Hobo Bag

Fast and easy!

Posted by Caeli L.

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I had this zig zag heavy fabric from some old curtains and decided to make a simple yet cool and roomy bag and take pictures along the way :)

Enjoy!

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Fabric
  • 1 Zipper
  • 1 Cereal Box
  • Juice Carton

Steps (14 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    Draw yourself a template for the bag. Use a large paper sheet, fold it in half and draw the template on one of the halves of the paper. With the sheet still folded, cut along the lines and then unfold it.

    There you go, you have your template.

  2. 2

    Using your recently made template, cut two pieces of the fabric you chose for your bag (one for each side) and two pieces of lining fabric (I used a black non-woven fabric).

  3. 3

    Cut a long stripe of fabric(mine was 31", but the lenght depends on how big your bag is). It must be around 7" wide. Fold it lengthwise.

    NOTE: this stripe will be visible, as it will be the bottom and sides of the bag, so keep this in mind when you chose the fabric.

  4. 4

    Now we need to reinforce the bottom of the bag. I used a juice carton, but you can use any other kind of cardboard.

    Cut a rectangle around 9" long and 3" wide. Insert it in the fold you made in the long stripe (make sure it goes right in the middle of the stripe, lenghtwise). Sew the stripe on each side of the cardboard to keep it in place.

  5. 5

    Now attach that long stripe to both lining pieces.

  6. 6

    Check-point!

    do you have something like this? If so, you're on the right way!

  7. 7

    Grab your zipper and sew some of your binding tape on each side.

    make sure the zipper is long enough to reach each ends of the bag.

  8. 8

    Sew the zipper to the lining.

  9. 9

    Place the outside fabric so that it matches the lining and sew the edges together. Don't sew the armhole yet.

  10. 10

    Use your template and cut two pieces from your cerel box as in the picture.

  11. 11

    Insert the cereal box pieces between the outside fabric and the lining throug the armhole (as in pic). If it doesn't fit well, trim the edges it until it does.

  12. 12

    Sew the armholes (outside fabric and lining together) on each side.

  13. 13

    Sew your binding tape all around the edges of the bag and armholes.

  14. 14

    TA-DAAAAA! You're done!