Easy Cotton Drawstring Bag

Keep your wallet, keys, and cell phone safe in this cute, quick-to-make bag.

Drawstring Bag InstructionsWhat You'll Need

Green, pink, and yellow drawstring bag made of cotton

Two fat quarters (18x22-inch pieces) of cotton fabric. This design uses Heather Bailey's FreshCut fabrics for FreeSpirit. Two yards of cotton cording.

Instructions

Cut two 10-1/2x8-inch rectangles and one 6-1/2-inch-diameter circle from each fat quarter. Join the short ends of one pair of matching rectangles, stopping each seam 1 inch from the same (top) edge, to make a tube. Sew a matching circle to the tube's bottom edge to make a bag. Join the short ends of the two remaining rectangles, leaving a 3-inch opening in one seam. Sew the matching circle to the tube to make the lining.

Turn the bag right side out. Insert the bag into the lining with right sides together. Sew around the upper edges with a 1/4-inch seam allowance, then turn right side out through the opening in the lining. Sew the opening closed. Press the top edge and sew 3/4 inch and 1-3/4 inches from the edge to make a casing. Starting from opposite sides, thread two 1-yard pieces of 3/16-inch-diameter cotton cording through the casing; knot the ends of each cord and pull to gather the fabric.

mrgua wrote:

Very nice and easy, but I would like to know the final size!

2/1/2012 09:24:40 AM Report Abuse

natdalton7 wrote:

Cute! I am definitely going to have try and this. How fun would it be to make custom drawstring backpacks (http://www.logorush.com/promotional-products/custom-drawstring-backpacks) for my friends?

1/10/2012 04:53:40 PM Report Abuse

dkhoek2 wrote:

I agree that the instructions could be clearer. I too would like step by step pics or a video link.

11/22/2011 08:04:53 PM Report Abuse

carolprimus wrote:

For a sturdier bottom, I've put plastic coffee can lids between the lining and the outside. Makes a great lunch bag, too!

11/3/2011 08:33:38 PM Report Abuse

ultimatechocoho wrote:

Well, I didn't follow the instructions ( I wish they had it picture by picture), but I'm a pretty okay sewer, so it wasn't that bad. My friends loved it!

11/1/2011 04:44:37 PM Report Abuse