How Do You Make Designer Shopping Totes?
If you enjoy dressing in the latest designer clothes, you probably also enjoy carrying the latest fashionable accessories. It is illegal, however, to try to copy a designer shopping tote. Because of copyright and trademark issues, you cannot copy another company’s designs. Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to make your own shopping tote. You will need a few tools and a little creativity. Use your bag for vacations, shopping excursions or for your baby. You will find so many uses for your cute and chic shopping tote. Make the body of the bag. Fold the fabric in half, with the right sides together. Stitch along the three raw edges. Leave a 5-inch opening (for later turning) on one side, near the corner. The lining and outside of the bag will be all one piece of fabric. Turn and tuck in seam allowance. Stitch the opening closed. Press. Finish the rest of the bag. Tuck the lining half of the bag (that has the 5-inch opening) into the cover half. Push the lining corners into the cove
