Merci à chacune d’entre vous de m’avoir accompagnée pendant l’année passée. 2014 a vu la naissance de 5 nouveaux patrons de sacs, le lancement des licences, un sew-along épique pour fêter le 1er anniversaire de Sacôtin, de nouvelles rencontres formidables et l’épanouissement de liens déjà établis […]
Christmas madness is on ! For all those seeking a little last minute gift, the Kocotte wristlet bag is perfect : sewn quickly with little fabric and it will appeal to little girls and moms alike. And since it’s Christmas, the Kocotte pattern is 50% off ! […]
Curious what other Sacôtin customers sew ? Want some inspiration? Over 280 of your bags are visible on Sacôtin’s Pinterest (clic) and your projects are listed by pattern. […]
After the handle pad tutorial, here is the shoulder strap pad tutorial. Adding a strap pad helps to make a heavy bag more comfortable to carry. This often concerns travel bags such as the Boston pattern. I offer two versions of the strap pad: bias finished (version 1) and finished WITHOUT bias (version 2) […]
This is a comfy handle pad tutorial, a practical accessory to improve bag handles comfort, especially for travel bags such as the Boston pattern for example. […]
Many of you asked for a weekender bag pattern, so here is Boston, a unisex weekender bag pattern! Boston is bag with with a unisex silhouette. It is therefore easily adaptable to woman, man, classic-chic or girly versions. The style of your Boston bag will depend on your choice of fabrics: let your creativity speak!…
Heavy duty, closed end, long zippers are often needed for sewing bags. But most of the time, you’ll only find separating long (30 cm / 12 inches or more) heavy duty zippers in stores. Therefore, here is a tutorial that shows how to turn a separating zipper into a closed end zipper […]
Foxtrot is a feminine, classic-chic and practical portfolio bag pattern. A stylish bag to carry folders, files, books, notebooks, a tablet or 13” computer. […]
The new bag pattern will be online Thursday September 4th. To celebrate its launch here is a giveaway to win it !
To celebrate Sacôtin’s first birthday, here is Cabôtin : a free tote bag pattern! I wanted to give you a timeless classic, cleverly constructed to minimize the number of pattern pieces and still get a clean finish! A word about the name of this pattern as this is a French play on words : tote is…
