For Christmas 2021 The Englishman received a beautiful set of handmade gardening tools from his parents. To keep them safe he asked me to make a tool bag or tool roll for him. I made it very early in 2022 and then never got round to taking the photos to post up this blog of it all. So finally I’ve taken photos and I’m sharing it!
We decided a roll would be best as it would keep them separated from each other and protect them more.
I measured the height of the tools and decided to add a bit of a mat to them so he could kneel or just rest things on it as he works on his plants.
With that as a vague plan I basically winged it. Decided on a base size, quilted some bamboo batting to one side, made a pocket and stitched it on the other side. I really just made it entirely up as I went.
To tidy the edges of the pocket I decided to use some cotton tape and then thought I’d make loops at the top in the idea that if we ever had the space he’d be able to hang it up for easy access. I used the same tape to create the closure to the roll.
As a surprising bonus is if you fold the base behind the pocket you can use the closure tape to go through the loops and wear it like an apron. An entirely unexpected but very lucky result.
I have no idea how long this took as I did it over a day while doing other things at the same time but I’m so pleased with how functional it worked out.
Fabric: cotton duck from Spotlight purchased Dec 2021 and intended for something else but got used for this
Pattern: made it up as I went
Alterations: none so far