HOW TO MAKE A BEACH BAG

HOW TO MAKE A BEACH BAG MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENTS NEEDED: 1. 2 CUTS OF FABRICS THAT MEASURES 22 (LENGTH) BY 28 (WIDTH) INCHES 2. 2 CUTS OF FABRICS THAT MEASURES 22 (LENGTH) BY 6 (WIDTH) INCHES FOR THE ZIPPER PANEL. 3. ZIPPER THAT MEASURES AT LEAST 22 INCHES 4. 2 CUTS OF STRAPS FOR THE HANDLES THAT MEASURES 60 INCHES 5. THREAD THAT MATCHES THE FABRIC 6. SCISSOR OR CUTTER 7. FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS 8. RULER 9. FABRIC MARKER 10. SEWING MACHINE 11. ZIPPER FOOT 12. SHEAR SCISSOR STEPS: 1. MARK THE CENTER OF THE FABRIC. FROM THE CENTER OF THE FABRIC, PUT THE STRAP 3 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM, AND 5 INCHES FROM THE MIDDLE. DO THE SAME WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRAP. SECURE IT WITH PINS. 2. PLACE THE OTHER STRAP USING THE SAME PROCESS. 3. PLACE THE TWO FABRICS TO SEE IF THE TWO STRAPS MATCHES IN LENGTH AND DISTANCE. 4. SEW THE STRAPS 3 INCHES FROM THE TOP. 5. ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STRAP, DOUBLE STITCH TO MAKE IT STURDY. 6. DO THE SAME PROCESS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRAP. 7. NEXT, WILL BE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BAG. WHATEVER PROCESS YOU DID ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT WILL BE THE SAME WITH THE OTHER SIDE. 8. SEW THE SAME WAY WITH THE OTHER SIDE. 9. NEXT STEP WILL BE INSTALLING THE ZIPPER. PLACE THE ZIPPER RIGHT SIDE DOWN WITH THE FABRIC RIGHT SIDE UP. SECURE IT WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. 10. CHANGE THE UNIVERSAL FOOT WITH A ZIPPER FOOT. 11. SEW THE ZIPPER WITH THE FABRIC TOGETHER. 12. TOPSTITCH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FABRIC. 13. LAY THE OTHER ZIPPER PANEL FABRIC ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ZIPPER. RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER. SECURE IT WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. 14. SEW THE ZIPPER AND THE FABRIC TOGETHER. 15. HAND PRESS THE FABRIC ON THE SIDES OF THE ZIPPER. YOU CAN IRON IF YOU WANT. 16. TOPSTITCH THE FABRIC ON THE SIDE OF THE ZIPPER. 17. NEXT STEP WILL BE JOINING THE ZIPPER PANEL WITH THE SIDES OF THE BAG. MARK THE CENTER OF THE ZIPPER PANEL. THEN MARK THE CENTER OF THE BAG. 18. ALIGN THE TWO MARKINGS TOGETHER THEN SECURE IT WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. NOTE, THE FABRICS SHOULD BE RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER. 19. CHANGE THE ZIPPER FOOT WITH UNIVERSAL FOOT 20. SEW THE TWO FABRICS TOGETHER WITH HALF INCH SEAM ALLOWANCE. 21. ALIGN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BAG WITH THE ZIPPER PANEL. SECURE WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. 22. SEW THE TWO FABRICS TOGETHER. 23. ALIGN THE SIDES OF THE BAG TOGETHER. SECURE WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. 24. SEW ALL AROUND THE FABRIC. 25. USING A RULER, MARK A 4 BY 4 INCHES SQUARE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG. DO IT ON BOTH SIDES. 26. CUT THE MARKED YOU MADE USING A SCISSOR OR CUTTER. 27. ALIGN THE TWO SIDES OF THE SQUARE YOU MADE. SECURE IT WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. 28. SEW THE FABRICS TOGETHER WITH A HALF INCH ALLOWANCE. DOUBLE STITCH TO MAKE IT STURDY. 29. SEW THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BAG. DO THE SAME PROCESS YOU MADE.. 30. RIP THE SIDES OF THE ZIPPER PANEL. PULL THE ZIPPERPULL INSIDE , THEN ALIGN THE ZIPPER. SECURE IT WITH FABRIC CLIPS OR PINS. 31. DO THE SAME PROCESS ON THE OTHER SIDE. 32. SEW THE FABRICS TOGETHER. 33. PULL THE ZIPPER TO OPEN ALL THE WAY. THEN TURN THE BAG RIGHT SIDE OUT. 34. TOPSTITCH THE SIDES OF THE BAG. 35. TURN THE BAG WRONG SIDE OUT. FOLD AND HAND PRESS THE BOTTOM. 36. SEW THE BOTTOM WITH A HALF INCH ALLOWANCE. 37. CUT THE RAW EDGES WITH A SHEAR SCISSOR