The Transformer Purse and Tote

I have a confession: I love ModCloth. I obsess over their items, and then I refuse to buy anything because they're all pretty expensive. Recently, I found the Design museum bag. It's a shoulder bag! It's a tote! I had some great fabric scraps lying around, so I ended up with this:

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It's a simple design I hadn't seen before: Just a tote bag with handles at the top, and a long purse strap attached halfway down the side seams so that it folds over when you wear it over your shoulder. I added a zippered pocket for my wallet and cell phone, so it's now the perfect grocery shopping bag. I can fit other totes inside when it's all folded up...






 



And then it folds out to fit loads of groceries! After a trial run, I had to stiffen the handles with zip ties so that they didn't get all floppy and stretched with the extra weight.

So many groceries! And it's pretty inside, too. The best part is that this was all just things I had around, including an old too-small belt and a zipper and leather from an old purse.

Hope everyone is having a happy weekend!

Julia