You can make this upcycled cloth tote bag from recycled jeans. It is a reusable grocery bag, very durable and practical. This chenille tote bag is very soft and pleasant to the touch, very comfortable and roomy. You will love using it in different situations – for shopping, walking with children, as a weekender bag, travel bag or lunch bag. This is a upcycled designer bag with a lining.

To create this brushed effect, it is necessary to use denim (upcycled jeans). This is perfect if the denim contains 100% cotton.

You don’t need to know how to quilt. Everything is sewn very simply.

It is not difficult work at all, but very time consuming. You will need a lot of time and patience to sew this upcycled bag.

The bottom of this denim tote bag, as well as some details, are made of faux leather. You can also use any heavy, non-stretch fabric instead of faux leather.

This tutorial does not include sewing tutorials. This tutorial contains patterns and a description of the work process with photos. You need to have basic sewing skills.

Materials and supplies:

*Paper pattern;

*Sewing machine;

*Denim needles;

*Sharp scissors;

*Sewing thread;

*Old jeans or denim fabric;

*Fabric for the bag piece (any dense non-elastic fabric – I used an old shirt);

*Faux leather (you can also use any heavy, non-stretch fabric instead of faux leather);

*Flannel (I used old baby diapers, you can also use old shirts; but this fabric must be 100% cotton);

*Colored fabric for the center squares, 100% cotton or linen (I used red cotton);

*Sturdy, hard brush (metal brush for dogs will work);

*Interfacing material (batting, etc);

*Quilt filler (I used a synthetic winterizer);

*Fabric for the back of the quilt (I used cotton);

*Lining fabric (any non-elastic fabric, you can also use old clothes);

*Pins;

*Paper tape;

*Ruled foot to sew parallel lines at the same distance;

*Zipper;

*Zipper foot.

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