Carrier totes keep your reusable lunch containers safe from outside elements and provides an opportunity to coordinate your outfits and mood. Lunch-box carriers can be expensive, depending on your visual taste, so making your own is an ideal alternative.
Instructions
1. Measure and cut two rectangular segments of fabric double the size of your lunch container. Select any fabric you desire. Set one of the segments aside.
2. Lay one rectangular segment of fabric in front of you with the longest edge of the fabric running vertically. Make sure the wrong side of the fabric is facing up at you.
3. Cut a rectangular strip of cotton batting from the roll so that strip is 1/2 inch smaller on all sides. For instance, if your fabric strip measures 12 by 24 inches, your cotton batting strip will measure 11 1/2 inches by 23 1/2 inches.
4. Center the batting over the fabric. Squeeze a line of fabric glue along the inner edges of the fabric segment surrounding the centered batting segment. Layer the second piece of fabric you initially cut over the the first piece. Make sure the wrong side of the fabric is facing downward. Press the edges of the fabric together to adhere them. Let it dry for 10 minutes. This creates a rectangular pad that is a bit like a quilted square.
5. Keep the longest edge of the quilted rectangle running vertically. Squeeze a line of fabric glue along the bottom edge of the rectangle and then halfway up each side. Fold the quilted rectangle in half, folding in an upward direction. This adheres the form into a pouch. Let it dry for 10 minutes.
6. Squeeze a line of fabric glue along the top edge of the quilted rectangle. Place a coarse strip of Velcro over the glue and hold it in place. Glue the soft strip of Velcro to the front bottom of the pouch where it is already folded in half. Let the bag dry for 10 more minutes.
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