Convertible Cross Body Tote

I made this bag, The Convertible Cross Body Tote, a free tutorial by Sew Can She. It turned out really nice. The only thing I ended up changing was that I added an adjustable slider and made the strap longer. I tried doing it Caroline's way with the 2 swivel hooks so that it could be worn across the body or doubled up with the 2 swivel hooks on one ring as a shoulder bag, but the problem I had was that the strap wasn't long enough to go cross the body unless I lengthened it. Then it was too long when I doubled it over. So the only way for it to work was to remove the swivel hooks and add an adjustable slider. That worked out well.

Since I knew I wanted to try this bag and maybe sell it at a gift shop, it had to be able to fit a variety of body shapes, sizes and heights. I find that most designers do not make their straps long enough to adjust for most people. I tend to add length to the straps that I make. I am not tall, nor large (although busty) and most of the straps don't fit across my body long enough, so larger women would really have a problem if the straps weren't long enough. Hopefully someone will love this and buy it. I do want to make some more of these in other colors.

The instructions in the tutorial were very good! The bag is a nice size and shape too. It has a magnetic snap closure.

I used 2 brown prints for the exterior.

Side view to see the depth of the bag.

She likes swinging in the tree!

Lining.

Back of bag has a zippered pocket.

Linking to Bag It 2017

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