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A Round Bottom Sling Bag Tutorial
Hey world this is my first tutorial on how to make a sling bag with a round bottem. I got the idea when my sister came back from mexico with a bag that looks a bit like the one I'm making today.

After I made my bag I noticed that it was made slightly like steph blue's sling bag and that was unintenstional so no haters out there saying I copied her! haha

Posted by Isa from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico • Published
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  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 1
    Step 1

    Pick you material! Chose two colors once for the out side and one for the inside. I used silkish fabric but you can use anything as long as it can hold a bit of weight.

    ---The picture on the side is te fabric I used for my outside.

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 2
    Step 2

    Take your Inside Fabric (lining) and cut two 32cm x 43cm peice

    --12.5 x 17 (In inches)

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 3
    Step 3

    Now do the samething as the last step but with your outside fabric

    - Now you have four pices mesuring the same thing

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 4
    Step 4

    But all of them one in top of the other.

    Sorry the fabric is wrinkled... :P

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 5
    Step 5

    Fold in half

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 6
    Step 6

    And draw lines like these..

    Sorry I couldnt get a clear picture of the lines so I used paint

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 7
    Step 7

    Once it is cut unfold

    It should look a bit like a shield

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 8
    Step 8

    Now Lets cut the straps

    Of each fabric cut up a 10cm x 100cm rectangle

    --4 x 38 (in Inches)

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 9
    Step 9

    Put the good sides togeter and sew only one side

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 10
    Step 10

    Now fold in half to make it half as long
    and cut like in the drawing ( In pink)

    ------
    This was steph blue's Idea and found it smart so I used it in my project so I didnt invent it

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 11
    Step 11

    Unfold and it should look like this...
    Now sew it

  • Step 12

    Reverse it so we can see the nice side

    and put the strap aside we will use it later

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 13
    Step 13

    Now take your main body peices again take the the inside fabric and put the nice sides togeter and sew the sides togeter

    ONLY THE SIDES

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 14
    Step 14

    Repeat step 13 with outside peice

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 15
    Step 15

    Now turn the Inside fabric inside out so that we can see the nice side

    DO NOT DO with the outside keep it ugly side out!

    Now put it in the middle of the outside one

    So it will be like a sandwich---

    Outside
    Inside
    Inside
    Outside

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 16
    Step 16

    Sew one side but leave a space at both sides for the straps and do the same on the other

    So agin with the sanwhich

    Outside
    Inside

    The ones above together and the ones
    below together

    Inside
    Outside

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 17
    Step 17

    Put the straps in the holes you left
    and sew

    Do the same on the other side

    Sorry the picuture is not great

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 18
    Step 18

    When you will flip it so its nice side out you should see this (refering to the picture) when you look at the connection with the strap and the body of the bag

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 19
    Step 19

    Now put it ugly side again and sew the bottom of you outside fabric

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 20
    Step 20

    Do thew same on the lining but this time leave a 7cm gap so that you will be able to flip it

    7cm= 3 inches

  • Step 21

    now flip it and sew the gap by hand or by machine

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 22
    Step 22

    This is how it should look like on the outside.. this bag is reversable... You can also add a button to close the bag

  • How to make a sling bag. Sling Bag - Step 23
    Step 23

    And here is the inside of the bag

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