TopBag & Shoppers



We are going to make some, cute, simple &fun shoppers today!:)
In the first version we can make one out of a top and in the second we make them from scratch and add some features to make them easy to always carry around with you even inside your purse.

Family version:
Take a top you hardly ever wear anymore. Fold it inside out. Sew or glue or staple the bottom side together so its sturdy enough. now fold inside out again...and.. It's a bag!!!! You can put your gym/swimwear in there or take it to go shopping or gift it to a friend or family member:) You can glue or stitch a lint on both sides (to hide the existing sewing line), or paste some glitter on the bag or even write someones name on it etc. Decorate it however YOU like it! :)
No old tops? Ask your mom, dad, brother, sister or friends if they might have one for you.

  


Sewing/leftover/from scratch version:
Make sure you have at least a double A4 amount of fabric. Fold and cut the shape and sew/trim all the edges. Fold inside out (if wanted add a drawstring tunnel on top of bag) and sew the bottom together. If you have enough fabric left over for the handles then use it to make a single or double handles..if not, no worries! Use a cord or lint or trimming material and sew it to the outsides of the bag.

Now we can make the portable inside another bag! Either sew a stroke with push buttons to the bag (in the middle) or make a tiny version of the bag and hang/attach it to the big one(a bit on the side). Fold the shopper as small as possible and either close with push buttons or put inside the tiny bag. How handy! Now you can always carry an extra bag inside your handbag:) Perfect for unforeseen shopping or for unforeseen good weather, you can put scarf/coat in there:)

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