DIY Sew: Bucket Bag



 

Materials:

7 to 10 Sq ft of sheep's hide leather
Purchased here on Amazon.com
Rotary cutter
Ruler
Double sided tape
Leather Punch
Sewing Machine
Leather needle
Polyester thread

Step 1: Cut leather using the below pattern

Due to the size of the piece of my leather I needed to cut the main piece in 2 instead of 1

 

Step 2: With right sides of leather touching tape the right, left and bottom sides of leather together (only at the edges)

 

 

Step 3: Sew across the bottom, and up the sides, be sure to use a leather needle, adjust tension to 4, and stitch length to 3 1/2 (note this is what I used, this will vary on every machine). Note: Press as lightly as possible on your presser foot while sewing. After sewing the sides, join the corners, tape, and sew (do this to both corners)

 

 

Step 4: Turn bag right side out , punch evenly spaced holes 2.5" apart and 2" down from the top (5 on each side)

 

 

Step 5: Sewing the strap: Tape the two pieces of leather together (wrong sides together), sew up both the right and left sides (sew in the same direction)

 

Step 6: Cut 1/8'' by 25" piece of leather and thread it through the holes

 

Step 7: Sew the strap onto the bag

 

 

Done!