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!
I love this! Thank you! <3
I love your tutorial as it is the most concise and the most detailed I could find. I also like that you sewed a complete circle just under the drawstring opening to secure tightly and make it look “finished”! Thank you for sharing and I will be finishing my batch this time tomorrow to give as gifts 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this! I just made 2 bags today! The directions were so easy and helpful! Thanks again!
thanks! i am looking forward to my kids nap time to start this project!
This is, by far, the easiest tutorial I’ve found today…thank you for sharing!
My daughter and her grandmother just made one of these following the tutorial. It worked out great! My daughter is thrilled!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Variation: make this bag much bigger and wider (about 30 inches long) with a pull string at BOTH ends. Hang near kitchen. Put your empty plastic shopping bags through the top and pull them out as needed from the bottom. Great gifts, can be colour coordinated with kitchen decor or wherever it is hanging. Instead of a drawstring, use elastic for closing and openings…..holds the plastic bags in much better……….very easy and useful…..
so easy 🙂
Oh…..that’s just wonderful! I am making bags instead of wrapping Christmas presents with paper and loving it. Thankyou for such a clear tutorial.
You don’t know how long I’ve been trying to figure out how to make a drawstring bag on my own… THANK YOU for sharing this! 🙂
Thanks so much for the tutuorial. I am teaching two young girls to sew and this was their first project to sew and take home. They were pretty pleases when they left today.
THank you very much for this tutorial. It was really well explained and easy to make.
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/
Yes, please ask any questions and I will try to answer!
I have been looking for this kind of info for some time and I have a few questions. Would you mind answering them if I ask them here? Thanks.