With the beginning of hot summer days and the beach season there is a huge need for beach bags. Buy this indispensable accessory can be almost anywhere. Just why spend money if you have a rich fantasy, a meter of fabric and some free time? You can sew a beach bag with your own hands. Simple cut, unlimited decor options, low costs make beach bags perfect object for needlework.
Required materials and tools:
- Two squares of the main fabric at 50x50 centimeters. We recommend using dense fabric;
- Two squares of 50x50 centimeters for lining;
- two strips 50x13 cm for handles;
- threads;
- scissors;
- line;
- chalk;
- pins;
- sewing machine.
Strip details
In order to sew a beach bag with your own hands, you need to carve out the details. They can be painted directly on the fabric. Cut two main details: 50 cm width, height - 50 cm. When you draw this square on the fabric, add 5 cm on both sides to the width of 5 cm (for the walls), it turns out the 55x50 rectangle. Do not forget about the cuttings on the seams. Now it is necessary to make a detail for the bottom: 45x12cm. When you have to add an allowance. The same details must be carved from lining fabric. The main details and lining scroll with each other and sweep. Do the same with the bottom of the bag. Then the lining and the main parts are stripped on the sides, and cut extra allowances and lining. Sunshive seams. On the smaller side of the bottom, mark the middle and align this center with the side seams of the bag. Stretch the allowances, cut off too much, swallow the seam. After that, do the same with the other parts of the bag, reflect outward.Making pockets
Pockets must be done according to what you want to put there. Telephone, keys to home, comb, tanning cream or glasses. You can also make them a few pieces. Optionally, your pockets or one of them can be zipped to keep money in integrity, keys and other need. Pour on the tissue for lining several parts for future pockets. Sew them to the inside of the lining.
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Production of handles
Now let's start making the handles: so that they are durable, use cotton fabric. Fold each of the bands 50x13 cm and sew from three sides, leaving one side unfinished to turn the handle to the outside. After you turned out the outward handles, attach them with neatly pins to the inside of the bag. Make sure both handles have the same height so that it can be convenient to keep it. Sisting their cross-cross-line with a sewing machine. Everything, a beach bag is ready.
