siouxsie t-shirt tote bag

April 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

Thanks to some artful sewing inspiration, I’ve finished a project that has been sitting in the to-do pile for way too long.

I wanted to turn one of my ’80s Siouxsie shirts into a tote, but didn’t want a typical floppy t-shirt bag. My friend was planning to throw away (yes, throw away!) this black conference tote. You know the kind: plastic-y canvas material covered in screen-printed logos.

siouxsie before

I used the bag to measure my pieces of the t-shirt and boxed the bottom of both; sewing through the canvas was easier than I thought! Then I slid the t-shirt over the canvas bag, folded down the top and stitched all the way around. I stitched in some velvet ribbon for a tie closure.

siouxsie bag after

This was such an easy way to make a t-shirt bag. I’m really happy with the results and can’t wait to start using it!

recycle: t-shirt came from my closet, tote bag saved from the landfill, velvet ribbon ties from thrifted notions in my stash

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2 Responses to “siouxsie t-shirt tote bag”

kelly
April 18th, 2009 @ 2:55 pm

Great job! What a terrific way to use both the bag and the shirt. Here I was thinking you’d cut out and applique. Your way is so much cooler!
Caitlin Bailey
February 11th, 2010 @ 5:58 pm

Wow this looks awesome! Now I just need to learn to sew