Upcycled Denim Tote

A friend's birthday was coming up and I wanted to make her a tote bag that she could carry all of her binders in (in style too) :)

I had some old jeans lying around so I thought I could upcycle them!

This is how it turned out

Now, let's see how i made it.

cutting out the legs of the jeans

cut strips. there wasnt enough of the blue, so i used a pair of the black jeans leftover from another project.  but the handles are gonna cover the black strips so i dont care if it's black  Just make sure what size u want your tote to be and cut accordingly (leave half an inch for seam allowance)

embroidered her name in chinese, making it into a front pocket

sewing pocket onto the center front

I bought some trim at a fabric store when they were on clearance, i sewed a black lining onto the back of the trim first, then sewed the trim onto the bag as handles.

The bag after sewing all the sides and bottom together

the trim goes all the way to the bottom to strengthen it.  Then sewed the boxed corners.

Onto the lining. I simply sewed the lining just like the tote. boxed corners and with a pocket 

Sewed the lining to the tote

The bottom

back of the tote

Front of tote! 

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