Farmers Market Tote

The roomy center pocket, pop-out divided outer pockets, and even an inside pocket to tuck your cell phone into make this the perfect shopping bag for the farmers market.  Sewn from sturdy canvas, with leather handles and leather bottom, it is rugged enough to tote all of your market goodies.  Classic in natural canvas, it’s also an ideal blank slate for fabric dyeing, embroidery, or painting (the sunflowers are courtesy of a very talented artist, my youngest daughter!)

Pattern: Available in By Hand Serial’s Special Release No. 1: In the Garden

Materials:

* 1 yard 10-ounce cotton canvas

* One 12” square piece of 4-5 ounce leather

* 54” of ¾” leather strap

* Threads that match canvas and leather

* One yard of ¾” or 1” twill tape OR 1” double fold bias tape

* Eight medium double-sided rivets with a 9mm head and 8.1mm shank in Antique Brass 

Supplies:

* Denim sewing machine needle

* Leather sewing machine needle

* Craft clips

* Rotary mat and cutter (optional)

* Leather punch (optional)

* Rubber mallet and rivet setting kit (optional)

Sewing Level: Intermediate

I rate this as an intermediate sewing project because working with canvas and leather requires you to “muscle” the materials around a little and there are some very thick seams to sew through.  In addition, the order and manner of constructing the three-dimension shapes may be challenging if you are new to sewing totes or bags.