“Totes” Canvas tote bag – FREE pattern & tutorial
|Tote bags are so useful, you can never have too many totes, can you? You can have a different tote bag for many different occasions and of course for many different outfits.
This FREE pattern & tutorial takes a ready-made canvas tote and dresses it up with colorful fabrics. A lining is also added to the inside and the straps, just for a little more color.
The Tote Bag is based on the following approximate measurements: 17 1/2″ by 17 1/2″ with 30″ by 1″ straps.
What you will need to make the Totes Canvas Tote Bag
- Canvas Tote Bag (purchased, or you can make your own – check out all of our tote bag patterns here)
- fabric for letters – pick some cute scraps of quilting cotton
- fusible webbing – we love Wonder Under
- fabric for lining of straps and tote (amount will depend on your tote size)
- Pattern for letters (may need adjusting, depending on tote size)
- Basic sewing supplies
- Sewing machine