Sewing a Children’s Library Bag with Karen LePage

Karen LePage walks you through this fun and easy project and gives you options to get you started with personalizing the bag so your children will want to take their books everywhere they go.

Whether school’s in session or not, a trip to the library is always a treat for kids. With this simple bag, the children in your life will be able to carry their own books. In Children’s Library Bag, Karen LePage walks you through this fun and easy project and gives you options to get you started with personalizing the bag so your children will want to take their books everywhere they go.

You’ll Love This Sewing Video If You:

• Love making gifts for children
• Love sewing tote bags
• Would like to learn how to sew a sturdy children’s tote bag

In This Children’s Library Bag, You Will Learn How To:

• Sew a bag using linen fabric
• Construct strong seams to hold heavy books
• Make a quilted/padded shoulder strap
• Stitch in a library card pocket

About the Expert:

Karen LePage is on a mission to make your favorite clothes, or help you make them yourself. She combines Ecological and Social Sustainability with Comfort and Personal Style to make clothes worth mending. She designs sewing patterns, teaches sewing classes, makes bespoke garments for photo shoots and private clients, and devotes time to the crafty community in Detroit and online at Oh My! Handmade Goodness. She released her first book, Sewing for Boys, in 2011. Ms. LePage has contributed designs to a number of craft books, published in numerous sewing magazines, including Stitch, and has been called a Sewing Fairy Godmother.