This tutorial was FABULOUS! A homemade bag that doesn't *look* like a homemade bag! I went straight to my 'local' fabric shop (2 hr drive) and got ready to make my bag over Christmas. It looked complicated but I followed step by step and ended up with a BEAUTIFUL bag that I wish I could post a pic of here. I've had so many compliments and I'm so proud of the bag. I now have the materials to make a second one for me, one for my sister and one for Mother's Day! Thank you so much. (by the way, I could really use the iron prize as my iron just started leaking this weekend!)

Finally a guy who can sew! It’s awesome to see more guys doing sewing projects. I’m a guy that sews as well so this is encouraging! 👏

I really like Rob's tutorials. He gives great instructions that are easy to follow. Thanks for all the great projects and ideas.

Love the portable sewing board. Thanks for the tutorial

Just made this for a friend. Used Hershey kiss and pig fabric as the liner so that she has 'hogs and kisses' when she is sad. She LOVES it! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

This is was the first non-quilt sewing project I attempted and this tutorial helped so much. If I had to follow just the pattern, I would eventually have got it, but Rob's tips here made all the difference.

Nicely done. Just one minor tip. If you do not want to hand stitch the last seam for the opening (needed to turn the whole bag inside out), you can move that opening to a different location. Eg. into the lining. When assembling the last face to the lining bag, just leave an opening which can later be used to turn the bag inside out. The opening can e.g. be at the bottom of that lining bag. The advantage is, that you can sew the last bag-lining seam (after turning) in one part and close the opening in the lining with a simple close-to-the-edge top-stich. No one will ever see this top stich, because it is hidden inside the bag.

I totally love that you don't use pins. Very swift and effective style of bag. Thanks

I am a beginner. I just love this tutorial! I was never lost or overwhelmed by all of the steps. You make it fun and easy. Thank you for taking the time to show it to us :D HUGE respect from Wyandotte, MI

Rob - I think this may be my favorite tutorial and something I would like to tackle. Looks fairly straightforward. Thanks

Thanks for this design...I made this bag for my granddaughter-in-law to carry her laptop and phone and wallet to go to college. She just loved it..now her friends want one too. Thanks again. Love your tutorials and looking forward to more.

Nice to see a man in the sewing room! You should try to get a class started for the local boys in your area. Enjoyed .

Love your personality and the sound effects. Your tutorials are informative and fun. The bag is awesome. Thankyou

really like this especially since I just watched and learned how to quickly to cut bias strips--without all the hand cutting in a tu be. It is like seeing things through a first pair of glasses. I cannot wait to use bias cording on everything! Your tutorial is so timely for me.

23:52 an audible laugh from your camera operator. Amazing you don't always have her in stitches. Fun stuff!

You make everything look so simple!

What a brilliant video. So well explained, with all the boring bits cut out. Well done

I love the ManSewing tutorials, but this is my favorite! I'm a sucker for a good bag.

This is my all time favorite tutorial for making a bag. Great instructions!!!

I love the detailed tutorials! Love.

Absolutely love this bag!!! Love the fabric too. Excellent tutorial, you always explain each step so it's easy to follow along!!! Thank you!!👍🏻👍🏻

Love this tutorial Rob! Thanks for the help and inspiration to get started on my next project!!

Your a blast to chill out with & an excellent teacher...thank you, Hope

Love your Snowflake quilt. I had to immediately try to make one. It turned out just beautifully. Thanks Rob. Christa on Vancouver Island.

Fantastic tutorial!!! I love this bag and it is always so much fun learning from you Rob!! I cannot wait to make one of these. :)

Rob! You should make a sling bag tutorial, it would be so useful for me and lots of other people too I am sure. Happy sewing!

Absolutely beautiful! It's time to go into my sewing room and make one right now. 😸

I just love this video! You make explain everything thoroughly! Thank you for your time!

After making my "sample" bag, I have a few tweaks for other intermediate sewers like myself: 1. if you are using a heavier-weight fabric, such as corduroy or khaki, instead of using the batting as interfacing, use a medium-weight light- plain-colored muslin as an interfacing to reduce bulk. Also use a heavier-weight thread, a denim needle, and lengthen the stitch length to 3.0 mm. 2. Cut the bottom piece 3" x 12-3/4" - a little bit longer - to help account for the bulk of the piping and help with a little "give" for turning corners. 3. When basting the piping, try as much as you can to pinch the cord at the corners and square the corners as much as possible. 4. Draw your 3/8" or 1/2" seam lines on the bottom piece, and start sewing the bottom piece starting at the corners of the seam line. 5. Do try to turn as square a corner as you can around the piping and it will sit cleaner. 6. When sewing the bag structure, sew the long side pieces of the back of the bag to the long sides of the side pieces first, and be as clean as possible with the side piping. Then sew the long edge of the back bottom edge to the long edge of the bottom piece, then the short sides, making sure to start and stop at the corners of your drawn seam lines. You can fudge a little with the short edges better. 7. The top piece needs to be cut a little wider and a little longer to account for the seams turned in and the bilk of the piping along the edge of the top flap, and to account for the bulk of the bag to close better when the bag is full. I think the top flap piece should be cut at 12-3/4" x 14-3/4" to have more flap reach over the bulk of the bag and close easily when full. 8. Have one magnet closure button at the edge of the top flap, but inside the front of the bag, have two bottom magnet buttons, one to the bottom of the bag and one higher up about 2" so the flap closes and secures when the bag is full without extending or pulling at the lining to close the bag awkwardly. 9. When attaching the lining to the bag, pin the piping of the front of the bag towards the front piece, but pin the bulk of the seams towards the side piece. DO the same with the back of the bag, pinning the piping of the back piece towards the back piece of the bag and the bulk of the seams towards the side piece. The piping will then sit better. 10. If following along, and if this is your first try, don't try to do this all in one sitting, but give yourself time to do each step cleanly. It reduces the frustration when the corners won't turn nicely with the piping or the bottom is not long enough to reach the other end. Other than that, cute bag. My next attempt will be with these "tweaks"

I love this tutorial. Not so patiently waiting for the pattern to come back into stock!

I really like this. Going to make a bunch of them. Thanks for posting.

Great bag! How fun to create your own fabric!! Thank you for showing the piping....this will be handy knowledge to have!!

Just found this channel & I may become a man sewing guy myself. Too cool!

I enjoyed this video, but I really like your skateboard thread holder, very creative way to display them both 😃

Cool fabrics, great pattern and fun tutorial - keep them coming. Thank you.

Yes you were in Sisters! So glad to meet you.

I made this bag for my daughter out of blue batiks. Though I'm not a man but I grew up with 2 brothers so that makes me a tomboy (girl?) lol. I didn't have no cotton pipping so used something I have tons of.... 550 Paracord folded the fabric over that and i had pipping lol. looks great -Robin

you are one cool dude and your sewing skills aren't bad either. Great video... really enjoyed it, thank you :)

My daughter would love this.

A great tutorial, thank you so much, you make it look easy.

Great tutorial, Rob

Just made this bag love it

That is a beautiful bag. 💖

GREAT video tute, thanks Rob!! I ADORE Valori Wells's fabric designs, and am super-jealous that you got to visit her studio and work with her on learning a new technique! (As for this bag, the corners are where I would add some backstitching for strength on a stress point. Also, those small Clover clips work great when securing all the layers of a tote bag together before sewing so it doesn't slip around and you don't bend any pins. Finally, the demo bag where you used a piece of your hand-printed fabric had a large un-printed section. Wouldn't it be cool to applique a fussy-cut elephant from your main bag fabric on that spot to tie it all together? Just friendly suggestions!). ~Diana from Toronto.

Another great tutorial. Just in time to make for gifts. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. I will be making this bag for a birthday gift with a few adjustments. Thank you again.

Yet another great tutorial!

Great tutorial - thanks for sharing

muchas gracias.....geniales tus ideas y consejos!!!

Love thus bag... Good job

Thank you so much....Exactly what I was looking for!

This is pretty cool. I am very new to sewing. I'm working on making a messenger bag but I'm trying to figure out how to put a zipper pocket on the outer flap of the bag and a zippered divider inside the lining. Oh boy I got my work cut out for me as I start this project tomorrow, lol. Thank you for a great tutorial I think I can follow the majority of your tutorial.

Love the tote bag.

great bag looks easy to do; just takes time thank you ,

cool tote. I love it!!

If you wanted to make this bag with a zipper instead of a flap, when would you sew in the zipper? Right at the beginning, and would you include the liner in with it?

Very nice, thank you for sharing.

Awesome tutorial! Question how would I do the straps if im using vinyl leather? Will it be to thick to feed through the adjustable metal?

I love the pattern you made, what type of ink did you use?

I made this bag with a little extra pocket in front. Love my bag and very body that see my bag also what a bag.

My boss you er explain is very clear im sri lankan thankyou 🙏

You need to bring this pattern back!! What good is the video without the pattern?

great tutorial!

This tut was super awesome but I do think you went to fast at some points even though the vid was long. I love the colors of the bag and the way it's constructed. Thanks Rob. Good job.

Thankyou so much for showing us such a wonderful bag..I loved it. Could you please show us how to make a atleast A2 size cloth bag with pockets and zipper. For carrying my canvas,art supplies to my studio. I'm an artist..and it's very difficult to get a perfect bag in a budget which looks good too.

i like your video it is very useful thanks a lot

love very aspect of your work

+femalemart1 I have to give much credit where it's due. Valori Wells is fantastic! Love using her fabrics and patterns! Thanks for following along!

very cool, well done , and funny too

I know you did this video almost 2 years ago but my daughter REALLY likes this bag. I had no cord to make the piping with but I love to make paracord braclets so I thought I would use 550 paracord to make the piping knowing it would be thinner but that was ok for us. Hows that for Man sewing.

you are too good 😊

Great tutorial.

Great tutorial

I had some men's shirts given to me from family & friends. have collected a total of 55 shirts about 22 of them are 100% cotton which I know I can use the others the tag says 55% cotton/45% polyerster can I use these shirts as long as I keep the same fabric in the quilt ...also what is your though on using bed sheets

What is the name of the cording? Want to buy some

great tutorial.

Rob, This came a the perfect time. A friend asked if I could make her a bag like this. Could you please tell me the approx. inside dimensions? thanks!

Ух ты какой красавец мужчина!

Genial, me encanto!!! Gracias eres SUPER!!Ahora comienza a traducir los videos al español por favor!!

Amazing channel i love it

great tutorial 😙😙😙😙

the cotton cording - what size it this? I find tons of sizes of the width online and don't know what to buy

Love the looks of this bag... your fabric print is great! Can you tell me how much piping I have to make please ? how long ?

Great tute, as always. Recommend watching a couple of times before actually sewing! Question - have you done a tute on the quilt hanging on the wall behind you? If not, could you? Love it!!

Great tut, I love making bag, totes & stuff. I didn't catch how much piping you need, I'm guessing about 2 1/2 yds. Also what kind of paint or ink did you use on your block prints? I'd love to try that too, maybe another tutorial?

Rob, the pattern by Josie, does it have full size pattern pcs?

I clicked on both links but they are not functional now. Any where else to get the pattern or fabric? Thank you.

hi can you make the bag with patches.thank you

What is "anchored to the print fabric"???

I like your Iron. Can you tell me more about that?

Freaking Awesome thanks

Please come soon with ladies bags

HI there How do I get a T-shirt with the sewing machine emblem

Do you ever feel the need to use a industrial sewing machine vs household?

Just sub'd, just love your channel

I wish you'd shown how to go around corners with the piping.

Love ur tutorial. Where can I get piping from?

love this, BTW how did you make your logo?

you are great

In making the cording what is the benefit to useing fabric cut on the bias?