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Sew up a simple quilted drawstring bag with some of your favorite fabric scraps. The quilting not only gives your bag unique look and texture, it also makes it sturdy enough to protect your treasures.

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MATERIALS

Fabric:

Main color: Cut two rectangles roughly 15”x8” (It will be trimmed later)

Batting: One 15”x8” (also gets trimmed later)

Exterior Accent: Cut two 7”x3”

Lining: Cut two 9”x7”

Additional materials:

one yard of ribbon or yarn

safety pin

*all seam allowances are ½”

2 quilted

Create a “quilt sandwich” by placing your batting between the two main color pieces of fabric. Quilt these by hand or by machine.

3 Trimmed

Trim this mini quilt to 14”x7.”

4 sewn into strip

Sew the pieces, right sides together in the following order: lining, exterior accent, mini quilt, exterior accent, lining.

5 folded and stitched

Fold this strip in half, and stitch around outside, leaving a ½”-¾” gap in the exterior accent, and a 3” gap in the bottom of the lining.

6 turned

Turn bag through the gap left in the lining.

7 closed up

Stitch the hole closed carefully, very close to the edge. Alternately, you can hand stitch this hole closed.

8 turned in

Push the lining into the bag.

9 stitched edges

Stitch ⅜” from the bottom and top of the exterior accent piece.

10 safety pin

Tie yarn to safety pin, or use a yarn needle.

11 thread yarn

Use the safety pin to guide the yarn through the channel in the bag. Go all the way around and finish threading through the same hole you started. Repeat for the other side.

You’re finished! This little drawstring bag is the perfect project to test out your quilting stitches, enjoy for yourself, or give as an inexpensive handmade gift.


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