Theyre lightweight, spacious yet portable making them a practical bag option for carrying our belongings.
Well show youhow to sew a drawstring bagto carry around all your summer belongings!
Read on to snag the printable drawstring bag pattern free PDF!
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The versatile medium weight canvas fabric works perfectly for this quick sewing project.
The silver compliments the soothing blue canvas beautifully and coordinates with the brushed silver metal grommets.
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Prewash and dry the cotton canvas prior to cutting and sewing.
Remove it promptly from the dryer to minimize wrinkles and creases.
Print off the free printable drawstring bag pattern on 6 sheets of 8.511 paper.
Align the paper edges and tape the pieces together as shown.
Cut along the solid lines.
As mentioned above, the dash lines represent the sew lines.
These markings will guide you on the start and stop sewing positions for the bag.
Remember to stash your leftover fabric and scraps from your sewing projects.
Those small pieces can be used to make thesecanvas ornamentsor thisscrap fabric heart garlandor even thesescrap fabric pumpkins decor!
Be sure to back tack at the start and at the end of the stitch line.
Press seam allowances open.
Clip the corners to reduce the bulkiness when bag is turned inside out.
To form the openings for the drawstring, sew the pressed seam allowance down at the top side slits.
The sewn drawstring tunnel will be open on both sides as shown here.
Turn the bag inside out and push out the corners to form a nice 90 degree angle.
Press the bag and all seams flat.
Mark the bottom corners 3 up and over on both sides.
Sew a diagonal line joining the two points.
launch the drawstring around the entire top opening and then back down the side to the same grommet.
Relax the drawstring so it follows the length of the drawstring and circumference of the bag, approx.
Knot the ends together and repeat the same steps on the opposite side.
When the drawstring is pulled away from each other, the bag should cinch closed securing the items inside.
Both make great gift ideas!
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