Thursday, February 11, 2010

Recycled T Shirt Tote

Today I am going to show you how to make a recycled T shirt tote bag.
This project was very quick and easy!


You will need:
T shirts or Fabric (Varying in color 1 is for liner and other is for the out side)
Sewing Machine
Scissors

First you will cut two squares or rectangles out of each fabric or the same if you choose.



(I only figure the one pic was necessary)

Second you will need to sew one side of the liner together with right sides facing eachother.
Then you will need to hem the top of the liner so there are no raw edges.






Complete sewing this by sewing the other side and the bottom together. You will have an inside out bag.





Sew the outside fabric to the inside ( I folded mine right side out first so it was smaller and would for sure fit inside) I also left a little of the raw black edge showing over the top to spice it up a little.


 


Now you will take the hem of the T shirt and cut it in half or to the length desired for the straps. 




 


Make sure to get as close to the seam as possible. (You may have to go over it a few times) Then sew the straps to the inside of your bag.


 


Then you are done unless you want to add any embellishments, in this picture I set a flower I crocheted on top to show how it would look.
  

 
 


 If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! 


1 comment:

  1. Like the tote, very good way to reuse that old favorite tee.

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