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on March 8, 2008 at 10:50 am1 Adrienne

ohhh…just found you on flicker. Looking forward to this!
on March 10, 2008 at 4:19 pm2 Homemadeoriginals

This looks great. I’m saving it for later so I can make one.
on March 10, 2008 at 11:02 pm3 viviane

Great tutorial, thank you, I saw these cute bags somewhere and I wanted to make one.
The fabric you use is lovely. I love japanese stuffs.
(I discovered your blog through flickr).
on March 11, 2008 at 5:58 am4 TexasTesla

Neat idea!
on March 12, 2008 at 6:15 am5 AnnieB

hi helen - just found you on flickr too…stopped by to say hello. Nice bag. WOuld love to visit NZ some time…lucky you living there. Bye for now.
on March 13, 2008 at 2:38 am6 simonJester

I saw your link on Flickr, I can’t wait to make this! It looks like fun. I like your necklace, too☺
on March 13, 2008 at 1:55 pm7 Adrienne

Thank you so much for getting in touch and letting me know this was up and running! I can’t wait to make it … consider it added to my to-sew list
on March 15, 2008 at 9:36 pm8 Anat

This is fabulous! I just made one, just what I was looking for, thank you!
on March 15, 2008 at 9:38 pm9 littlegemsession

I’d love to see a pic!
on March 16, 2008 at 7:11 am10 Anat

I have a post about it in my blog accompanied by a picture, with a link to this tutorial, thanks again (-:
http://adcreates.blogspot.com/
on March 16, 2008 at 9:20 pm11 Michal

Thanks for sharing this beautiful bag! I made one 2 days ago and it’s great!
on March 17, 2008 at 2:51 am12 Ashleigh

Love it! I’m getting ready to sew it up right now. I’ll post a pic when i’m done. I love Tut’s using fat quarters!
on March 21, 2008 at 4:19 am13 jenclair

Thanks so much for sharing!
on March 25, 2008 at 12:22 am14 miri

I just made one
tnx
miri
from Israel
on March 26, 2008 at 9:01 am15 wondermommy

Thank you so much, such a cute bag. I can’t wait to make one of these.
on March 26, 2008 at 9:13 am16 sew-funky

Wow! They look great!!!
on April 12, 2008 at 4:56 am17 carrotflowers » Blog Archive » another tute found: Japanese knot bag

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on April 14, 2008 at 10:33 pm18 Carmen

Lovely! This is where my sewing endeavours will start! x
on May 16, 2008 at 1:57 am19 June

Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with us. I’ve made a Japanese Knot Bag using your instructions and have posted the result on my blog today. It’s going to be my thank-you gift for one of my readers as today’s post is my 200th. Your project is such a delight!
on May 16, 2008 at 7:17 am20 Sharon

I just found you on flickr too. I love your bags. Thanks so much for the tutorial. I can’t wait to try one.
on May 16, 2008 at 10:02 am21 Miss Sassy

Junie Moon sent me here. I love your tutorial. Thanks!
on May 17, 2008 at 9:37 am22 Crystal

Thanks for sharing this sweet bag ~ just posted the one I amde on my blog
crystal
on May 17, 2008 at 11:59 am23 Kim Campbell

I love your blog! Found it through Junie Moon.
on May 17, 2008 at 2:20 pm24 Deb

Thank you, Helen, I can’t wait to try this very cute bag!
Deb
on May 17, 2008 at 3:06 pm25 littlegemsession

Thanks so much ladies hope you enjoy
on May 18, 2008 at 11:20 am26 Jody

Thank you for sharing your tute with us. I just came over from Junie Moon’s.

Jody
on May 22, 2008 at 7:19 am27 Kim

Thanks- found you through Junie Moon. I will make these for my quilting buddies!
on June 12, 2008 at 12:53 am28 beverly

I came here via Whip Up. Thanks for sharing this clever tutorial!!
on June 12, 2008 at 5:11 am29 ginger

Love your tutorial well post it on my blog s well.Super job so cute soon be on the sewing machine trying it out thnk you so much!
on June 12, 2008 at 5:42 am30 Meg McG

I just came over from whipup.net. Your bag pattern looks great! I hope you don’t mind but I made a single PDF out of your site’s instruction page with your photographs and your PDF’s of the pieces. If you would like me to send you the full PDF to make sure I’m not violating any rules, please email me and let me know. I’d like to pass your pattern on to a friend.
Many thanks!
on June 12, 2008 at 8:51 am31 littlegemsession

Thanks again everyone! Happy sewing
on June 12, 2008 at 4:56 pm32 Jo in NZ

another kiwi crafter. How exciting! I know they are out there, I just don’t often find them.
Great tutorial, thanks so much. This will definately be seen in Crazy quilting soon!

Kia ora
on June 13, 2008 at 5:13 am33 Pinky

thank you so much for this pattern. every day my lunch is packed in a lovely bag !
I’ll show it soon on my blog, I am sewing other bags for my friends and as it is a surprise I have to wait before showing them!

thank you again (from France!)
on June 13, 2008 at 3:06 pm34 Elena

Thank you for sharing! I was just looking for a tutorial for this!
on June 13, 2008 at 9:30 pm35 Julia York

This is gorgeous - thank you!
on June 14, 2008 at 2:30 am36 sue

Will we get to see some of these for sale at Craft2.0?
and hello how internationally crafty famous are you
!!!!!!!!
on June 15, 2008 at 3:31 am37 Lisa Ancarrow

I totally love this - I am making one right now. Thanks so much for sharing your great idea
on June 19, 2008 at 5:35 am38 Marianne

thank you for this darling pattern! I am just getting into my sewing phase and this is right up my street, it will make a perfect small project bag..
on June 19, 2008 at 2:12 pm39 Bags Galore! « Not Nigella

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on June 23, 2008 at 12:00 pm40 queenofsheba

Thank you once again for this pattern! I made one myself this afternoon, perfect for tucking in just a few little things for my plane ride across country!
on June 24, 2008 at 12:49 pm41 Katie

Hi! What a beautiful little bag. Tried making it today and I wondered what seam allowance you used. Also, I had a little trouble with the spot where the handles meet the “join” point in the main body of the bag. Do you sew the handle seams right up to the point where the body seams are and backstitch; or do you sew up to the “join” mark and pivot and continue sewing the seam to the next handle? I hope that is understandable.

Also I wondered if you put something firmer in the the base (cardboard or timtex) did you have trouble turning the bag right side out? I didn’t use anything in the base, but I used homedec fabric and it was tough to turn without something in the bottom.

Thanks for this wonderful pattern!
on June 27, 2008 at 1:02 pm42 herhimnbryn

Thankyou for this. I found you via Craftzine.
on June 28, 2008 at 8:29 am43 Ana

Hi, I was just searching for bags with knots by typing “bag knot” in google and found your bag . It’s lovely, and also the fabric. Thanks for your idea.
on July 1, 2008 at 7:47 am44 Make this: #13 « Isle B. Stitching

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on July 2, 2008 at 11:04 am45 Embroidery Project - Small Snail Purse/Bag with Vintage Snail Embroidery, Vintage Transfer Part 1 « Curiosities 808

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on July 3, 2008 at 11:10 am46 Cruising the Blogs « In a Minute Ago

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on July 8, 2008 at 4:46 am47 Karin Peirce

What a lovely bag. I am going to hunt up my Japanese fabric I bought a couple years ago and see iif I can make one. The fabric is so beautiful, usually I just pat it and admire the beautiful patterns, but it will be so nice to have a nice simple, useful bag to show off the fabric. Thank you.

Karin
on July 8, 2008 at 10:24 am48 Embroidery Project - Small Snail Purse/Bag with Vintage Snail Embroidery, Crayons and Color Part 3 « Curiosities 808

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on July 8, 2008 at 3:23 pm49 Susan

So happy to find you…gotta make these as gifts!
on July 8, 2008 at 3:58 pm50 littlegemsession

Thanks everyone Katie I’ll send you an email about your queries. Sorry for the dealy, we have school holidays here at the moment.
on July 9, 2008 at 1:39 pm51 deni

I just finished my bag last night and it’s beautiful! I’ve had many compliments. Thank you so much for the pattern!

The only thing I would recommend changing about the pattern is to put some notation on there re: flipping the pattern to get your two pieces. I didn’t make the mistake of cutting two on the same side but a beginning sewer (or someone dashing headlong into it and not reading through) might!
on July 9, 2008 at 11:36 pm52 making a list and checking it twice and ignoring it because it’s full of things you don’t want to deal with. « :: machen/machen :: make/do ::

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on July 15, 2008 at 12:45 pm53 How to have a lovely weekend without drinking. « Craft is the New Black

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on July 20, 2008 at 1:02 pm55 Jo in NZ

Helen, check out what I did with your pattern! Your instructions were great. Thanks
http://nzjo.blogspot.com/2008/07/japanese-knot-bag.html
on July 20, 2008 at 10:39 pm56 Melusine

Thank you for your instructions - I look forward to making one in the new future (once the current projects are complete)

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