39MBwFl
* Aurifil 50wt Thread: amzn.to/33gN1Af
* Cotton Quilt Batting: amzn.to/2vzQUTY
* Friction Erasable Pens: amzn.to/3cQdhFU
* Clover Hera Marker: amzn.to/3d3ykEy
* Oliso Pro Smart Iron: www.oliso.com?aff=48aff=38
* Oliso Mini: oliso.com/pages/mini-iron?aff=38
* Creative Grids Ruler: amzn.to/2RQ7eun
* Scissors: amzn.to/2tvesWm
* Wonder Clips: amzn.to/2tr1s4e
* Cluck Cluck Sew 1/4" Tape: bit.ly/2B6rzS8v
* Denim Sewing Needle: amzn.to/2WfsGrQ
* Alphabitties: bit.ly/2B6rzS8
* Fusible Foam: amzn.to/3qSQgbv
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[@objectiveobserver4278]

I love your kitty just chilling out while you're working.

[@sharihannah9251]

Love how your sewing supervisor is on the job!! Kitties are great!!

[@marthamora6648]

I can’t believe how easy the instructions for sewing is coming from you.

[@marianneb.7112]

Love your assistant! Tfs!

[@virginiaohlsen8042]

Just wanted to say thank you, thank you. I was finally able to see the zipper onto the Bible cover I’m making for my grandson. It took me about a whole week looking through all kind of videos, the problem is that most zippered book covers the zipper is wider than the standard zipper. I added 1 inch fabric because the Bible is 2 1/2 inches thick. You are the only person that has a tutorial on how to sew the zipper. Thank you so very much.

[@beckyhautanen1774]

Love the creative assistant! Bag is awesome!

[@wendygaylard4560]

I like that you give the cutting measurements it really helps me.

[@NikkiVelazquez]

I love the bag, but I love your cat even more!

[@beckybowman9895]

I love your cat!! The bag is awesome as well !

[@kristyrohm1500]

Awesome bag! Love the bloopers!

[@kriscaballero6321]

I love this! Cat in the basket is adorable 😁!!

[@grams5580461]

I have all the supplies to make this except for the cat tail. Love your videos. I really like the out takes.

[@1tlb0k61]

Love the bloopers! Little miss kitty & kiddos interruption is too real. God bless you! Truly impressive that you can put out such wonderful vids...!!!

[@lizbeery1452]

If I wasn't a quilter I would still watch your video's because Jax is so entertaining. He wanted to be on camera even if it was only his paws. So funny, thanks keep them coming.

[@quiltnanny2011]

Love this! Love the cat tail and feet in video 😍😂

[@emarie7591]

Hey there Ms. Erica!!! love love LOVE this project! Just wanted to share that when I've made your other little cases, I actually used vinyl from a bedsheet set packaging. For this one, I will likely do the same. Also, I have some fridge magnets that I received from local pizzerias and such and I will likely use them for the magnetic strip. During the pandemic, I've been doing quite a bit of "domestic sourcing" which is basically just using what I have lying around the house! Hugs!!!

[@karenlea5292]

What great ideas! So practical and I think I will use them. Thank you.

[@libertybuckeye9663]

Great ideas!♥️

[@debiabshier7208]

Love this project! How did you sew directly onto the vinyl without using tissue between your presser foot & the vinyl??

[@erica_arndt]

Oh that's a great up-cycle idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@erica_arndt]

I'm not sure, I just go slow and my Juki seems to handle it without sticking to the vinyl. But I have seen people use a Teflon foot, and I've also seen them put a piece of tape on the bottom of their foot to keep it from sticking as well.

[@mariabossio2828]

Love you bloopers!!! And your kid!!! So funny and natural!! Love your fabrics too!!!

[@amysander5800]

Soooo cute!! I love that you let your floof “help” you. 😻 My Maynard always wanted to be with me when I sewed. He crossed the rainbow bridge a month ago. I miss his “supervision” while I create.

[@suejameson1517]

Just amazing. You really are The bag lady! Er… that’s a compliment!

[@tammyb878]

Omg. Lol 😂 great tutorial and the bloopers at the end made me laugh! Thanks for the wonderful videos.

[@debraweiser175]

You are so talented. Love your channel.

[@maryjacobsen6539]

I really enjoy watching your videos! I especially love the little "boo boos" at the end. They are so funny and cute! Thank you for sharing your talents and humor!

[@FayeKiser-pr2yu]

GREAT video, Erica!! Your bag is SO CUTE!! Loved your bloopers at the end!! Lol

[@patmurray5054]

Really nice bag. Love your hair too.

[@lindadavis6193]

😂😂😂😂 love the blooper. Makes sewing so real

[@barbaralesatz581]

I love your kitty, need to see more. So well behaved. Love to watch your channel, u explain everything so good. Easy to follow along. I will keep watching and subscribe. Say hi to the kitty for me, what a cutie...

[@cherylsmakes]

Love this! And love Jax’s little toe beans as well!! He’s so cute!

[@1tlb0k61]

Oh my goodness. So generous of you! Wonderdul ~

[@jatzygirl3120]

This is just what I need for my EPP. I also love your supervisor. 😂❤🎉😊😅

[@madeleincoetzee5636]

Love everything especially Jax your assistant... You make it looks so easy to make this bag.

[@eugeneandcarriebartoszek1244]

So enjoy your tutorials!

[@elizabethholzer7471]

Loved this detailed class.

[@gladtidings4all]

Wow amazing! That is a new technique how to insert that zipper. I never seen this! Thanks!

[@mary-annz.reynolds7778]

I think we all have a Jax to contend with while sewing. lol. I love love love this bag! Thank you 💕

[@conniepgh]

Just wanted to share that I made my own case for my cross stitch supplies. I love it! I made a glasses pocket instead of a scissors pocket, and I made all of the vinyl pockets with zippers instead of open pockets. Thanks for the great video! I'm excited to make another one.

[@bwalker3675]

Love your tutorials! Especially love your kittie, who just lays right by you without getting into everything. Keep the tutorials coming. Thanks Erica.

[@eunicesanchez4456]

You teach us the cutest projects !! Thanks so much Érica !!

[@DiVaIve]

What a great project case. Love it. Love also that kitty is always there to give you a paw!

[@LifeWithTheFultons]

Just finished this project. I changed the front, I did strips in a diagonal and then cut down to a rectangle. I will say that the binding was nearly impossible for me to machine stitch. I had such a hard time, even using my smallest presser foot to keep the binding lined up, especially in the corners. I think I’ll rip the seam out and just hand bind it. Absolutely love how it turned out. It’s such a sturdy and beautiful little case.

[@vicki8042]

Love the project and the kitty paws!

[@jacquelineboyd1269]

Thanks for sharing the tutorial of your pattern

[@JudithBrummett]

I love your kitty sewing with you. I recently lost my Thor-dog and its nice seeing other ppls pets. Great video. TFS!

[@Jen-CelticWarrior]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your Thor-dog. They certainly leave a hole in our lives when they are gone.

[@erica_arndt]

Oh, I'm sorry for your loss, that's so hard, we love our fur babies!

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

Such a useful and cute Craft bag! Thanks for sharing!

[@eshjane]

OMG!!! That beautiful!!!

[@suzyinstitches273]

Hi, Jax! Pam Kitty Garden is a favorite of mine❤️

[@candigordon3591]

Another great tutorial. Thank you so much. ❤️🧵🪡❤️

[@joseegervais4268]

The cat! Oh my! So cute! Great tutorial Erica! Can't wait to give it a try!

[@KumaSews]

Hahaha. “Dad consumed all the noodles…”. Life! Adorable bag, family, and if course Jax!

[@gailbroadaway3531]

I have been wanting to make a Bible cover, and I see that with just a little modification, this will work perfectly!

[@kellyhipkins5616]

Wow that is a phenomenal tutorial.....you are so wonderful and hysterical so love the ending trials thank you so much for sharing

[@harbourcolour]

This is the prettiest bag ever. And your cat's little toes in the tutorial are SO adorable. I was going to ask how you get the kitty to sit still until I saw your outtakes ;) LOL

[@erica_arndt]

Yeah, he pretty much just does whatever he wants LOL!

[@theresademeester6108]

Thanks again Erica for another fun project. The instructions are very easy to understand, and the outtakes make me smile. 😊 And as always, Jax is so cute.

[@TLRDJ]

I love your videos and especially your bloopers and interruptions...Real LIFE! God bless you.

[@Molly-pb2yb]

How adorable! Erica...you're such a professional! Thank you!

[@mrsmiggins6435]

Just found you Erica😁. This is fantastic, it always show when a crafter is a stitcher!😁. Thank you. Love the "out takes".🤗 Take care

[@chickad5820]

Amazing as always Erica. I love this and I think I'll add a second page with a zippered vinyl pencils/pens pocket and another pocket for a pattern and/or paper or extra cardstock. What fun. Maybe a big one for a retreat and those items, including fabric to go and a small cutting mat, ironing pad, scissors, rulers, pins...etc. The ideas are flowing for sure. Maybe even a shoulder strap incase I need my hands for other things. Oh what fun to create.... You truly are an inspiration... Stay safe... Barb

[@jennybaker5713]

Barbara, do you know how to make a 2nd page? I want to do that! Mine will be for thread and bobbins. I guess if I make it big enough, I won't need extra pages...

[@catherinecearns9002]

I have lots of Tilda now I know what to use them for - my first “quilting supplies “ bag

[@marthaburnum3925]

I just love this project but especially the beautiful kitty! He looks just like my Lucky boy who passed about two years ago. So sweet!

[@boondockcrafters2636]

What a great project. I just want to say I absolutely love your bloopers!!!! They always make me smile. Great job as always

[@sshaw4429]

So cute! Making one for my daughter in law. And the cat, is a bonus!

[@amysander5800]

I’ve been looking for a Bible cover pattern that I like for what seems like forever. With just a tiny bit of modification, this will be PERFECT!!! Thank you so much! I can’t wait to make both! ❤️❤️

[@joycosta5656]

Love this idea but u might want to use foam board or card card as the Word is heavier than a double edged sword, lol!!!

[@carolreiter6157]

Thank you Erica for a beautiful travel tote. I will surely make one of these for me and one for a Christmas gift for my friend.

[@pique-nique]

I love, love, love your style of teaching. I have enjoyed learning with you. And your designs and methods are fantastic. This is yet another project I have on my list of projects to do. Thank you so much!

[@lindasattler5659]

Excellent tutorial!

[@chrisb5391]

Great project. Hi to Jax😁

[@karenkoutsoumbaris6308]

I love this bag and you are such a good teacher 👩🏼‍🏫 Thankyou so much!

[@splibragirl]

I don't know what I look forward to more, the tutorial or the bloopers at the end! I love the binding seam! Just made the divide and contour bag from Byannie and that would have been great to do the binding instead of the quilting way. (which I used and wish I would have saw this sooner ugh)

[@cathylounsbury7707]

Hi Erica! I wanted to tell you something I learned on a Floss Tube channel. Take a piece of iron-on interfacing and cut it the size you want the pieced side of the bag to be and lay the interfacing with the sticky side up. Lay your 2 1/2” squares right side up on the interfacing with the edges touching and arrange them the way you want them to look, then iron the squares to the interfacing. Now you can just fold the interfacing over along the bottom edges of the top strip of squares (horizontally) and sew a 1/4” seam the length of the strip. Repeat for the other strips. Now fold the strips vertically and sew the vertical rows together. When you are done, the points meet precisely and you only need to sew a few rows instead of piecing all the little squares together. It saves a ton of time and looks awesome!!! 😁 If I didn’t make sense or you have a question, let me know and I will clarify.

[@erica_arndt]

Okay, I think that makes sense, interesting concept!

[@cathylounsbury7707]

@@erica_arndt if you want to see a tutorial, watch Nicola at Bumble Stitches Floss Tube. If you just actually do what I described, I think you will figure it out. It was life changing for me not to have to sew all the little squares together. I have a bunch of mini charm packs that I make bags out of and it was taking so long to piece them all together, so it made a big difference to me. Good luck! You have excellent videos and I love to watch you and make your projects!!!

[@cathylounsbury7707]

@@erica_arndt it is Bumble Stitches floss tube extra between #9 and #10.

[@lovelyday2805]

That sounds like 10 Sisters grid

[@themonogrammom]

@@lovelyday2805 Yes, but the tensisters easy piecing grid allows a little extra room around each fabric piece to make folding even easier. Carmen Geddes (of tensisters) has visited the quilt shop where I work and I was so impressed with her products (and her personality).

[@susanspratling]

Thank you for the great tutorial

[@jenm7395]

Thank you for your generosity for sharing the exact details on how to make this beautiful and very functional carry case. You could have easily just previewed this and sold as a pattern with instructions. Also, I know you have homeschooled your children for years, but I must say, you very clear and well-spoken and amazing at getting through to us older "students" with some hearing loss. It is all very much appreciated.

[@johnJUMU]

This is so nice. I will try it soon. I just made your scissor case design I sent you picture on Instagram. Thank you for all the lovely tutorials ❤️

[@MarieH528]

Hi Erica! Fantastic Case, Love it! I can think of many uses for it-Great for on the go cross stitch also! Thank You for Sharing!

[@katietolliver2844]

Love this bag

[@kathysmotryski2437]

You have inspired me...I've been thinking about a bag like this for a Christmas gift this year....I can't wait to start it...Thank you for your talent.

[@QUILTINGCHAP]

I love this bag! In fact I loved it so much that I bought the pattern for a friend as well as for me. I loved having the written pattern as well as the video. My friend made hers 25% larger and it is great. The size in the pattern is perfect for my needs. I am using it at home but will take it on trips also. I am doing simple modern embroidery on 6" blocks and hope to have enough to make a quilt at the end of 2022. Thank you for a great pattern and video!!

[@mommyhobbs48]

Your tutorials are always so easy to follow! Thank you!

[@lyndahouston1101]

If I could give 2 (or 3 or 4 😉)thumbs up, I would! You are amazing, Erica. Thank you for an excellent tutorial. I learned so much & can’t wait to make one of these bags!

[@patriciakalisak4300]

So adorable love the fabric

[@juliestephenson8138]

Love your project, I’ve got some Tilda fabrics leftover from quilt recently made and will use to make it. Jax made sure he’s centre of attention! 💗

[@maryrosespriggs5427]

Thank you for the very clear directions.

[@dkelly7749]

Oh I can't wait to try this one!

[@patdearth703]

Really liked the bag thanks for the tutorial. Kitty looked very helpful. (hehee)

[@elvishmyst]

Oh wow you made this so easy thank you

[@Cindy1956ful1]

Beautiful fabrics! This project wasn’t my cup of tea. But I found myself watching it to see how long it took for the sleeping cat to get off the cutting mat! She’s really cute and such a rockstar personality!

[@pattisilva953]

I Love this SEW much, thank you, your a great teacher

[@peace102]

So excited I purchased the pattern as I love your teaching style. Question, would you consider a video to add additional pages to it? I’m sure I can always do a vinyl project bag to go inside but would love a way to securely add extra pages. Thank you so much. Love your energy!!!

[@suejameson1517]

What a great project! I have used so many of your patterns that i have purchased the pdf this time to say thank you for all the free stuff you so generously give us. Love it!

[@erica_arndt]

Thank you so much for your support! :)

[@susanb8354]

Love the bag! You provide every pocket, etc, I might need all placed perfectly. Very well thought out and beautiful looking. Also love the kitty!

[@lisawalters5482]

Awesome pattern. Tfs. 👏🏻💕👏🏻

[@angelastoutenger7944]

Great craft bag. Thanks for the tutorial Erica.

[@barbaradonaldson2774]

I love this little project bag. I can’t wait to make one. Thank you for sharing this.

[@catheyok]

I love the versatility of this bag and your fabric colors are right up my alley!! My mom and grandma used to sew with vinyl before I learned to sew and I’ve never tried it before. I always thought it would be difficult. But now I see that it isn’t! Wonderful tutorial!!

[@sewingstoryprojects6178]

Thank you so much, Erica!!! You're a master expert at explaining this!!! You make it seem so easy! I am going to try this one for sure!

[@michelleseager9782]

Hand me Jax, I will hold him lol great project!

[@clairenason4869]

Love the bag. Also love the real life happenings in the background.

[@Molly-pb2yb]

I can't wait to make this! Just bought some Tilda fabric as well! I think the magnetic application is genius! Thanks Erica!!

[@karenquilter4101]

I have been looking for this same fabric. May I ask where you found it??

[@pamketron]

Hi Erica - I absolutely love your bags. I will definitely be making one for my hexi embroidery project. Also need one for my slow stitching. Perfect for any type of project. I can’t wait to find time to make a few of these. As always, a great tutorial to go with your bag. Hope y’all are starting to enjoy summer. Maybe it’s warmer there than here in Tennessee. We’ve had crazy weather all Spring and still crazy for the beginning of June. Thanks for the inspiration.💕☀️🧵

[@susanspratling]

Thank you love the bag great tutorial

[@veronicapeters1328]

Love this bag and look forward to making it. Appreciate the tutorial and detailed pattern.

[@DomiGrl1]

This is so cute. Love your videos!