My daughter made this reversible bag for my granddaughter from two t-shirts that she bought on clearance!
You need two t-shirts that are the same size.
Cut off the sleeves and around the neck,
So they look like this.
Put them inside of each other and cut whatever length you want the bag to be.
Sew across each of the bottoms separately, right sides together.
Put t-shirts inside of each other with wrong sides together (right sides showing) Pin neck and armholes together, matching seams at the shoulders.
Sew 1/4″ seam around each armhole and the neck. Stretch the edges a little bit to make the knit fabric curl. (This finishes the edges a little bit.)
Here is the pink version and she could not be any happier!
I can think of a lot of fun uses for these bags, you could use old team shirts and make a fun bag to take to games to carry your stadium blanket and goodies in, or you could do like my daughter’s neighbor did and make them for a fun take home gift for a little girl’s party. They would also make great recycled bags for the grocery store.
You can also do these with just one t-shirt, and if you do that you simply have one seam to sew on the bottom to close up the bag. Make sure you stretch the fabric a bit on the “handles” so that the edges will curl.
Happy sewing, if you make one of these I would love for you to tell me about it!
