Hello!! This is Amber from Crazy Little Projects here to share a very fun Christmas project with you today for this great Seasonal Sewing Series! This is kind of the combination of two projects on my site-the simple tote bag and the Santa hand towels. Combine the two and you get…a Santa Tote Bag!
And the best part? It's really easy to make!
Santa Tote Bag Tutorial:
Supplies Needed:
- About 1/2 yard of red fabric (mine is canvas and was 60″ wide. If you get 45″ wide you may need a little more than 1/2 yard.)
- 1 yard of fusible fleece
- Wide, black ribbon (3 inches wide or so)
- Narrow silver ribbon (about 1/2 inch wide)
- White fur (small amount)
Instructions:
For the basic construction of this bag, I am going to refer you to my Simple Tote Bag Pattern. In this tutorial, I will teach you to make it look like a Santa suit!
Once you have your pieces cut out (following the cutting guidelines from the tote bag pattern), cut your black ribbon the width of your main bag pieces. Pin it in place right across the middle:
Sew that along the top edge of the ribbon and the bottom. (Don't worry about the sides.)
Then, add a strip of the white fur to the bottom of the bag. Make it about 3-4 inches wide:
Pin that and sew it in place as well, along the top and the bottom.
Now, cut 4 pieces of the silver ribbon. You want them to be about 1/2 inch longer than your black ribbon is wide so that they can overlap like this:
Line up all 4 in a square and sew around the outside of the square AND the inside.
I did all the same steps to the other side of the bag EXCEPT the silver, so that it looks like Santa from the back.
Now construct the bag according to this tutorial and you are done and have got a festive bag for the holidays!
I LOVE Connecting Threads!!
I would use it on my mom’s walker to dress it up for the holidays.
The bag would be so cute for gifting an Ipad for Christmas!
Very cute, nice as a gift bag too.
OMGoodness, there’s so much that you can do with this bag,
so I would have to sew a few and defiantly give my Granddaughter
Emersyn the first one.
So cute!
OMG … I would hang it on my front door knob to hold Christmas cards!
Love these seasonal projects!
Cute bag! I would use it home on christmas 🙂
Cute santa bag! And looks simple to make too! Thanks for the tutorial!
Love the quilts. Thanks for the post.
I think that it would be great for delivering Christmas presents (generally, home made jams and chutneys) to my neighbours. Much more festive than a plain canvas bag. Thanks for the great idea.
Really cute bag for gifts.
I’d use it to put a Christmas gift in, and it would also become part of the gift, to be used again and again.
Adorable
I’d use it a package for a gift for my best friend. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am going to make one for my neice. It’s a perfect bag for books and art stuff!
I’d give it to my daughter.
Definitely for my daughter as a gift bag for a small gift, maybe coloring books, crayons,etc. Next year though – she’s 2 and this year she’s terrified of anything Santa related 🙂
I would use them for gift bags for the grandkids!! Thankx
I would use it as a gift bag for someone special.
Cute Santa Bag! I will be sewing a couple of these and the towels too!
What a cute idea-great for packing up small things for the grandkids. Love the giveaway, too!
I would use it to carry things to/from family events during the holidays. 🙂
arrrgh! this is awesome, i just love it xx
I would use them as gift bags for our Mail, UPS and Fed Ex delivery people.
I would use it as a gift bag.
Perfect for the handmade gifts for my family!
Love the bag.
Fantastic! Love the bag and thanks for the opportunity!
Nice bag. I think it could be used instead of the stocking to hold stocking stuffers
HAHA the Santa tote is great – it’s a tote AND a gift bag 😀
These would make great Christmas stockings! I love doing non-traditional stockings and this is perfect for the little ones.
That’s a cute bag! I love Connecting Threads. Unfortunately, I’m on a fixed income and not able to purchase much, but it’s sure fun to look at everything! Would love to win this contest. Thanks for the opportunity.
This bag is very cute. My niece would love it.
For Christmas shopping, of course!
I would use the bag to transport holiday treats to friends’ houses.
That bag is so adorable!
Very, very cute…I actually think it could be used as a gift bag for possibly two bottles of wine. Maybe shorten the handle or change it to two short handles.
I like the idea of a version for adults!
So cute! I’m going to make two of these for my nephews!