Making Tote Bag with Zipper

Are you looking to make a tote bag? 

A tote bag is some kind of bag that is easy to carry many more things and also easy to make. I have a fantasy about bags, so I think all the women’s are the same. I always prefer matching outfits and keep a balance to the color palette.  So sometimes I have to make a bag for my machine outfit. So I go for market research and surf the internet to get more ideas on fashion and style. Then I go to create my own creation; sometimes I go for fusion. As I hate to copy others. So, I have spent more and more time making products, bags, dresses, or other things. When I finalized my idea, I drew a pattern for it. Then color it. After that, I go to the market for raw materials. It takes a huge time, but I have my passion for roaming around the raw materials shops. Let’s go for next steps: I choose denim, cotton, jute, and canvas fabric for making tote bags. Those are washable, so you can reuse this bag. You can get a huge design pattern on the internet. Now I am going to make a bag with cotton fabric. So what’s the next step?

What fabric is needed for a tote bag?

 

Materials Needed:

• 1/2 yard cotton fabric.
• 1/2 yard of supplementary cotton fabric for inner lining.

• 27*5 inch, 2 fabrics 

• 42″ of canvas strap.
• fabric scissors.
• sewing machine.
• thread.
• iron.

Marking your fabric: 

you have to mark your fabric according to the measurements. And add those marks with a ruler.

Cutting:

Cut your fabric into the line. You must keep 1 inch extra cloth for stitching. In the same size, you have to cut fuse interface.

Ironing:

you can add fuse interface with iron machine.

Sewing inner part:

You sew the inner part.

Outer part:

after finishing inner stitching.  You can unfold your fabric and sew the outer part. 

Sew edge:

sew around the edge. 

You have to make a corner with a stick. 

 

Add pocket: you can add a pocket.

Handle :

If you want to give a long or medium handle, you can stitch it.

For making handles, you have to take 

 

27*5 inch, 2 fabrics 

 

Stitching handles:

At first fold 1 time, then you have to edge off. Then you can iron it and sew it. 

Add zipper:

 

 

. Before sewing a zipper, you have to add fabric in the beginning and ending side. After that, you have to add 2 pieces of fabric with 2 zipper sides for making the bag big and nice.so, cut 2 pieces of fabric for adding with zipper, which will be little bit smaller than zipper size. then sew both sides and add with main bag part.

 

You can make your own tote bag. Big thumbs up for you. Happy stitching.