As promised, the above link will take you to my pattern for making the tote bags. Yesterday, for my three classes, I made each of my kids a trick-or-treat bag- as evidenced by the above bag, which belongs to the Abidoodle. The smallish toile bag was winging-it at my last class, and shows how, once you get the gist of making them, you can make them, literally, in ANY size you need.
If you can sew a straight seam, you CAN make these. Honestly. I promise. If anyone has any problems, e-mail me. This is seriously a high-success, not-much-experience needed sewing project.
Oh- each bag cost less than $5 in supplies. Have fun and let me know how you do!
Dandelion Mama 
Oh yeah!! I wanted to make trick or treat bags for the kids this year to match costumes! Thank you so much 🙂
Hey – just thought I’d let you know… some of the instructions that are written in black go over top the black fabric illustrations. So, I can’t read that part of the instructions. I think I can figure it out… but I thought you should know… maybe it’s just my computer, but it printed up the same way…
Hmmm- it wasn’t that way in my original- let me check….
My copy looks correct- tell me what you think is missing?
Those are so freakin cute! Never before have I desired to be a bag lady until now.
You are a babe! Those are such fun bags. Thanks for sharing the pattern with all of us. I can’t wait to try it.
Also, my computer shows the pattern fine. Just to let you know.
I love them. I am totally doing this…I will try to do it next weekend in fact. You are awesome! In fact, if they come out nicely, I think I might try to make a few for Christmas as the gift-wrap for all the little cousins!
what cute bags! i looked at the pattern..i wish i were more confident in the sewing category..
These are SO great! Thank for sharing–what a neat service! 🙂
If I only had a sewing machine… 😦 I looked at the pattern and I got the same thing as Melissa. I can’t read part of the instuctions because it reads over the black fabric illustrations. Just a second observer. Maybe we need a different program to read it?
These are cute. My mother makes something similar. It also had a little latch added into it, that folds over the bag and hooks to a button to help keep it closed. I use mine for library books. 🙂
Thanks for sharing the instructions. I need a new Primary bag. Some of the instructions were on top of text on my computer too, but I was able to grab the box and move it down a bit to see everything.
Tracy those are so adorable. Thanks for the pattern.
I love that cherry one! They’re great, maybe I’ll let you walk me through one sometime. Or I could get my machine fixed and do it myself, but where’s the fun in that?
I bet everyone loved making them!!
I’m so glad I checked in on your blog today. Thanks for sharing the pattern, those are so stinking cute! Nice job!
I’ll be the judge of if they are easy!! 🙂 I am glad to know how to do these and one of these days I will dust off the old machine and give them a try… they are great birthday gifts filled w/ art supplies (and great church bags…)
Even if I can sew a straight line, can I borrow some of your AMAZING creativity? Seriously!
Those are so cute. Your creativity is amazing.
Wish I was in your ward!
greatt pattern! just wondering how big it ends up to be?
Awesome! Thanks for sharing… you posted it four years ago and people are still thankful, just want you to know!! Heidi