how-to of the day: make a recycled reversible t-shirt totebag, part two
In my last post I showed you the t-shirt I’m going to use to create a reversible totebag.
To begin, lay the shirt out onto a flat surface and smooth all the wrinkles out of it. What happens when you cut wrinkled fabric? You end up with funny jagged lines - not good!
Cut the sleeves off, following the shoulder seam. Cut a straight line across the top of the shirt, just underneath the collar.
Cut off the bottom hem (I actually cut off about 2 inches from the bottom of this shirt) Now trim the sides to create a square or rectangle.
Place the right sides together and sew the bottom of the t-shirt/bag. Don’t sew the sides just yet :-) Patience is a virtue…
Open up the t-shirt (it should be one long rectangle now) and lay it on top of your lining fabric. I recommend using a tightly-woven cotton or cotton blend for this project. It’s going to prevent the stretchy t-shirt from getting deformed when you stuff library books into the bag :-)
Cut the lining out, using the t-shirt as the pattern. I’ll show you where to go from there in my next post…
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