It was that time of the year to make my youngest niece’s birthday gift. Since she’s into fashion, I hand sewed her a three-pouch tote bag. I made a trip to a craft store to get three different, complementary, cotton fabrics. Most importantly, I wanted them cut to the proper sizes.
I used the cream-colored fabric to make the handles. The trickiest part was sewing everything inside out with the handles tucked inside. I left an unsewn part at the bottom so I could reach in, grab the handle and turn the material right-side out. All worked like a charm except I’d sewn the handles to the fabric with the seam facing the wrong way.
Since I wanted the decorative flowers on the outside
and the subtle pink fabric on the inside, I had to take an extra step and cover the seams with the same pink material as the lining.
In the end, the tote bag just had some extra flair, which looked intentional.
Once I folded and stacked the two halves, I sewed them together and created a tote bag with three compartments. As much stuff as my little niece has, I’m sure she’ll find plenty of things to put in it.