Slick styling meets understated glamour with these simple but sophisticated bags, designed for real or faux skins or firm fabrics.

Tote is big enough to take a lap-top, or just stow all your daily needs for work, shopping or sightseeing. Evening Bag is a baby version, and is the perfect size and shape for all your party essentials.

Bags feature pieced bottom,front & back, with topstitching & stud trim. Both bags have concealed zipper closure at the top edge, are lined and feature optional phone & zippered pockets and handbag feet.

Shopping List

Tote needs around 2/3 yard of faux/real suede/leather or fabric and around 3/4 yard of lining, plus 1 x 16" / 41 cm zipper, 1 x 9" /23 cm zipper and 48 x 1/4" / 6 mm diameter studs.

Evening bag needs around 3/8 yard of faux/real suede/leather or fabric and the same in lining, plus 1 x 8" / 20 cm zipper and 48 x 1/4" /6 mm diameter studs.

Both bags also need interfacing (your choice-firm soft or none at all!), craft board or handbag bottom insert 4 handbag feet and 1 yard of 1/2" / 13 mm  or 3/8" / 12 mm diameter cord.

All yardages are for 60" / 150 cm wide fabric.