Halloween is coming up fast and we’re already in the process of getting ready with some awesome Halloween DIY projects including this Easy Sew Halloween Candy Corn Tote! It’s a great way to get the kiddo a fun, personal element of their Halloween costume that they can even help with, if you’re so inclined. This is the perfect Halloween Candy bag as it looks like everyone’s favorite candy corn.
And, if you have some orange, yellow, white and pale yellow fabric laying around as scraps from other projects, this is a great way to knock those out into a very useful project. Who doesn’t love a fantastic scrap-buster project?! It’s basically just an all-around great halloween sewing project that you can have made in just a few minutes! So, let’s get started making this easy candy corn tote bag.
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What You’ll Need:
- ⅛ yd Cotton Fabric or Duck Cloth in:
- Orange
- Bright Yellow
- White
- ¼ yd Cotton Fabric or Duck Cloth in Pale Yellow
- Yellow, White or Orange Thread
- Pins
- Sewing Machine
- Scissors
- Iron
- Ruler
Like I said, this is a great project if you want to knock out some scraps and sew a cute Halloween treat bag. So, look in your scrap fabric bin (you know, the one where all the leftover bits go) and grab any orange, yellow and white fabric you might have.
Also when you’re choosing the fabric you make your candy corn tote with, if you want this bag to be a super long-term heirloom piece, I would recommend making sure your fabric is thick and sturdy. Because the kids are likely to manhandle this bag with abandon as they collect candy madly in the night, the idea that this bag might wear and tear is highly likely. So, thicker is better if you expect this to last for more than one trick-or-treat event.
Now, another thing to think about is size. You can certainly go larger with your tote than I did, or even smaller, but I was trying to make a reasonable size for any sized kiddo. Go too big and the smaller kids will be dragging it. Go too small and the big kids feel like they’re not getting any candy after all it is a Halloween Candy Bag. It’s a tradeoff you have to think about.
Now, onto the actual project (because, let’s be honest, this candy corn tote bag is a lot easier to make than all that chit-chat would make you think). If you want an easy-to-follow printable pattern then check out our Halloween Candy Bag – PDF Download you can purchase.
How To Make An Easy Sew Halloween Candy Corn Tote
First, to sew your Halloween bag you want to cut the following:
- Two Panels 5-inch by 14-inch in Orange Fabric
- Two Panels 5-inch by 14-inch in Bright Yellow Fabric
- Two Panels 5-inch by 14-inch in White Fabric
- Two Panels 4-inch by 16 ½-inch in Orange Fabric for the Handles
- Two Panels 14-inch by 15-inch in Pale Yellow Fabric for the Liner
To get started making the exterior part of the candy corn tote bag, pin together the two 5×14 orange panels along one long side and sew together.
Iron the seam open and flat. This will give your halloween candy corn tote bag a nice, flat appearance.
Do the same thing for the other panels. Pin a bright yellow panel and white panel together along one long side and sew together.
Again, you’ll want to iron the seam open and flat. Repeat with the remaining bright yellow and white panels so you have two identical yellow/white panels.
Time to join them together. Pin the un-sewn long side of the white panel to one long side of the orange panels.
Sew panels together, make sure to iron the seam open and flat like you did for the others.
Repeat with the remaining yellow/white panel, affixing it to the last remaining un-sewn long side of the orange panel. Set this bag exterior piece aside. Your Halloween Candy Corn Tote is starting to take shape.
Make a handle by folding one of the 16 ½-inch panels in half and ironing it to make a nice, clean line.
Fold the hem inside the folded panel and iron this down, then pin it in place. Fold each end inside the handle and iron it down, then pin it.
Sew the hem line and each end. Repeat with the second 16 ½-inch panel. Set aside.
Make the liner by pinning together the two pale yellow panels on one short side and both long sides. Hem along the pinned sides. Set aside.
Turn the bag exterior piece right side out and slide the liner piece inside the exterior piece. Line up the hemmed portions and the top.
Fold the unhemmed tops of both the exterior and the interior pieces inward between the two pieces and pin them in place.
Sew the two folded tops together.
Measure 3 inches inward from the outside hem and 1 ½ inch down along the top edge of the tote. Place one end of a handle at this location and pin it in place.
Sew the handle in place on the tote. Repeat with the other handle ends and enjoy your new candy corn tote! If the handles are too long, you can tie them up in a knot and, because the fabric is not a slick material, the knots will stay in place. Then your little tote-bag-needing monster or ghost or princess will be able to gather as much candy as they can handle!
This is just such a fun and useful project, I can’t tell you how excited I am to have made it. I think I could have made this in a smaller format, but the kids are more geared to wanting a giant bag to fill. So, choices were made and I went with the concept that candy will be flowing, even though we’ve never collected enough candy to even fill half this bag. This Halloween candy corn tote project isn’t for me, It is for the kids, so bigger is better in their opinion!
If you liked how to make this easy sew Halloween candy corn tote, make sure to pin it to your favorite Pinterest board or share it with friends on social media. If you decide to make this simple project on your own, make certain that you take a picture afterward and tag us on social media as we love seeing the fabrics and color choices that people use!
Easy Sew Halloween Candy Corn Tote
This fun Easy Sew Halloween Candy Corn Tote is perfect for sewists of all skill levels. Makes a fun candy bag for trick or treating or you can use it as a cute catch-all bag. Make some for the kids and one for yourself!
Materials
- ⅛ yd Cotton Fabric or Duck Cloth in:
- Orange
- Bright Yellow
- White
- ¼ yd Cotton Fabric or Duck Cloth in Pale Yellow
- Yellow, White, or Orange Thread
Tools
- Pins
- Sewing Machine
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Iron
Instructions
- Measure & cut the following panels:
- Two Panels 5-inch by 14-inch in Orange Fabric
- Two Panels 5-inch by 14-inch in Bright Yellow Fabric
- Two Panels 5-inch by 14-inch in White Fabric
- Two Panels 4-inch by 16 ½-inch in Orange Fabric for the Handles
- Two Panels 14-inch by 15-inch in Pale Yellow Fabric for the Liner
- Pin together the two 5x14 orange panels along one long side and sew together. Iron the seam open and flat.
- Pin a bright yellow panel and white panel together along one long side and sew together. Iron the seam open and flat.
- Repeat with the remaining bright yellow and white panels so you have two identical yellow/white panels.
- Pin the un-sewn long side of the white panel to one long side of the orange panels and sew together. Iron the seam open and flat.
- Repeat with the remaining yellow/white panel, affixing it to the last remaining un-sewn long side of the orange panel.
- Set this bag exterior piece aside.
- Make a handle by folding one of the 16 ½-inch panels in half and ironing it to make a nice, clean line.
- Fold the hem inside the folded panel and iron this down, then pin it in place.
- Fold each end inside the handle and iron it down, then pin it.
- Sew the hem line and each end. Repeat with the second 16 ½-inch panel. Set aside.
- Make the liner by pinning together the two pale yellow panels on one short side and both long sides.
- Hem along the pinned sides. Set aside.
- Turn the bag exterior piece right side out and slide the liner piece inside the exterior piece.
- Line up the hemmed portions and the top.
- Fold the un-hemmed tops of both the exterior and the interior pieces inward between the two pieces and pin them in place.
- Sew the two folded tops together.
- Measure 3 inches inward from the outside hem and 1 ½ inch down along the top edge of the tote.
- Place one end of a handle at this location and pin it in place.
- Sew the handle in place on the tote. Repeat with the other handle end
- Enjoy your new candy corn tote!
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