Oberlin - Plum Custom Bag Maker Kit

The leather handles and hardware that came in this kit feel way nicer than the stuff I usually pick up at the craft store. Having the large-format paper template included saved me from taping together a bunch of printed pages, which I appreciated. The plum fabric is a great weight for a market tote

I've sewn a few tote patterns before and the large-format paper template in this kit made cutting the leather handles way less nerve-wracking than tracing from a PDF. Everything came pre-measured, so I finished the whole bag in an afternoon instead of my usual weekend.

I've made a few tote patterns before and this one was way easier to follow, mostly because the paper template is large format so nothing shifted while I cut. The fabric and hardware all came in the box, no last-minute trip to the store. Carried it to the farmers market on Saturday and got two compli