The Before: Wine Bottle Tote
I told her that all I had was what was on display on the table. I would have to check at home and see if I had anymore of that fabric at home in my fabric stash. I suggested that she call me in a couple of days at home, which she did. It turned out that I didn't have anymore of that fabric.
I told her that I could convert 2 wine bottle totes into 2 water bottles totes for her, which I did, as shown below.
Two water bottle totes completed with attached mini totes & shoulder straps.
I cut about 5 inches off of the top of the wine bottle tote. I made the top section into a small tote bag. I did that by sewing across the bottom of the bag. Plus I cut the top handles off of it as seen in the photo below. Then I added some Velcro to the top part, inbetween where the old handles were as shown in the photo below. I set the small mini tote aside .
Old handles removed & Velcro added between them.
Next, I worked on the other half of the wine bottle tote, the remaining 9 inches of it. I finished off the top of it the same way that the wine bottle tote was made except, instead of putting the pair of handle straps on it, I put a 48 inch shoulder strap on it that ran from side to side of the bag. This was completely different than the pair of handles that were on the original bag. After that, I made up a small belt that I had sewn inside the bag to hold the water bottle in place.
The small belt holding the water bottle in place.
I went back to the mini tote from the top section and did some more work on it. I added a ribbon to the mini tote that resemble the cancer cure ribbon. When doing so, I also added a button to the part of the ribbon where it crossed over.
Then, I joined the two pieces together. Now, I have a water bottle holder with a small mini tote/purse on the front of it. I completely changed the wine bottle holder into another item, the water bottle holder/tote/bag.
The After: Completed water bottle bag with its attached mini tote.
NOTES: Actually, the mini tote section can be flipped up to cover the top of the water bottle. That is, if there is nothing in the mini tote, thus giving it another new look. If the mini purse section is left down, it could hold one of those Lazy Girl Designs Wonder Wallets or the like. A key chain holder can also be clipped to the shoulder strap, too, dangling on the outside of the bag.
The attached EMPTY mini tote flipped up over the top of the water bottle.
