Maker Series No. 3 - September 2026
The Crescent Tote: by Noodlehead
Create this easy to sew tote with our curated materials, colourways and favourite sewing essentials. We've pulled together our favourite coordinating materials to make planning easy.
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Our Featured Pattern
Why We Chose the Crescent Tote
For September, we wanted a project that felt a little cozy, useful, and fun to personalize, and the Crescent Tote by Noodlehead checked all the boxes! We love its "medium" size and pretty curved shape, plus it has just enough interesting details to make it a satisfying sew. With a zippered pocket on both the outside and inside, a sturdy flat bottom, and plenty of room for a small knitting project or your everyday essentials, it's the kind of tote you'll happily keep close by. Best of all, those beautiful curves and simple webbing handles give us lots of opportunities to play with fabrics, colours, zippers, and fun combinations for this month's Maker Series!
Step 1: START WITH THE PATTERN
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Recommended Fabrics: Corduroy or Light Canvas (7-9 oz. weight) for exterior fabric. Quilting cotton for Lining.
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Approx. Finished Dimensions: 10¾” [27.3 cm] tall, 10” [25.4 cm] wide and 5½” [14 cm] deep (measured at oval base)
Estimated Sewing Time: 2-3 hours
Project Requirements SIMPLIFIED!
Recommended Materials & Supplies
1) Main Fabric: 5/8 yard Exterior Fabric
2) Lining Fabric: 3/4 yard Lining Fabric
3) Fusible Interfacing: 1 yard - Use light-weight to heavy woven interfacing depending on the stiffness you want. We used EB-Fuse Heavy on the lining pieces.
4)Fusible Fleece: 1/2 yard Fusible Thermolam Plus Fleece
5) Zippers: 1x 9" zipper for the front pocket, 1 x 7" zipper for lining. NOTE: You can use the 24" zipper to make the inner zipper too, just add a single pull, and then uncheck the small #3 zipper. When cutting your zippers, cut them 1" longer than noted in the supply list, since they are cut from a longer zipper length and don't have 'tails'.
6) Webbing: 1 1/4 yards of 1 1/2" wide webbing for handles.
Blue Butterflies
Janelle chose a light canvas for the exterior, with a soft rose floral inside. This one is for Rifle Paper Co. fabric lovers! The metallic in the print looks beautiful with the gold coil zippers.
Koi Pond
Tennille had a hard time choosing which lining was her favourite for this bag, so we left 2 in the shopping list for you. The burnt orange is very complimentary to this the teal flora. It's gorgeous!
Soft Woodrose
Corduroy is the main feature on this bag, but the combination of the printed lining, straps, and matching zipper create magic! Just a little luxurious for a tote!
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NOTE: The quantities shown reflect our minimum fabric and interfacing cuts, not the exact amount used in the clutch. You will have plenty left over for another project or a second bag.
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PATTERN
EXTERIOR FABRIC
LINING FABRIC
FUSIBLE INTERFACING & FLEECE
ZIPPERS
WEBBING
THREAD
Need help choosing? Contact us — we're happy to help!
STEP 4: GET TIPS FROM THE DESIGNER
Now that you have your supplies, read through the pattern and watch this helpful video for sewing on the base! Get ready to SEW!
STEP 5: SHOW US YOUR PROJECT!
Join the Emmaline Maker Series Challenge!
Taking part in the Maker Series is completely optional, but if you'd like to enter the $50 Gift Card draw, follow the three simple steps below.
- Make this month's featured Maker Series project using the featured pattern and your favourite Emmaline supplies.
- Share a photo of your finished project in our private Facebook community, or on Instagram, by following the directions below.
- Complete Maker Series entry form!
Private Facebook Community:
Join over 44,000 bag makers sharing ideas, inspiration and finished products. Post your photo and add #emmalinemakerseries to your post to count as an entry.
Post on Instagram:
Tag @emmalinebags on your photo or Reel using Instagram's ‘Tag people’ feature, plus add #emmalinemakerseries to your post to count as an entry.
Prize
To give everyone plenty of time to receive their supplies and finish their project, one participant will be selected at random to receive a $50 Emmaline Gift Card on the 15th of the following month.
A Few Simple Rules
- Entries close on the 15th of the next month. October 15th for this series.
- One entry per finished project, but you can enter multiple projects per series.
- Your project must be completed during the current Maker Series challenge period.
- Please use the featured Maker Series pattern and Emmaline supplies where possible.
Most importantly... have fun. We can't wait to see what you create!
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