
Ironing the fabric, covering prints with a damp cloth, and drawing stitch lines with a ruler prepares the graphic t-shirt for a cosmetic bag. Pin, secure lining, and sew.
Learn to embellish a graphic t-shirt turned cosmetic bag by zigzagging around patches, staying on the line, and performing precise restitches with proper needle placement.
Learn serging to finish the edges of a cosmetic bag made from a graphic t-shirt, including stitching the cover and applying edge finishes for a professional look.
Add ribbon and business tags, align and sew the sides with the zipper halfway, then turn the bag inside out, backstitch, and trim threads for a polished cosmetic bag.
In this class, you'll learn how to take a graphic t-shirt and make it into a zipper bag. The bag can be used to store cosmetics, markers, any loose items you'd like to keep contained. It makes an adorable one of a kind gift. I love giving one as a graduation gift using school colors. T-shirts are so comfortable and have become such a staple in closets. It seems like every event offers a t-shirt. So now, you don't have to donate your unworn t-shirts because they don't fit or have because they get a stain. Just make a bag out of them!
If you have a T-shirt that is partially stained, a good thing about this project is you can cut around it and use only the part that you want to.
Do you have a favorite vacation that you’ve gone on and have gotten the T-shirt? It would make such a perfect memory bag especially if the T-shirt has shrunk, has a stain or has been out outgrown. I know over the years we’ve gotten our kids T-shirts and now they’ve outgrown them but I hang onto those things so I can make bags out of them later.
There’s so many encouraging T-shirts or school themed T-shirts that would make cute bags. You can even go to a store like Goodwill and find a lot of options there.