How-To Tuesday: T-Shirt Tote Bag

Here is an easy way to make a tote bag from an old T-shirt. This is my first tutorial, so I really hope you like it! :)




What you need:

One T-shirt. needle and thread (or a sewing machine), pins, scissors, chalk (not shown)

Step 1: Turn the shirt inside out and iron it. (not completely necessary. If you're feeling lazy, skip this step.)

Step 2: Pin up the bottom hem of the shirt (with shirt still inside out).

Step 3: Sew the bottom hem of the shirt using a straight stitch. This will go very quickly on a sewing machine, but mine is broken so I did it by hand.

Step 4: Reinforce by doing another straight stitch in the opposite direction.

Step 5: Cut of the sleeves, being careful not to cut the seams.

 

Step 6: Draw an outline for a wider neckline with chalk. Starting your outline about an inch away from the neckline should be fine.

Step 7: Cut along the chalk outline.

And you're done! Fill your bag with groceries, library books--whatever you want--and  enjoy!

p.s. I reached 100 followers today! And I wanna say thanks to all of my followers. =)

Also, this completes number 85 on my list of 101 Things to do in 1001 Days  

Happy Tuesday everyone! :)