I can't believe I did it! I mainly followed the YouTube tutorial but I could have followed along with the written instructions without issue if there wasn't the tutorial!
I felt a little overwhelmed when I first had all the pieces cut out but sewing this all up actually went surprisingly quick and it was exciting to see less and less pieces and more of the bag.
I was able to sew this on my little Singer 1120 - it was a right squeeze at some points but we made it through! I will be using this as a weekender/travel bag. This was also my first time sewing with cork and I love how it looked in the end. I will eventually make another one for my mom ☺️
You should be-it turned out beautiful. It does have many pieces, but if you mark them and follow along, it is fairly easy to make. We hope to see what you are working on next. If not a member-you may want to join our Sallie Tomato Paterns and Hardware Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to show off your makes. Happy Sewing!
This will be for my daughter to store her cross stitch supplies in. She picked it out and I will be making it after the New Year. I really do love this tote and have had my eye on it since it was first shown. Love the details and the instructions look pretty straight forward. Purchased the perfect fabric for it. Will post it on the site when complete.
That is wonderful to hear. Sounds like the perfect bag for her. Thank you very much. We would love to see what you are creating on our SallieTomato Patterns and Hardware Group on Facebook. Happy sewing.
Fumbled my way through. The instructions are not terribly coherent. This could have used way more visuals. The video was somewhat helpful but it was mostly just a voice reading the instructions. I look forward to someone else making a video. Wanted to love this, and I love my bag now that it's done. The pattern is not well constructed.
Hello Tori, we have ratings on all our patterns starting from beginner on up. The Tula Tote is an Intermediate rated pattern and we are always here to help with questions you may have. If not a member, you may want to join the SallieTomato Patterns and Hardware Group. Lots of members have shown off there Tula Tote there. We are glad to hear that you love your finished bag.
Happy sewing
I love this pattern the instructions were easy to follow and well written pattern
Thank you so much Myra for the review. We are glad that you found the pattern easy to follow-we would love to see your Tote. If not a member-you may want to join our Sallie Tomato Patterns and Hardware Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to show off your makes. It is a very helpful group. Happy Sewing
what a great bag ! I was so happy to have sewn it, I will do it again! for sure! I am from South Africa so the instructions had me going for a while, but I did it!!
Erika
We are so happy that you love the Tula Tote. We hope that you can get some Tula hardware or zippers at your local shop-otherwise-we can ship to you. We would love to see your finished tote. If not a member-you may want to join our Sallie Tomato Patterns and Hardware Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to show off your makes. It is a very helpful group. Happy Sewing.

Who we are
sallie tomato
Hey friend! I'm Jess, the Founder of Sallie Tomato. I originally opened my shop in 2014 during college. I began by selling items that I had sewn myself. It wasn’t until 2016 that I released my first pattern, the Puppy Pillow. Now, my passion is to design quality sewing patterns, so you can create too!
Sallie Tomato provides sewing patterns, purse hardware, handbag zippers, cork fabric, and select sewing supplies for bag making.



The name of my shop developed around my middle name, Sallie. Also, the tomato pin cushion is a well-recognized symbol of sewing. Thank you for visiting my website!
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I can't believe I did it! I mainly followed the YouTube tutorial but I could have followed along with the written instructions without issue if there wasn't the tutorial!
I felt a little overwhelmed when I first had all the pieces cut out but sewing this all up actually went surprisingly quick and it was exciting to see less and less pieces and more of the bag.
I was able to sew this on my little Singer 1120 - it was a right squeeze at some points but we made it through! I will be using this as a weekender/travel bag. This was also my first time sewing with cork and I love how it looked in the end. I will eventually make another one for my mom ☺️
You should be-it turned out beautiful. It does have many pieces, but if you mark them and follow along, it is fairly easy to make. We hope to see what you are working on next. If not a member-you may want to join our Sallie Tomato Paterns and Hardware Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to show off your makes. Happy Sewing!
This will be for my daughter to store her cross stitch supplies in. She picked it out and I will be making it after the New Year. I really do love this tote and have had my eye on it since it was first shown. Love the details and the instructions look pretty straight forward. Purchased the perfect fabric for it. Will post it on the site when complete.
That is wonderful to hear. Sounds like the perfect bag for her. Thank you very much. We would love to see what you are creating on our SallieTomato Patterns and Hardware Group on Facebook. Happy sewing.
Fumbled my way through. The instructions are not terribly coherent. This could have used way more visuals. The video was somewhat helpful but it was mostly just a voice reading the instructions. I look forward to someone else making a video. Wanted to love this, and I love my bag now that it's done. The pattern is not well constructed.
Hello Tori, we have ratings on all our patterns starting from beginner on up. The Tula Tote is an Intermediate rated pattern and we are always here to help with questions you may have. If not a member, you may want to join the SallieTomato Patterns and Hardware Group. Lots of members have shown off there Tula Tote there. We are glad to hear that you love your finished bag.
Happy sewing
I love this pattern the instructions were easy to follow and well written pattern
Thank you so much Myra for the review. We are glad that you found the pattern easy to follow-we would love to see your Tote. If not a member-you may want to join our Sallie Tomato Patterns and Hardware Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to show off your makes. It is a very helpful group. Happy Sewing
what a great bag ! I was so happy to have sewn it, I will do it again! for sure! I am from South Africa so the instructions had me going for a while, but I did it!!
Erika
We are so happy that you love the Tula Tote. We hope that you can get some Tula hardware or zippers at your local shop-otherwise-we can ship to you. We would love to see your finished tote. If not a member-you may want to join our Sallie Tomato Patterns and Hardware Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to show off your makes. It is a very helpful group. Happy Sewing.