Look what I made!

Yup I made this, and the best part is that I did it with duck tape and staples!

All you need is a 20"x37" piece of heavyweight fabric (such as canvas, vinyl, patent leather, etc) masking tape, a nylon webbing for the handles, staples and stapler, and duct tape (of a matching or complementary color) .

Once you cut the fabric you fold the right sides together to create a 20"x 18.5" rectangle, with the fold at the bottom.

You then fold the top edges over 2" to make a hem and hold it in place with masking tape. You will cut the nylon to create two 25" straps. You will take the straps and put them 6" from the edge of the bag, on each side. You will staple the strap through the folded edge only, that way the staples don't show on the outside of the bag. Once you have stapled both sides of the strap you will duct tape the edge down, covering up the staples and making sure the hem is secure.

You will then sew up the sides by stapling them. You will start at the bottom and continue to the top. You will want to make each staple very close together and about 1/2" in from the edge. Once you have stapled up both sides you will then cover them with duct tape to hide the staples.

Then you flip the bag right side out and you have your self a brand new tote bag!

Here are a few more pics from the project.








All in all the bag took about 30 mins to make.

I got this idea from a book called "Simply Sublime Bag, 30 No Sew and Low Sew projects". I read that it really helps to understand the mechanics behind making a bag so I thought this would be a good place to start!

There are several others that I want to make as well, so I will keep you posted on those!

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!