A few years back, I learned how to make a bag from some kind of tutorial that had very specific dimensions in mind in the tutorial.
One thing led to another, and I realized you can make any size you want, make it as deep and wide as you want, add handles, etc. You can even add pockets inside or outside! That one takes some pre-thinking and I won't tell you how many times I didn't pre-think correctly and have had weird pockets in weird places.
I did correctly pre-think on this one and successfully incorporated the whale into my design. The inside pocket locations were questionable though.
I don't remember if the original had you make a lining, but it's as simple as making another bag with the same dimensions and then sewing the two together. This hides all of the seams and you get that fun experience of "birthing the bag" where you pull it all through so everything is right side out.
I made this tutorial to give everyone just a nugget of an idea. Once you get the concept, you'll be off and running!
My latest endeavor has been trying to find ways to upcycle grain bags from the barn. We have all of these grain bags from the enormous amounts of grain they eat, and most just get thrown away. I've seen a lot of people just wash them, cut them down a little bit, make handles from the parts they cut away and sell them as is.
I tried that but I didn't like the result. Too noisy and the handles were terrible. I didn't really trust their durability. I learned after making this bag with the fancy handles that webbing is really the best way to make durable straps for a bag. They last forever and I've been known to upcycle from one bag to another.
Fast forward to my overactive brain thinking I should quilt some batting scraps to the back of the grain bags and then line them. That quieted things down nicely and then I got creative with pockets and linings.
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