My weekly ritual is visit to the green market where local farmers sell their product. I am going there for years and built a relationship with some of them. I know where to buy fresh cheese, who has the best carrot or potato, who's products are organic. And always buy over 1o kilograms, it's too heavy for me to carry bags. Trolley shopping bag is marvelous invention, I've been using it more than 20 years. On the old one bag became worn out, metal construction was still good. And I decided to sew something original, and the bag that will match my requirements. This is the result, I am very pleased with the result (and that is not the case with all my projects). Here is the tutorial how I made it.
Trolley shopping bag DIY tutorial
Material:
- old jeans (I bought two pairs in second hand shop for 3,5 $)
- eco leather (decided to buy it later on)
From back part of the jeans legs made front of the trolley.
Another trousers used for the back side.
This stripped fabric I used for the sides. The upper edge I strengthened with the nonwoven and two layers of the fabric.
I need big inner pocket of the shopping bag (this I couldn't find in any bag I could buy). So, I used jeans as well for the base and sewed original pocket to be used as one pocket and stripped fabric for another one.
Stripped fabric fastened on the base together with the zipper (see photo).
For the lower end of the pocket I made a pleat, to be able to put in more things.
For the bottom of the bag decided to use eco leather. First pinned it, then hand stitched and finally sewed (twice, to be firm).
The original bag was made of synthetic material. Jeans is rather soft and heavy and the back side was not standing upright. Wire frame from the old bag I used to fasten the front side. For the back side had several options and decided to make insert from the fabric and sponge and input the cardboard.
Finally, used eco leather to make the cap. Added some details in the meantime.
My trolley shopping bag :
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