Canvas Bag Tutorial pt 1

If you have ever gotten one of those “fabric” “reusable” bags at the grocery store you might be disappointed. They rip, and they don’t wash well.  (YES you should wash them; your food was in there!)

Make your own? But most styles require piecing the bag together, with up to 5 pieces, not counting  structural support and handles.

So check this out for Easy and sturdy:

Supplies:

Get 20 Inches of some 36 inch wide canvas fabric.

3.5 yards of one inch wide coordinating ribbon.

Thread and you are set.
 
Instructions: Pt 1
Lay out the Fabric, flat.

On the short end, measure in six inches, and pin the end of the ribbon, with the tail coming out.

Measure about 23 inches of the ribbon into a loop, and then pin that spot down six inches from the edge, on the same end.

Continue with the ribbon, laying it down the length of the fabric, keeping six inches from the edge.

When you reach the other end make a matching loop of 23 inches. And then continue down the length of the ribbon to meet up where you put the first pin.

Sew the ribbon down.

At this point, you can embellish the bag. Embroider, fabric paint, you get the idea.