Tape measure bags

Explore Laurraine Yuyama's 2330 photos on Flickr!

I am obsessed with these bags! I love making them, and I still sit here opening and closing them whenever I pick one up. A Snap Happy Bag is unique in that it uses a Stanley Tape Measure for its opening! Yes, you actually cut up a tape measure and use it! (I can see it now...husbands around the country wondering, “I know I left my tape measure here last week...”) At the 2010 Sewing Retreat in Chamberlain, SD, I sat next to Donna L who whipped up three of these adorable bags one evening. I…

There are so many things out there in Etsy land, that I get plum tickled when I see something that I truly love. More often than not, I see...

If you had popped into the Clubhouse last Wednesday you would have thought that there was an infestation of crickets…but NO…Carolann had mos...

Sewing Tool Belt Every time I am working on a sewing project I spend time trying to f ind the scissors, tape measure, or seam ripper. I s...

A “Special Ingredient” Makes It Snap Open and Closed! This cute little bag has a special feature that’s not apparent at first glance. Pull the triangular tabs and it snaps open. A little pressure and it snaps shut. That makes this clever bag useful for so many things. Pieces of a metal measuring tape from …

A snappy pouch is so handy! I love how it keeps things inside and doesn't add a lot of weight.

Apparently measuring tapes are inspiring me this week, since this is the third project I’ve brought you that uses measuring tapes. You have to see this thread at Craftster wherein user BigMouth posted about six different woven measuring tape projects! I love the yellow pouch with the ric rac accent- too cute! The red and […]