Simple Drawstring Ditty Bag FREE sewing pattern
This is the Simple Drawstring Ditty Bag FREE sewing pattern from the designer Sew Can She.
Now’s your chance to learn how to make a drawstring bag for a gift bag, knitting or crochet bag, lunch bag… lingerie, shoe, make-up, jewelry, coins, maybe a small drawstring backpack, or little bag for any other reason.
This easy unlined drawstring bag tutorial is great for beginners and experienced crafters. It also gives instructions to make an optional sturdy false bag bottom that you can make so that your little bag always keeps that cute shape.
Each bag uses two or three) fabrics (if you count the false bag bottom), and can be cinched up with your choice of drawstring materials. The designer used pretty leather cording and pony beads, but you could also make DIY drawstrings or use narrow ribbon or cotton rope.
Don’t skip the false bottom – it adds such a cute and professional touch!
Sizing info:
When you have finished making your very own Simple Drawstring Ditty Bag it will measure approximately 9″ tall and the dimensions of the bottom of the bag are 6″ by 8″.
Update from the designer – Note this blog post has been converted to an optional PDF that’s optimized for printing. You can find that here. The blog post itself is totally free to read, print, and sew! However, the PDF download for $2 is totally optional.
What is needed to make a Simple Drawstring Ditty Bag :
- 1/4 yard of fabric for the bag front/back/bottom (FQ friendly!),
- 1/4 yard of fabric for the sides (FQ friendly!),
- 60″ of drawstring material of your choice (leather cording, narrow ribbon, 1/4″ cotton rope, or 1/4″ double-fold bias trim that has been sewn together along the edges),
- Two pony beads for embellishment (optional),
- For the false bag bottom, you will need 1/4 yard of Peltex 72F ultra-firm double-sided fusible interfacing and a 10″ by 14″ scrap of fabric,
- Basic sewing supplies,
- A sewing machine.
The designer always loves to use fabric scraps from previous projects, but for this project, she cut new pieces.
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