Customer Project: Xtra large shoulder tote

by Matt

• OVERVIEW
• HOW DO I MAKE IT
• MATERIALS

• This tote is approximately 18" long, 17" high, and 8" wide. There are two slip pockets with molle attachments on the exterior and a zip pocket and slip pockets sewn into the liner. The bottom is 2x cordura for durability and some additional stiffness, though the bag would benefit from a thin plastic inserted into the bottom to provide some structure. This, however, would dramatically increase the difficulty of moving it around the machine when sewing.
• 1. Cut your outer and inner fabrics with 1/2" seam allowance. Cut additional bottom panel. Cut exterior pocket panels with 1/2" seam allowance. Cut zipper pocket panel with 1/2" seam allowance. Cut slip pocket panels. Cut webbing for handles and molle attachments. 
  2. Sew molle webbing to exterior pockets. 
  3. Sew zipper into liner. Sew slip pockets to liner.
  4. Sew exterior pockets to outer. Sew handles to bag, overlapping the exterior pocket edge. Leave room at top of bag for grosgrain. 
  5. Sew bottom panel to outer. 
  6. Pin liner to outer, fold inside out, sew sides together. 
  7. Create box bottom. Cut off extraneous corner fabric.
  8. Add grosgrain to top seam, inside side seams,bottom box corner.

• Required Materials:

  Fabric outer is 1000D cordura in coyote brown and the inner is Hex70 in robin egg blue. 

  Related Products:

  • 1000D Cordura®
  • 2.2 oz HEX70 XL