Quick Fix Tote

On one of the University interview day trips, Emma was given a 'lucky bag' with little useful bits in which were obviously lost in the mire of despair we call her bedroom floor.  However, after nearly a year and the bag finding no further use than floor 'art', I rescued and then repurposed it.

I measured up the bag and cut two pieces of material (from my hoard stash) for a front and back.  I sewed up both sides and bottom of this material to make a 'cover' and then set to work...

Removing the straps from the lucky bag, I pinned them onto the new cover in the same position - 4" from the side.  I placed the lucky bag into the cover, right sides together, then sewed around the top, leaving a gap between the straps to use to turn the bag inside out.

Once this was done and turned, I top sewed around the top and then ironed the bag.  It was at this point I had to 'fess up to Emma and tell her I had 'reallocated' her bag.  She liked the result was no foul! lol  However, if she still wishes to use the bag to advertise the University it came from, she can as the bag is reversible.

Here it is and a real quick and easy project to fill a rather boring couple of hours.