Super Handy Book Bag
July 31st, 2008 in gallery
ChrisHaynes, member
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I made this bag from bits and pieces I had. It was designed to hold books from the library (I used large books to size it), so it is sturdy enough to be used at the grocery store, going to craft fairs and even to a plant sale (though I use my mesh swimming bag for that, which I am about to modify, so I'll post that later).
The main body is vat dyed chair duck canvas that I got from the remnant shelf of a store that specializes in outdoor fabrics. The selvage is what is on the top, so there is no extra finishing required. The fabric is only 30" wide, so the dimensions of the bag are 10" high by 10" wide... and 13" long. The remnant (or what was left after I made my mother-in-law a grocery tote) was 14" long.
The outside tapestry is left-over from making kid cushions (fabric was bought at $4/yard when a fabric store decided to concentrate on quilting). The square motif was conveniently about 5" square.
The inside pockets and liner are from canvas that I dyed in the washer (again, I bought natural canvas from the outdoor fabric store's remnant shelf). Because of the stiffness of the fabric, the dye makes interesting patterns.
The fun (or not so fun) part was attaching the ends so that the chair duck was totally enclosed. All seams are enclosed. The top seam was just folded under, especially to attach the straps. I have used this technique on my mesh swimming bag, and some other bags that I have made for gifts and school auctions. I've broken a few machine needles doing this (looking at hubby's swim bag I noticed I did not do this, because he wanted it SOON!, and I did not have time --- I wish I had, it does make a nice difference).
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