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How do you keep your laundry organized?

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Were partnering once again withCanvas Etc.

Weve used this same fabric for other projects such as ourstudent chair organizerandDIY wine bags.

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The fabric is really easy to work with, durable and inexpensive!

We like the idea of labelling the laundry bags to help keep things in the right place.

Materials Needed:

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Laundry bags on the floor and hanging on a wall.

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Iron out any creases and wrinkles prior to cutting.

Print off the sewing pattern on 8.511 sheets of paper without adjusting the scale.

Laundry bags on the floor and hanging on a wall.

Tape the pattern pages together to form a full pattern and cut around the individual pattern pieces.

Place on top of the fabric aligning arrow with grainline and cut out along the solid lines.

Turn the sewn pieces right side out and press flat.

Laundry bag with straps.

Place the prepared hanger loop at the center top of the BACK piece, matching notches.

Place the prepared shoulder straps on the BACK piece, matching notches at the top and along the sides.

Baste stitch the straps in place.

Laundry bag with straps.

Stitch the UPPER FRONT and BACK pieces with the LOWER FRONT and BACK piece.

Clean finish all the raw edges with a zig zag stitch or serger to prevent fabric from fraying.

Topstitch the seam allowance in place.

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Press and fold the opening edge by 14 and then fold again another 1.25and pin hem in place.

Stitch along the folded hem 1.25 from the edge forming a casing for the drawcord or cording ties.

Cut a piece of cotton cording longer than the full opening.

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Its easiest to attach a safety pin to the end of the cord and guide that through the casing.

Once all the way through, cinch to exit the opening.

Touch up any jagged parts with a fine tip paintbrush.

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Let the paint dry fully, needs about 72 hours and the bags are ready for use!

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Hanging Laundry Bag Sewing Pattern

Materials

Instructions

Laundry bag with the word “darks” hanging from the wall.

Laundry bag with the word “darks” hanging from the wall.

Laundry bag with the word “darks” next to a spilling bag.

Laundry bag with the word “darks” next to a spilling bag.

Ironing the canvas fabric.

Ironing the canvas fabric.

Measuring the canvas handles.

Measuring the canvas handles.

Pinning handles to the canvas fabric.

Pinning handles to the canvas fabric.

Pinning handles to the canvas fabric.

Pinning handles to the canvas fabric.

Sewing a handle onto the canvas.

Sewing a handle onto the canvas.

Attaching the canvas pieces together.

Attaching the canvas pieces together.

Attaching a handle to the canvas pieces.

Attaching a handle to the canvas pieces.

Sewing the canvas pieces together.

Sewing the canvas pieces together.

Sewing the edge of the canvas laundry bag.

Sewing the edge of the canvas laundry bag.

Marking 3 inches from the top and back of the canvas.

Marking 3 inches from the top and back of the canvas.

Sewing the sides from bottom to top.

Sewing the sides from bottom to top.

Cutting out a piece of fabric.

Cutting out a piece of fabric.

Folding the bottom cutouts.

Folding the bottom cutouts.

Sewing along the diagonal edge.

Sewing along the diagonal edge.

Connecting the casing along the laundry bag opening.

Connecting the casing along the laundry bag opening.

Folding and pressing the seam.

Folding and pressing the seam.

Sewing the seam in place.

Sewing the seam in place.

Folding the opening of the laundry bag.

Folding the opening of the laundry bag.

Pinning the hem in place.

Pinning the hem in place.

Sewing the edge to form a casing.

Sewing the edge to form a casing.

Edge of the laundry bag.

Edge of the laundry bag.

Inserted tshirt yarn into the casing of the laundry bag.

Inserted tshirt yarn into the casing of the laundry bag.

Paint, stencils and a paint brush.

Paint, stencils and a paint brush.

Stencing a letter “D” onto the laundry bag.

Stencing a letter “D” onto the laundry bag.

Laundry bag with the word “darks” filled with laundry.

Laundry bag with the word “darks” filled with laundry.

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