Bandana Bag

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The girls are each making a bandana quilt for their beds and so we had ordered a batch of bandanas on eBay a while back. Well, they picked out the ones that they wanted to use and I even got 8 to make a little lap blanket one, but we still had a handful of them left. I decided to try and make a little easy tote bag from a bandana.

I will admit, this pale yellow bandana pair is not my favorite color or look. But I was experiementing, so it was the first to go under the needle!

First thing, I cut a strip off the top of each of the two bandanas. I used the outside edge of the design in the square as a guide.

Then I hemmed that cut edge, folding it over a 1/4 of an inch, top stitching that, and then folding it over another 1/4 inch to make a nice simple sealed hem.
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Then putting the nicer sides together, I just stitched around the other 3 edges, leaving the hemmed edges open. Now it’s a bag!

I just folded the two strips, good sides together and stitched to make a tube. Turned it right side out and then stitched it to the bag, on the hemmed sides. I made the area that I attached the handle to the bag about an inch or so and stitched the whole square area to make sure it was sturdy.
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Now, you don’t have to do this, because it’s a bag and ready to go, but I like to stitch a little corner gusset in my totes, to make them stand up a bit. It’s really simple.

Just turn the back inside out, and then grab the bottom corner and flatten out a bit. Sew across that corner and double stitch for strength. I clip the excess off, but you don’t have to.
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And then… Poof! You have a cool, hip bandana bag! Only takes two bandanas!

I was thinking that you could make a tall one if you used only one bandana and folded it sideways. It would be great for toting a bottle of wine or pop or just a tall skinny smaller bag for just about anything! One bandana is cheap, you can get them for a dollar just about anywhere! And it’s just a fun little project. I’ll bet it would be a great first sewing project for kids!
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By the way.. we got package of 16 bandanas of all colors on ebay… it was like $22 bucks total, including shipping. Lots of fun bandanas! We’re working on quilts… but they are great for pillows and other fun projects!

Ebay Bandana Collection….

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the banjo player for Deepwater Bluegrass, and the editor of BuckeyeBluegrass.com as well as the main graphic designer of the Westvon Publishing empire. She is a renaissance woman of many talents and has two lovely daughters and a rehab mobile home homestead to raise.

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