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C1: Work Plan

Examples of work plans found online - ​Instructables DIY Phone Pouch​ | ​We All Sew​ | ​Nutella Brownies

🔎 What?
C1: Outline a plan, which considers the use of resources and time, sufficient for peers to be able to follow to create the solution.

1. Describe​ all steps needed to create your product. In this step plan:
● List​ all tools you will need for each step.
● List​ all materials you will need for each step (where appropriate).
● Record​ the estimated time it should take to complete each step.
● Outline​ safety precautions for each step (where appropriate).
● Outline/describe​ what each step entails (bullet point sequence of smaller ‘sub-steps’).
● Present​ photographs and/or screenshots that illustrate the production process of your product (if found)
2. Summarize​ the materials and tools of the project in the following:
● Cutting List
● Tools List
3. Extension: Present​ photographs of your pattern & prototype (if complete)

Consider
Despite the fact that every student has their own project, it is likely your plan has some of the following ‘steps’:
- Create seams
- Iron fabric
- Mark out pattern A
- Cut pattern A
- Press seams on part A with iron
- Pin part A to part B
- Sew part A to part B
- Apply rivets/eyelets/snap buttons
- Sew on snap-buttons/velcro/zipper

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

The student ​lists some of​ the The student ​lists​ the main The student ​lists​ the steps in a The student ​outlines​ a
main steps in a plan that steps in a plan that contains plan, which ​considers​ time plan​, which ​considers​ the
contains some details, some details, resulting in and resources, resulting in use of resources and time,
resulting in peers having peers having difficulty peers being able to follow the sufficient for peers to be
significant difficulty following following the plan to create plan to create the solution. able to follow to create the
the plan to create the solution. the solution. solution.

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How to Make a Tote bag

Overview of Project​ (a brief description of what are you going to make)

I am going to make a tote bag out of some T-Shirts that will be upcycled to make this project. I will be adding a pocket to fit my
phone, a strap for easy commute and a carabiner hook to attach decorative elements like a keychain or a wallet.

Source(s)​ (MLA format):

“Backstitch How To - Basic Sewing (Embroidery & Hand Sewing).” ​Backstitch How To - Basic Sewing (Embroidery & Hand
Sewing),​
www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL7DlmI2ovfpItxhHQHkQyKFr-yO26dbNP&time_continue=2&v=sjHm8CL9WDA&feature=emb_lo
go.

“Making a Simple Pocket for a Bag.” ​Making a Simple Pocket for a Bag​,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lCkCJAxiQ4&feature=emb_logo.

wikiHow. “How to Use Eyelet Pliers.” ​WikiHow,​ WikiHow, 23 Mar. 2020, www.wikihow.com/Use-Eyelet-Pliers.

“ How to Sew a Tote Strap Back On.” ​How to Sew a Tote Strap Back On​,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0KUZGI9D_k&feature=emb_logo.

Clemo, Esme. “How to Sew Plain Seams - Our Easy Guide.” ​Woman's Weekly​, 6 Jan. 2016,
www.womansweekly.com/craft/sew-seams-plain-seams-14978/.

Morgan, Brittney. “Yes, You Can Buy Fabric Online-Here's Where to Look.” ​House Beautiful​, House Beautiful, 13 Mar. 2019,
www.housebeautiful.com/shopping/g26813260/best-online-fabric-stores/.

“Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint Sets.” ​Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint Sets | BLICK Art Materials,​
www.dickblick.com/products/tulip-dimensional-fabric-paint-sets/.

“White Canvas Tote Bag with Pocket.” ​World Market,​ www.worldmarket.com/product/white-canvas-tote-bag-with-pocket.do.

“Aimee Work BiB (Black): Pre-Order.” ​Tocco Toscano,​ www.toccotoscano.com/products/aimee-work-bib-black.

Canvas Evenue​, canvasavenue.com/avocado-canvas-tote-bag.

Modern Design Ladies Summer Stripe Print Beach Life Beach-Pool-Swim-Tote-Shopping Large Bag​.
www.brantsuzuki.ca/Modern-design-Ladies-Summer-Stripe-Print-Beach-Life-BeachPoolSwimToteShopping-Large-Bag-hVkoh8rj
-p-4296.html.

# Step title Materials and tools Time Step details

need
ed (1
pd =
40mi
ns)

EX. Prepare fabric - Fabric scissors 20m Cut the legs of the jeans just below the pockets. Open the
- Denim jeans legs by cutting along the thick seam (inside leg).

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Be careful with the rotary cutter so that your cuts are

precise.

1 Gather all the ● Fabric scissors 5m ● Gather all the tools and materials need for this
tools and ● Sewing machine project
materials for the ● Sewing pins
project ● Ruler or measuring
tape
● pencil
● Embroidery thread
● Regular thread
● 2 T-Shirts
● Black, Turquoise,
white and blue
acrylic paint
● A paintbrush
● Fabric medium
● A Grommet
● A Carabiner hook
● Iron
● Eyelet pliers

2 Prepare the fabric ● Two 240mm by 3m ● Use a ruler and measure out these lengths and cut
300mm cotton fabric them out using fabric scissors.
● Two 560mm by ● The 240mm by 300mm fabric is for your 2 main
40mm cotton fabric pieces of your tote bag.
● Two 170mm by ● The 560 mm by 40mm fabric is for your handle
90mm cotton fabric ● The 170mm by 90mm fabric is for your pocket
● Fabric scissors ● You will also Iron your fabric pieces to make them
● Ruler neat and to get rid of wrinkles
● Iron ● When using scissors make sure that they are ​NOT
open and they are properly on a table so they can’t
fall off of it. ​ALWAYS​ hold the scissor from the
blade.

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3 Layout the pocket ● Two 170mm by 1m ● First I will lay out my 2 pieces of fabric on top of
90mm cotton fabric each other inside out
● Sewing pins ● Then you will add the sewing pins to keep the
fabric in place
● Make sure your pins are ​ALWAYS​ kept in a piece
of cotton as It might hurt you if you leave it on the
desk

4 Sewing 3 sides of ● Sewing machine 3m ● First, you will put the thread in the sewing machine
the pocket ● Ruler and put it on a stable surface
● Pencil ● next, first, measure a 20mm ring around the fabric
● Regular thread and mark it with a pencil
● The pocket still to be ● Then you will sew a running stitch on the 3 sides,
completed you will leave the top side unsewn
● Next, you will turn it inside out
● Your pocket is now prepped for the next steps
● Make sure you ​don’t ​place your hand in a direct
line from the sewing blade.

5 Laying out the ● Two 240mm by 1m ● First I will lay out my 2 pieces of fabric on top of
bag 300mm cotton fabric each other inside out
● Sewing pins ● Then you will add the sewing pins to keep the
fabric in place
● Make sure your pins are ​ALWAYS​ kept in a piece
of cotton as It might hurt you if you leave it on the
desk

6 Sewing the tote ● Sewing machine 3m ● First, you will put the embroidery thread in the
bag ● Ruler sewing machine and keep it on a stable surface
● Pencil ● Next, measure a 20mm ring around the fabric and
● Embroidery thread mark it with a pencil
● The tote bag still to ● Then you will sew a running stitch on only 1 side

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be completed as you still have to attach the pocket

● Next, you will put the front side at the top and pass
the backside of the tote bag from underneath the
top side as you don’t want to sew both sides. You
only need the front side.
● Your tote bag is now prepped for the next step
● Make sure you ​don’t ​place your hand in a direct
line from the sewing blade.

7 Adding the ● Sewing machine 5m ● You will keep the tote bag in the same position you
pocket to the tote ● Ruler had in the last step
bag ● Pencil ● You will first make sure that there is no fabric
● Regular thread underneath the front side of the tote bag
● The pocket still to be ● Next, you will measure 30mm from the top and
completed draw a line next to it, you will also measure 30mm
● The tote bag still to from the left of the tote bag and make a line
be completed ● Then you will turn the pocket 180º to the right
● After that, you will sew the 3 sides leaving the top
part, you should have sewn the open bottom piece
as you first flipped it 180º to the right
● Note - I have 2 pieces of fabric to give my pocket
more strength
● You can now remove the pins from the pocket as
your pocket is now complete
● Make sure you ​don’t ​place your hand in a direct
line from the sewing blade.

8 Sew the 2 sides ● The tote bag still to 3m

to the tote bag be completed ● First, you will flip back the backside of the tote bag
● Embroidery thread underneath your front side
● Sewing machine ● You will add the sewing pins
● Sewing pins ● You will put the embroidery thread into the sewing
machine
● You will then sew from the 20mm mark you made
in the previous steps
● You will first remove the pins from your tote bag
● Now you can flip the bag outside in so you have
the pocket in front, now your tote bag will begin to
look like a bag

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● Make sure you ​don’t ​place your hand in a direct

line from the sewing blade.

9 Preparing to add ● Ruler 5m ● You will measure 30mm to the right/ left from each
the straps ● Pencil side of the top of the tote bag and make a mark
● The tote bag still to ● Then you will measure 40mm from that mark you
be completed made and make another mark
● Then you will make a mark 40mm down from the
top of the tote bag
● You will do this to all 4 sides of you tote bag
opening

10 Sewing the straps ● The tote bag still 5m ● You will first put the regular thread into the sewing
on the tote bag tote completed machine
● Sewing machine ● Then you will choose one side that you will do first,
● Regular thread you can choose any side
● Two 560mm by ● You will put your strap 30mm to the right/ left from
40mm cotton fabric the corner of the bag and place it 40mm down
straps ● Then you will put your sewing pins in place
● Sewing pins ● Next, you will sew the 4 sides attached to the tote
bag and an X pattern diagonal on each side.
● You will repeat this step on all 4 corners
● Note- Make sure to have no fabric under the one
you are sewing at the moment.
● Make sure you ​don’t ​place your hand in a direct
line from the sewing blade.
● Make sure your pins are ​ALWAYS​ kept in a piece
of cotton as It might hurt you if you leave it on the
desk

11 Adding the ● Carabiner hook 2m ● You will first make a hole around 10mm in
grommet ● Grommet diameter

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● Fabric scissors ● Then you will use the Eyelet pliers to push it in
● Then you can attach your carabiner hook through
the hole
● When using scissors make sure that they are ​NOT
open and they are properly on a table so they can’t
fall off of it. ​ALWAYS​ hold the scissor from the
blade.

12 Preparing to paint 5m ● You will first draw a boxed perimeter around the
the design ● Pencil design you already have. If you don’t you don’t
● ruler need to do this step
● You will then make a line at a 45º angle after every
20mm in width, you will do this on the backside
and the front side of the tote bag as well as the
pocket.
● If you have a design and you draw the box around
it you will paint around to box

13 Painting the ● Black, Turquoise, 5m ● You will first mix each of the acrylic paints with
fabric white and blue witho fabric medium.
acrylic paint ut ● You will use the pencil markings as a guideline so
● Fabric medium drying you have to keep 1 colour in between 20mm in
● Paintbrush time width
● You will start at the backside and you will paint in a
pattern alternating between black and white
● After you are done painting you will leave it to dry
● After it has fully dried you will move on to painting
the pocket and the front side of the tote bag.
● You will gain paint in a pattern alternating between
turquoise and blue.
● You will then let it fully dry
● Finally, you are done with your tote bag.

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14 Tidy up ● All the materials you 8m ● You will tidy up all the items you used and put
used them where you found them.
● You also need to wash all the paint brushes you
used and dry them
● Throw away any access material that you don’t
need.

Cutting list
# Material and Dimensions Quantity Needed for

1 Embroidery thread x 1 reels I will use this for stitching my main 2 pieces of fabric together- my
patter part A and B

2 Regular thread x 2 reels I will use this for Stitching all of my additional features including my
pocket and handle

3 Cotton T-Shirt x2 I will use one of them to cut out my 2 main pieces of fabric and I
will use the other one to make my additional features

4 Fabric paint- Black, Turquoise, White x 1 small I will use this to decorate my design in the front and back
and blue bottle of
each
paint

5 Fabric medium x 1 small I will mix it with my fabric paint so it stays on my tote bag longer
bottle

6 Grommet x1 I will use this to attach my carabiner hook

7 Carabiner hook x1 I will use this for adding a key chain or a wallet

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Tools
# Name of Tool Quantity Needed for

1 Fabric scissors x1 I will use this for cutting the fabric to the size I need for my project.

2 Sewing machine x1 I will use this for sewing my pieces of fabric so they are strongly
attached.

3 Sewing pins x 10 I will use this for holding my pieces of fabric together when I am
stitching.

4 Ruler x1 I will use this for the measurements that I need to make. This will
ensure my design tote bag is actually measured so I don’t have
any problem while making the tote bag.

5 pencil x1 I will use this for marking my measurements and outline where
parts go.

6 Iron x1 I will use this for making sure my fabric is not crumpled as it does
not look neat.

7 Eyelet pliers x1 I will use this to titly fit my grommet into the hole

Extension​: Insert photos of your life-size patterns and paper prototype

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