Make Carpet Bag Lining

I cut one piece of leather to this bottom measurement and one piece of linen to make up the bottom inside lining.

Make carpet bag lining.

Insert the lining into the carpet bag s outer shell. And the best part is that most tote style bags are fairly easy to sew since they are mostly straight lines. Then you attach the lining with the bag inside out and turn it to the right side through the hole in the lining. The outer ikat fabric is actually a clearance tablecloth from target the denim is from hancock fabrics and the lining is a pretty peacock quilting cotton from jo ann s as well.

With the right side facing in fold the carpet in half so the bottom and top edges meet. Slip stitch the opening closed. Make sure your outer shell and lining s raw edges are aligned which will impact the fit of your pieces into your purse frame. As i was researching the latest tote bag trends i came across a ton of great bag tutorials on the web.

Cut out bag s shell and lining fabric parts to get two outer shell and lining pieces two side panel shell and lining pieces and one bottom shell and lining piece. Bohemian carpet bag by sew liberated. At this point the bag was starting to take shape. Cut any fringe from the top and bottom edges of your carpet.

Trim the seam allowance to 1 4 inch. The lining was prepared in the same way sans welts. A roomy large capacity travel carpet bag to be taken anywhere. Pull the leather pouch through the opening in the lining pouch.

If that s confusing don t worry. 16 5 wide 75 deep 16 tall excluding the handles. This step creates more structure and allows your bag to remain upright when you set it down. You will have clean seams when you open your bag.

Tote bags come in so many shapes and sizes from the smallest book bag all the way to the roomiest overnight bag. 1 heavy duty zipper 18 46 cm long. Pin pattern pieces to interfacing and cut it out optional. Shape the bottom of the bag.

Push the lining inside the bag. Measuring the opening gave me the bottom dimensions. Fix your shell together wrong sides facing out. The bottom lining was attached to the side gusset lining in the same manner.

The first method is to sew the lining leaving a few inches open in the bottom. The leather was sewn to the carpet right to right on machine and turned right side out. Sew up the sides. Drop the leather pouch right side out into the lining pouch.

Create the body of the bag. Use straight pins to pin your patterns onto your fabric. The second method is to sew the lining completely and attach the lining right side out by topstitching. 1 yards 1 5 m canvas bottom weight or upholstery fabric 54 137 cm wide.

Sew the top edge of the pouch with right sides together.