🧵 Learn How to Sew Professional-Looking Bags on the Machine You Already Own
The Sew Better Bags eBook is your beginner-friendly guide to bagmaking confidence—packed with real-world tips, interfacing advice, and pro techniques that make every project look polished.
Your Beginner-Friendly Guide to Confident, Pro-Level Bagmaking
Ever feel like your sewing machine is holding you back?
Like you need a big fancy upgrade just to sew the bags you really want to make?
I’m Amanda, the bagmaker behind Be Mandy Things, and I’m here to tell you:
You don’t need an industrial machine to sew bags that look professional.
You just need the right techniques—explained clearly, tested on a basic domestic machine, and ready for you to use.
You just need this guide.
🧷 What’s Inside
✅ Expanded Interfacing Guide + Cheat Sheet
Learn how to choose, layer, and mix interfacings for structure that lasts—without stiffness or bulk.
✅ Needle Guide + Cheat Sheet
Know exactly which needle to grab for cotton, canvas, cork, or faux leather (and why the right one makes all the difference).
✅ How to Help Your Lining Fit Smoothly
Say goodbye to saggy linings and baggy corners with my simple tapered-seam trick that gives your linings a perfectly “snatched” fit every time.
✅ Seam Grading + Stitch Length Tips
Discover how to reduce bulk, shape crisp corners, and choose the right stitch length for every layer so your bags look clean, structured, and strong.
✅ The Ultimate Bagmaker’s Supply Chart
My favorite beginner-friendly suppliers for interfacing, hardware, and tools—all organized by category with clickable links for the U.S. + Canada.
✅ Tips for Sewing on a Basic Machine
Real-world settings, stitch length, and troubleshooting advice to help you get polished results on the machine you already own.
🎯 This Is for You If...
- You’re working on a basic machine and want to make it shine
- You’ve dreamed of sewing bags that don’t look homemade
- You’re tired of conflicting advice about interfacing and needles
- You want to skip the frustration and start sewing with confidence
💬 You don’t need more guesswork—you need the right guidance.
🪡 Want to Sew What You Learn?
The Sew Better Bags eBook is a complete guide on its own, but if you’re ready to practice what you’ve learned, you’ll love the Sew Better Bags Bundles.
Each bundle pairs the eBook with one (or more) of my beginner-friendly bag patterns so you can immediately apply your new skills.
✨ Explore bundles featuring the Easy Charm Tote, Joanna Tote, Marg Tote, and Sunset 2.0 Zipper Pouch in the Sew Better Bags Bundle Collection.
🪡 Note: The eBook itself does not include a pattern unless purchased as a bundle.
🛍️ Get the Guide
This 30-page guide is valued at $47 USD
(because trust me—you’d spend that guessing on supplies alone).
Today, it’s yours for just:
👉 $21 USD
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💬 Still on the Fence?
Here’s what makes this different:
I’ve stitched every tip, photo, and piece of advice from years of trial, error, and real sewing room experience.
This isn’t fluff—it’s everything I wish I had when I started.
💡 Sewing confidence doesn’t come from a $3,000 machine. It comes from knowing how to use the one you’ve already got.
❤️ Let’s sew better bags, together.
