I was needing a little gift bag to hold some note cards for a sweet friend who has been spending way too much time at the hospital and I thought a fabric drawstring pouch would be perfect.
I used a piece of fabric 6 1/2 inches by 21 inches, but it can be made any size!
Turn each end under 1/4 inch and stitch along the edge.
With right sides together stitch sides together using a 1/2 inch seam, stopping two inches from the top.
Pink edges and press side seams open. At the top where the side seam is open, stitch around the opening on each side.
Fold top edge down 1 inch and stitch all the way around close to the bottom edge.
Cut two pieces of ribbon or cording about 22" long each. Feed one piece through casing and back out the other casing coming out on the same side of the bag.
Repeat with second cord on opposite side.
Tie the string ends on each side together. (You can hind the knots in the casing part if you work at it)
Fill the bag with some goodies and you have a nice little treat!
Great tutorial! I made little pouches like this for my son’s Pokemon cards, but I wasn’t happy with how I threaded the drawstring. Marked this one with a flag in my RSS reader for future reference
Oh, I just love it!! I think I might make one today. This would be a great birthday gift for my grandmother. It is her birthday this weekend. I seriously want to do this! I will link to you if I do it! Thanks!!
wonderful!!!!!!!!!
Love this idea, so much more practical then wrapping paper, and maybe even more economical. Great tutorial, thanks for sharing! I will definitely use this one!
oh, thanks for this! I’ll have to bookmark it.
awesome!!! thanks
I totally just linked to you. All I can say is… duh, why didn’t I think of that?! Thanks!
Pure cuteness—and it even looks like something my sewing-challenged self might be able to actually do. Awesome!
Such a great little bag and kind gift for your friend!
I can’t wait to try this! I look forward to checking your website everyday. There is something for everyone. Thanks.
Terrific idea! thanks
This is so sweet and so practical. And that’s about the limit of my sewing skills so when I make it I think I’ll be really proud of it and maybe just fill it with chocolates for myself. Is that wrong?
Nice tut! And you left out the part where you’ve sewn the drawstring tubes closed and have to rip everything apart, using language befitting a Long Shoreman and thus frightening your family into parts unknown!
Or, maybe that’s just me
Nice job all around. And thoughtful, too.
I love fabric gift bags and use them often! I recently posted a tutorial for a 10-Minute Gift Bag if any of your readers are interested in another version. Hope this helps! http://sewsimplycreative.blogspot.com/2010/01/10-minute-gift-bag-tutorial.html Thank you for your great website! Tracey
Excellent! I’ve thought about how to make one of these, but now I can just follow your instructions! Thanks
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Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have made my own bags. Ok so I made 10 all at once… got carried away….
see at least one that is posted on my blog:
http://artycrafty.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/things-to-do-8-and-9-fabric-doll-and-bag/