Replacing zipper and mending handle of tote bag

What I did:

Before

My client had inherited this tote bag from her mother. The zipper was broken and the stitching at the handles was coming loose.

blue tote bag with red handles and broken zipper (zipper shown open)

Before: it was impossible to close the zipper.

Before: some of the zipper teeth were broken

Before: some of the zipper teeth were broken.

blue tote bag with red handles, front view showing that handle seams have started to fall apart

Before: front view, showing that handle stitching had fallen apart

closeup of falling apart handle stitching on tote bag, shown by finger of hand being able to get inside two layers of handle

Before: closeup of the handle stitching that had come undone

After

I replaced the zipper with one very similar to the original zipper. I also mended the stitching at the handles, with both machine and hand sewing.

Blue tote bag with red handles, closed, top view

After: bag with replaced zipper and mended handles, top view with zipper closed

blue tote bag with red handles and replaced zipper, open, with red jacket inside

After: tote bag with new zipper unzipped, top view

Closeup of new zipper in blue tote bag, closed and covered by flat

After: closeup, new zipper covered by flap

blue tote bag with red handles standing upright

After: front view of the mended bag

blue bag with red handles and new zipper with bag zipped up but zipper flap open

After: the new zipper on bag is zipped up, with the zipper flap pulled back, and mended handles in view.

closeup of new zipper on tote bag, zipper closed and with flap pulled back to show it

After: closeup of new zipper, zipped up and with zipper flap pulled back