How Do You Make A Tote Bag?
Do you need a tote bag, or know someone who’d love it as a gift? Are you bored with the selections in the stores? Or perhaps just too frugal to pay twenty bucks for something you could make yourself? Find some fabric for sale (or any abandoned fabric in your closet will work, too!) and put that sewing machine to work! • Old jean legs cut in rectangles – You can use just about ANY medium to heavy weight cloth. Cut two rectangles of heavy fabric the size you want your tote bag to be. • 12 x 14 inches for a very small tote • 14 x 16 inches for a medium tote • Any larger size you choose (beach totes are often 24 inches by 20 inches) • Fold your rectangles in thirds lengthwise and mark the two creases in the INSIDE or “wrong” side of the material. • Sew the sides and bottom. With the jean legs, you can use the ankle hems for the “top” hem of the tote. Unfold and sew the two rectangles together on the two long sides and across one short side (sides and bottom of tote). • Miter and sew the co
