All the Project Bags

Project bags are great for keeping all the pieces, parts and supplies for projects together. I have another jumbo project bag on the list of things I want to make for myself.

In the course of thinking about this bag I realized I have made a lot of project bags. I was initially thinking of the ByAnnie project bags**. I have made quite a few of them despite the need to quilt them. I noticed, as I looked through my photos, how many different types of project bags I have made.  I decided to put them all in one post so I could see them in one place. It also gives you an idea of the different types of project bags there are. Keep in mind that this is a small number of the various patterns out there.

The photos above are mostly the ByAnnie project bags**. I added in the Ultimate Project Bag from Crafty Gemini, because it is more like the ByAnnie project bag than not. Also, I have a project in it, so it is a different kind of project bag.

I have also made the Amethyst project bag from Sew Sweetness and the Sunset Project Bag from Crafty Gemini. These are quite different from the ByAnnie bags.

The Amethyst Bag is not flat. It is a box, essentially and is large enough to store blocks. I gave this away soon after I made it so I haven’t used it, but I can see it being a good bag for a large project. The ByAnnie bags are flat, so have limited space.

I like the project bags that have some vinyl so I can see what I have in the bags.

The Sunset Project Bag is more for small yarn projects, like crochet or knitting, in my opinion.

Project bags, regardless of design are useful and I will probably make more.

The Lined Drawstring Bag pattern also has a project size.  A lot of people use this for knitting projects. I like to give these as gifts and use them as gift bags. They are useful for knitting, but I have one that I use when I have a knitting project and probably won’t make others. The bags made from this pattern also hold collections of things. I made one as a carry-all for a juggling balls set.

I also adjust the sizes and use this pattern to make bags for quilts. The design is useful for quilt storage bags that double as gift wrap.

Of course, I use my fair share of zipper bags and other ‘free’ type of bags. I find they tend to slide off shelves, if I stack too many of them. Using a bag with fabric provides some grip when stacking.

Still, making more and more project bags is not my goal. I want to be able to reuse them not just provide a place to store pieces from UFOs.

Do you use project bags? What is your favorite pattern? What patterns have you tried?

 

 

 

 

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