Tote Bag Kit

Last night my 9 year old daughter showed me how to sew and we built this kit together. We followed the youtube video step by step, and had a blast making the tote. I will definitely be ordering/making more for friends and family.

I sewed it up and it turned out great, excited to do more sewing now with this new boost of confidence from this kit

This is a great intro project but also a fantastic ‘hack-able’ design because of its simplicity, if you are more advanced.

Here are the hacks I made:
- welt zipper pocket centered on one side
-instead of the strapping that comes with the kit, I used daisy chain tacked to the bag through the connection points and shortened the loops.
- I added a zipper across the top to close it
- because of the daisy chain and zippers the bag is more travel friendly since everything is lockable
- I slightly changed the size of the notch so the bottom is deeper (8” now)
- added D rings at the top corners and the bottom corners on one side that allow the original strapping that comes with the kit to be used as a cross body strap or when threaded through the daisy chain, turn it into a back pack for shorter carry, with the addition of a slider and swivel lobster claw clasps
- added loops to the non-pocket side for elastic cording so a jacket could be cinched to it

Now looks a lot like something you’d buy on Huckberry.

Really enjoyed this project- came out great and I learned a lot. Already made some more from the same concept with other types of fabric.

This tote is easy to make yet looks like you bought it! I added some internal pouches and a buckle closure to mine and use it at the gym. Can’t wait to use it at the lakes this summer!