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Go Green Grocery Tote

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Go green with a reusable grocery tote! This sturdy bag features long straps for carrying all your marketgoodies, and is easy to wash, making it perfect to use time and time again.

Project Needs & Notes

- 1 1/8 yards (total) solid color canvas (1 yard for front, back and bottom; 1/8 yard for straps)- 1/2 yard print canvas for sides- Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer- Temporary spray adhesive (such as Gunold KK100)- Air-erase pen for marking- 9 yard extra-wide double-fold bias tape (6 yards for tote; 3 yards for straps)- Craft knife and cutting pad- 7/16" eyelets, eyelet tool, and hammer- 14" x 7" piece of foam board or heavy cardboard (foam board can be found at craft or fabric stores)

Designs featured in this project include X5401, A Fruit Cocktail Design Pack.

Finished size: 16" x 16 1/2" x 8" deep

This project was featured in the following:Totally Totes Lookbook

Begin by preparing the fabric forthe front and back panels of thebag.

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Cut two pieces of the solid colorcanvas to 16 1/2" x 16 1/2".

Mark the center of the square.

A template is a printout of adesign, and it's an excellent toolto plan where to stitch.

Print a template of the designsfrom your embroidery software. If you do not have embroiderysoftware, Wilcom's TrueSizer is a free program to use.

Trim around the templates tomake them more manageable.

Arrange them on the fabric untilthey are where you want to stitchthem.

In this example, three designswill be used. The centers arelined up with the center of thefabric, and there is equal spacebetween the designs.

Mark the center points of eachdesign, as well as the verticaland horizontal axis lines.

Remove the templates and drawlines connecting the horizontaland vertical axis points. Theselines will be used for hooping.

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Hoop the fabric with a piece ofcutaway stabilizer to embroiderthe first design.

When hooping, line up the markson the fabric with the marks onthe hoop.

Attach the hoop to the machineand load the design.

Move the hoop so that the needleis right over the center point onthe fabric.

Embroider the design.



After embroidering, unhoop thefabric and trim the excessstabilizer away from the back.

Repeat to embroider designs forthe front and back of the tote.

To prepare the inner lining of thefront and back panels, cut twopieces of the solid color canvasto 16 1/2" x 16 1/2".

Align each panel on top of thelining fabric with the wrong sidestogether and pin in place.



Sew a 1/4" seam around theentire outer edges of each panel.

To prepare the side panels (outershells and inner linings), cut four8 1/2" x 16 1/2" pieces from theprint canvas.

Align the pieces together with thewrong sides together (creatingtwo panels) and pin in place.

Sew a 1/4" seam around theentire outer edges of each panel.

Place the back panel right sidedown and align the long edges ofthe side panels with the sideedges of the back panel.

Wrap bias tape around the sides.

Pin in place, then trim the tape tosize.



Sew a seam along the inneredges of the bias tape.

Lay the back panel right sidedown again and fold the sidepanels in half lengthwise so thatthe inner lining faces up.

Align the sides of the front panelwith the long edges of the sidepanels with the front panel rightside up.

Wrap bias tape along the sides.

Pin in place, trim the tape, andsew a seam along the inneredges of the tape.

Lay the panels with a side facingright side up.

Fold the tape on both edges intowards the side and pin inplace.

Do this on the top and bottom ofeach side.



Tack the tape in place by sewinga few stitches over the tape alongthe top and bottom edges of thepanels.

To prepare the bottom of the tote,measure the inner bottom edgesfrom seam to seam.

In this example, themeasurement is 15 1/4" x 8".

Cut one piece of the canvas tothe dimensions you justmeasured.

Also, add 1" to each of thedimensions and cut two pieces ofthe canvas to this size.

In this example, one piece is 151/4" x 8" and two pieces are 161/4" x 9".

The two larger pieces will besewn together to make thebottom flap, and the smallerpiece will be the bottom.



Align the two larger pieces withthe right sides together and pin inplace.

Sew a 1/4" seam around onelong side and the shortends. Leave one long side openfor turning.

Turn the fabric right side out andpress the seams. Then, top stitcha 1/2" seam around the foldededges only.

Align the raw edge (no seam)long side of the flap with a longside of the bottom fabric.

Position the flap so that the sidesextend over the edges of thebottom fabric piece about 1/4"

Pin in place and sew a 1/4" seamalong the pinned edge only.



Lay the assembled tote portionwith the back panel facing up.

Align the sewn edge of theassembled bottom portion withthe bottom edge of the backpanel. Do this with the top side ofthe bottom portion aligned withinside edge of the bottom edge ofthe back panel (the flap shouldbe facing inside the tote).

Pin in place with the bottomportion flat against the inside ofthe back panel about 2" from theedge. Then, starting at onecorner, wrap bias tape aroundthe edge and pin in place.

Sew a seam along the inner edgeof the tape. Do not cut the tapejust yet.

Pin the flap flat up against theinside of the back panel to keep itout of the way.

Continue adding bias tapearound the bottom of the bag byaligning the bottom piece with thebottom of the first side panel.

Pin in place and wrap the biastape around the edge.

Sew the tape in place by sewinga seam along the inner edge.

Continue this process around theentire bottom edge of the tote.

When you reach the point whereyou started, trim about one inchexcess of the bias tape, fold theend under, and sew in place overthe start of the tape.

Add bias tape around the topedge of the tote by wrapping itaround the edge and sewing it inplace just like you did with thebottom.



To create shoulder straps, cuttwo pieces of canvas to 2 1/2" x44".

To create handles, cut two piecesof canvas to 2 1/2" x 20".

Fold the pieces togetherlengthwise with the wrong sidestogether.

Press in place with an iron.



Wrap bias tape around the openlong edges and pin in place.

Sew a seam along the inner edgeof the tape.

On the inside of the tote, mark 2 1/2" down from the top edgeand 3 1/2" in from the sideseams.



Wrap the ends of the straps/handles in about 1/2" and pinthem in place aligning the foldedend with the marks on the insideof the tote.

Sew a seam 1/8" seam aroundthe sides of the strap/handlestarting and stopping at thebottom edge of the bias tape atthe top edge of the tote.

Add eyelets to the straps tostrengthen their hold.

On the outside of the tote, markthe center of the "box" created bythe strap seams.



Use a craft knife and cutting padto cut an "x" at the marks.

Add the eyelets to the holesusing the eyelet tool andhammer.

Cut a piece of the foam board orcardboard to 14" x 7" .



Lift the flap at the bottom of thetote and insert the board. Laythe flap over the board.

To wash this reusable grocerytote, simply lift up the flap at thebottom and remove the boardbefore sticking in the laundry.

A terrific way to tote your grocerygoods in style!

This project is featured on theEmbroidery Library Pinterestpage.

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