Lately I’ve been making grocery-size bags with the bottom made of a layer of a rigid mesh sewed inside the canvas, which you can’t see because of the lining. I just finished this one (I think I will keep it for myself!) But if you want one I offer these two at the Shawl-Anderson Dance Center online auction!
Made of fabrics that were left from other projects… Many odd shapes that I cut and put together in a mosaic… The interfacing layer that makes the sides more rigid also adds to the solidity of the mosaic (considering also that those are different fabric types). This was a fun project! Both bags have a stiffer bottom made of the twill fabric with a thick canvas. The same twill fabric is used for the lining (inside the bag, and inside each pocket), and the handles (sewn around layers of canvas or other hard material).
sewing tote bags
Bibi Tiphane 