Sew What! Bags: 18 Pattern-Free Projects You Can Customize to Fit Your Needs (23 page)

ANOTHER SIMPLE BUT INCREDIBLY USEFUL BAG STYLE
is the drawstring sack. Customize the sizes and drawstrings to make a wrist bag, a bag to hold notions, a lingerie storage bag, and more! For kids, you can modify the drawstring backpack size to fit a smaller frame. You can also make little travel bags to help organize your packing. Make a bunch and see how many uses they have!

SKILL LEVEL
newbie

Versatile, fun, and easy to make, the ditty bag has endless possibilities. Make them in almost any size and from any fabric. We used fabric for our drawstring, but you can use ribbon, cord, shoestrings, or twill tape.

OUR FINISHED SIZE:
7½" × 9½"

1.
DECIDE YOUR SIZE
. A simple drawstring bag can serve many purposes: holding laundry, wine, shoes, marbles (sure, marbles!), or even your lunch. You can use fancier, heavier weight fabrics to make a sweet handbag.

2.
CUT YOUR FABRIC
. Fold the fabric in half lengthwise, right sides together. On the wrong side of the fabric, draw a rectangle that is the desired size of your bag. Add 1" to the width for side seams, and 2½" to the length for the casing and bottom seam. Cut two pieces. If making a fabric drawstring, cut a strip 3" wide and the desired length (
see below
).