Do not teach this pattern without my permission. Do not sell items made with this pattern. I hope you whip up a bunch of these easy tote bags and if you do we’d love to see them! Make sure to add your photo to our Flickr group.ĭo not sell or duplicate this pattern. Here’s another one I made two years ago using a larger pillow case from IKEA and a shorter handle. Sew the straps on by sewing a square and then an X for extra strength. Pin the straps on the inside of the opening of the bag above the zipper. For the cotton webbing like I used, I sewed across the end of the webbing about 1/4 inch from the bottom few times and then coated the ends in fabric glue. For the plastic-like webbing, you can just melt them a little with a lighter or candle. Finished the edges to keep the webbing from unraveling. Topstitch around the top edge.Ĭut two straps from the webbing. With the zipper unzipped, fold the top edge 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 inch into the inside and pin in place. Turn the bag right side out and you should have a nice flat bottom. Sew the corners of the plastic to either side of your gussets with a few hand stitches.įold the gussets over the plastic and tack the points down at the bottom seam with a few stitches, once again I did these stitches by hand not machine. With the bag turned right side out, measure the size of your bottom. I like to use the canvas because it is easy to sew into the bag and won’t be effected if it gets wet. You can leave the bottom like this or make it sturdier by adding a piece of plastic canvas or heavy cardboard. You’ll see when you turn the bag right side out that gives you a rectangular bottom. I made mine 6″, so the center is at the seam and each side is 3″. Make sure that line is perpendicular to your bottom seam. Figure out how wide you want your bottom to be and draw a line at that length. I find pinning the seams together helps keep them lined up. Match the bottom seam up with the side seams to create triangles (the corner of the pillow is the point of your triangle). CafePress Chicken Feed' Tote Bag Natural Canvas Tote Bag, Reusable Shopping Bag. webbing for straps – I used 2 yards for the shoulder strap on this bag.heavy plastic canvas or cardboard (optional).(I found these cute pillowcases at Target.) I like the ones that are made out of a heavy cotton, almost a canvas.)
zippered throw pillow case ( I find square works best.All you have to do is sew in gussets for a flat bottom, turn over the top edge and add some straps. This cute tote bag comes together quickly because you start with a zippered throw pillowcase for the body, meaning you don’t have to sew the body together or insert the zipper yourself.
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