For my Dad's birthday this year he asked for a wood carrier to transport logs into the house to be burnt in the wood stove.
He had one that my Mom had made for him probably 30 years ago...it definitely lasted a long time! I used his old one for size measurements and as a basic idea. I also found one on pinterest that I used for inspiration, you can view it here.
I used duck cloth as the main material and there are wooden dowels across the top.
First step was to create the beige stripe. The strip was only on the front but you could do it for the whole carrier. I chose to make the stripe 1/3 of the carrier's total width knowing the beige handles would be equal widths on either side of the stripe. I folded right sides together and sewed the length of the material, then flipped it inside out creating a pretty seam.
Once the stripe was done I attached it to the brown material. I sewed down each side of the stripe with that pretty seam I had just created hidden in the back.
Next was to actually create the brown body of the carrier. I chose to double the material to make it stronger and also eliminate any seams on the edges where the logs could catch.
I sewed the brown material the same way as the beige stripe.
Now it was time to sew the handles. Following the same idea of sewing right sides together I sewed up from the bottom leaving 1 1/2 inches at the top for the dowel to go through.
There are 4 handles total. Once they were ready to be attached I folded the open edges of the brown carrier body tucked the handles in and sewed straight across!
As a fun added touch I decided to add a T to the carrier.
My Dad's initials are TTT so he can choose what the T stands for! I traced a wooden T onto the dark brown then used iron on adhesive to attach it to the beige stripe.
This is a picture of the wood carrier's first load of the season! We'll see if this one lasts 30 years!
