Friday, February 14, 2025

Another Shopping Bag


The bag is based on Sew4Home's Zippered Thermal Picnic Tote. This was actually my third time sewing this pattern and it went much better because I didn't follow her directions for putting in the zipper and instead did a recessed closed-end zipper. It was so much easier to sew into the bag because those bulky tabs weren't in the way. I also didn't bother to sew in the interior pocket since I won't need it.

By the time I had finished building the bag exterior, I was out of the denim rectangles (I actually had to cut a few more) so I just did the pockets with a larger scrap I had lying around. The lining is some leftover trigger cloth from many years ago. The batting is Insul-Bright Mylar/Poly Batting to help hold in the cold when we buy freezer items. (I actually bought a bolt of it a couple years ago, so I'm happy to finally be using some of it.)

Now that I've gotten the hang of making this bag pattern, I might just make a few more as gifts. These really are great shopping bags. And I found a couple more canvas remnants while spending the last week cleaning up my sewing room/closets.

Linking up with:

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4 comments:

  1. I like it a lot! I am in the process of trying to teach myself how to add a recessed zipper to a bag. I’m not sure I will be able to make it closed on the ends like you did.

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    1. Just go to the website I linked, it's pretty easy to follow her directions. And I think it makes the bag so much easier to sew together at the end.

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  2. What a super bag! I'm glad you figured out a way to insert the zipper that worked better for you!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects

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