I needed a shopping bag that folded up easily, so I went searching on Youtube for a perfect fit for my needs. I found an excellent tutorial by Alanda Craft that explained step by step how to make an origami shopping bag that only required a minimal amount of sewing and through a few clever folds transforms itself into a perfect bag for grocery shopping or to hold gym accessories, really this bag is suitable to carry just about anything. I couldn’t wait to get started on this project and I started rounding up my materials immediately. I already had two sections of material laying around the craft room so I was good to go. If all went well with this origami market bag I planned on making a few more to give to my friends and family as gifts.

Materials:

• 2 sections of coordinating fabric (19 inches across and 56 inches long)
• A Sewing Machine
• Scissors
• Thread
• A Ruler

Directions:

First, you just sew your two sections of fabric right sides together, leaving about a four-inch gap to turn right sides out. Then you will turn right side out and press the fabric and do a simple topstitch around the entire project.

Then you follow the easy instruction in the video to fold the tote bag in an origami style and sew inside seams.

Then you will be guided through the very easy steps to make the handle by simply sewing the corners together and adding a handle covering of attractive contrasting fabric.

This is a super project and I will be making many more.

How To Make An Origami Market Bag