Tutorial for a simple Kantha shoulder bag

Now that it has gotten colder outside, it might just be the time to activate your sewing machine and skills and produce your own Kantha shoulder bag. I have made quite a few of these - each one different thanks to the unlimited variety of Kantha quilts!

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make your own hill tribe bag!

for anyone interested in how to make their own hill tribe bag, check out the summer edition of Altered Couture, published a couple of weeks ago, where three of fairly's hill tribe bags are presented.

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the origin of the sapa bag

this is my first post ever, and it is going to be about a unique bag that I dedicated to the town of sapa in northern vietnam. sapa or Sa Pa was established as a hill station by the french in 1922. today, it is a popular tourist destination for backpackers and tour groups alike, most easily reached on a sleeper train from hanoi. sapa is a most scenic destination lying amidst mountains and terraced rice fields, often overhung by clouds.