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Summer Crafts and Projects

Summer Sewing Project - Easy Shopping Bag or School Bag

Here where we live, plastic shopping bags are not free, and it has been that way since years. That is only wise as it makes people think twice if they really need another plastic bag that will only end up in the waste bin anyway after its purpose has been served. It has been trendy and green to carry our own shopping bags to the store. With a good strong material such as a cotton duck with a pleasing pattern, you can create sturdy and durable bags that will hold quite a bit of weight. Because of that fact, these also make great bags for holding school books, too.

 

 

Shopping Bag or School Book Bag

For this project you will need:

- cotton duck in pattern of choice (the fabric used here had a width of 140 centimeters and 60 centimeters
  length was needed)
- sewing thread in matching color
- piece of cording for closure
- large button in color matching fabric

Shopping Bag or School Book Bag - Detail
Detail of the closure

 

 

 

Instructions:

Cut your fabric in the following sizes:

Four 7 x 60 centimeter strips for the handles

Two 45 x 40 centimeter rectangles for the front and back of the bag

Two 15 x 40 centimeter rectangles for the inside lining panels

Follow the instructions in this Shopping Bag Tutorial to create a bag like the one above.

Material for these particular bags were purchased at Ikea in Germany.

Shopping Bag or School Book Bag 2
This is a nice version of the same bag that can be used in the summer. A daisy button was used for the closure.

Shopping Bag or School Book Bag 3
This bag is a bit smaller in the width and comes in handy when you need to get through tight areas such as trains or busy streets, where a big bag would always be getting in the way.

 

 

 

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A Selection of Summer Textile Crafts

Patriotic Fabric Scraps Heart Wreath
Bathroom Utility Baskets Sewn from Hand Towels
Summer Sewing Project - Easy Shopping Bag or School Bag
Fabric Covered Box
Cosmetic Pouch
Country Fabric Scraps Wreath
Drawstring Shoebag Sewing Craft.
Fabric Key Ring
Felt Clutch or Cosmetic Bag
Felt Handbag
Flower Power Wallhanging for Teens
Knitting Needle or Crochet Needle Roll Created From a Place Mat
Patchwork Butterfly Quilt / Wallhanging
Patchwork Wall Picture
Patchwork Wall Hanging
Patriotic Pin Cusion
Purse Organizer or Purse Tissue Holder
Quilt Block for Independence Day
Rag Quilt Tote or Shopping Bag
Summer Sewing Project - Fabric Organizer with Zipper
Summer Sewing Project - Rag Quilt “Americana”

 

 

 

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