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    Home » DIY Projects

    DIY - Garden Bucket Tool Belt for Fashion and Function

    April 12, 2020 by Patti Estep 17 Comments

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    Garden toolbelt caddy

    Learn how to make a garden bucket tool belt that you can use to haul around the garden, carrying your tools, seeds and other necessities.

    Garden bucket tool belt

    When I garden I always carry around a bucket with a handle for weeds or extra soil depending on what I am doing.

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    Several years ago I made a garden bucket tool belt or apron, which is great for holding my pruners, twine and other garden necessities. Today, I'm upgrading it with some of the beautiful duck cloth fabric from Hobby Lobby.

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    Original tool belt for bucket

    Here's what the original looked like. It's still pretty functional, but with all the pretty fabric on the market today I thought I'd treat myself to a new one and show you how it's made.

    Fabric pieces for garden bucket tool belt

    How to Make a Garden Bucket Toolbelt 

    Supplies

    3/4-1 yd sturdy fabric (duck or heavy twill, denim)
    1.25 yds - 1-inch cotton twill
    4 yds -1/2 inch double fold bias tape
    2 1 inch D rings

    Garden Bucket Tool Belt Pattern

    Cut the fabric according to the pattern shown below:

     

     

    pattern for toolbelt sewing projectSew the bias tape on the small pocket first.

    Press 1/4 inch of the sides and bottom of the pocket.

    Place the pocket on the long piece (Part A), face down with bottom edge 2 inches from the edge and sew.

    Pocket detail

    Flip over and topstitch the sides. Then sew another line of stitching about 1/3 of the way in to make 2 pockets within the pocket.

    Sew bias tape on top of Part A.

    Large pocket on backing

    Next, pin Parts A and B together lining up the bottom edge with the right sides showing.

    You need to have the larger fabric piece (Part A), the same bottom length as part B while leaving the top edge alone.

    So match up the bottoms as shown above and fold the corner over to the spot where both fabrics meet at the bottom. Then cut away the excess fabric (the triangle). You now have part A shaped like a trapezoid, and the bottom the same length as part B. The top edge of part A remains untouched.

    Next, pin the bottoms together. Then match up the sides and pin them together. Sew the two together by starting at the top right side of part A, along the bottom, and up the other side. You will now have a large floppy pocket.

    Stitching all edges together

    Then sew a line of stitching on both sides of the small pocket from the bottom, creating three large pockets instead of one.

    Adding black trim on edges

    Then sew the bias tape all along the sides and bottom for a finished look.

    Repeat with the remaining pieces. (except for the small pocket)

    Then attach the two sections together with the 1-inch cotton twill trim at the top leaving enough space between the two pieces to fit around the handles.

    Note: I used two rows of stitching for stability.

    Garden Bucket Tool Belt side view at closure

    Turn in 1 inch of the end of the cotton twill trim and sew.

    Sew D rings on the other end of the trim and you are finished.

    Floral garden bucket toolbelt

    Much prettier, right?

    Now I just need to clean my bucket and tools.

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    P.S. If you enjoyed this easy sewing project then you may also like my Bed Pocket Caddy or this Fabric Bin Tutorial. 

     

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    Garden Bucket Tool Belt

    Learn how to make a garden bucket tool belt which you can use to haul around the garden carrying your tools, seeds and other gardening necessities
    Prep Time5 mins
    Active Time1 hr
    Total Time1 hr 5 mins
    Course: Sewing
    Yield: 1
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $25

    Equipment

    • sewing machine
    • Fabric scissors

    Materials

    • 3/4-1 yd sturdy fabric duck or heavy twill, denim
    • 1.25 yds – 1 inch cotton twill
    • 4 yds -1/2 inch double fold bias tape
    • 2 - 1 inch D rings

    Instructions

    • Cut the fabric according to the pattern.
    • Sew the bias tape on the small pocket first.
    • Press 1/4 inch of the sides and bottom of the pocket.
    • Place the pocket on the long piece (Part A), face down with bottom edge 2 inches from the edge and sew.
    • Flip over and topstitch sides. Then sew another line of stitching about 1/3 of the way in to make 2 pockets within the pocket.
    • Sew bias tape on top of Part A. Next, pin Parts A and B together lining up the bottom edge with the right sides showing. You need to have the larger fabric piece (Part A), the same bottom length as part B while leaving the top edge alone. Match up the bottoms as shown above and fold the corner over to the spot where both fabrics meet at the bottom. Then cut away the excess fabric (the triangle). You now have part A shaped like a trapezoid, and the bottom the same length as part B. The top edge of part A remains untouched.
    • Pin the bottoms together. Then match up the sides and pin them together. Sew the two together by starting at the top right side of part A, along the bottom, and up the other side. You will now have a large floppy pocket.
    • Sew a line of stitching on both sides of the small pocket from the bottom, creating three large pockets instead of one.
    • Sew the bias tape all along the sides and bottom for a finished look.
    • Repeat with the remaining pieces. (except for the small pocket)
    • Attach the two sections together with the 1-inch cotton twill trim at the top leaving enough space between the two pieces to fit around the handles. I used two rows of stitching for stability.
    • Turn in 1 inch of the end of the trim and sew.
    • Sew D rings on the other end of the trim.
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Nancy Rabe

      May 31, 2020 at 3:15 pm

      This is ingenious!!! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        June 01, 2020 at 6:53 am

        So glad you like it Nancy.

        Reply
    2. LeaEtta

      May 24, 2020 at 9:56 am

      Hi Patti this is so neat and I’ll wanting to try it soon to make myself a Beautiful Gardening Bucket. My Son made me a Beautiful potting bench for my back porch in French Blue so I’m going to coordinate a beautiful fabric Bucket cover that will look good sitting on the bottom shelf thank you for sharing your ideas with all of us Sewist. I will try to sen photo of my potting bench if I can. LeaEtta

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 24, 2020 at 11:08 am

        That's great to hear LeaEtta. It's very handy in the garden and I would love to see your finished piece.

        Reply
    3. Karen Peterson

      May 01, 2018 at 1:08 pm

      I just finished making a bucket for my daughter and it turned out so great! Wasn’t sure of the seam allowances but went ahead and I am trying to send a photo. Thank you for sharing this idea.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 01, 2018 at 2:11 pm

        Yay! I'm so glad you like this project Karen. I use mine all the time.

        Reply
    4. Danielle Reagle

      June 01, 2017 at 11:55 am

      I'm so confused about the pinning of parts A and B and then trimming excess fabric. Please help!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        June 01, 2017 at 4:03 pm

        Hi Danielle,

        I'm sorry that the instructions are not clear.

        What you need to do is place part A on top of B lined up at the bottom. Then fold over the fabric on each side of A, to the point where it meets the edge of B. Look at the photo. Then cut that triangle off. Part A will now look like a trapezoid. Where the bottom is the same length as part B, and the top edge does not change.

        Pin the sides together and sew along the sides and bottom. This will give you a big pocket. Sew a line of stitching from the bottom on each side of the little pocket the make three pockets.

        I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any problems.

        Patti

        Reply
    5. Karrie

      August 31, 2016 at 7:16 pm

      I made this for my husband in one afternoon, it came out so nicely! Very straightforward and glad I could finish it in a few hours. Thanks for a great tutorial! I used denim. A functional gift I know we will both use.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 01, 2016 at 6:45 am

        Hi Karrie,

        So glad you like the tutorial. Denim is a great idea and should last a long time.
        Thanks for stopping by,
        Patti

        Reply
    6. Debi Tabor

      March 28, 2016 at 9:03 am

      I am making the Garden Bucket Tool Belt for a gift. It is a wonderful gift for gardeners. I use a bucket like this all the time. After making several for spring gifts, I will make me one.

      Thank you for the guide. Question: did you show a method to cut bias tape? It was a wonderful way to fold a square and cut the tape from left over materials. I was wanting to match the bias tape with the bucket materials. Thanks... Love your blog.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        March 28, 2016 at 9:19 am

        Hi Debi,

        I'm so glad you liked the garden bucket tool belt project. Unfortunately my bias tape was purchased. I've noticed a few other posts on how to make your own. Many use a little tool but I did find this video from McCalls that may be helpful. http://www.mccallsquilting.com/mccallsquilting/articles/continuous_bias however, it is only a single fold binding tape.
        Thanks for stopping by,
        Patti

        Reply
    7. Becky

      January 16, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      Thank you for posting this tutorial!

      Reply
      • Patti

        January 17, 2016 at 6:47 am

        Hi Becky,

        So glad you like it!

        Reply
    8. Pam Carlson

      November 20, 2015 at 12:37 pm

      Just wanted to let you know I used your tutorial for the garden bucket apron and it turned out fantastic. Can't wait til spring to use it. I'm here at your website now to reprint the pattern so I can make one for a gardening friend. Thanks so much for posting this. The pattern is very easy to follow. I used double thickness material and used upholstery weight material so it would be really sturdy. and I used some ready made quilt binding that I happened to have on hand for the edging. Thanks again!!

      Reply
      • Patti

        November 20, 2015 at 1:45 pm

        Hi Pam,

        Thank you so much for sharing that with me. You made my day!

        Reply

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