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February 11, 2015

DIY Drawstring Bag and Pouch

After I finished hand sewing my felt stuffed letters, I decided to make a drawstring pouch where I can put all the letters.



I searched for different tutorials and I saw a 3 minute video on how to make a drawstring pouch which I followed. Since I’m just using a plain white cloth, I tried to put some design by placing our initials. 



First time to try applique and it is not easy to sew along the edge but still I was glad with the result. 



And because of that I watched the Bag Making Basics Class that I enrolled online and printed the step by step guide. These are the finished products.



I like this drawstring bag because it has a lining inside so it has a “clean look”. 



Lastly, I watched the free tutorial video from Brother sewing machine. This project wasn’t easy because I have to do zigzag stitch, straight stitch and button hole. So it took me a long time trying to figure out how can I do button hole. Thank God for the sewing manual. 



I’ve made six but I need to buy more ribbon or string for the remaining drawstring pouches.



Among the three, my favorite is the second drawstring bag. If you notice, I’m still using my fabric scrap from pajama

14 comments:

  1. Nice work on this project. We have scrap fabrics at home, so perhaps I can make something like this, too.

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  2. This one looks so cool! Great for parties and gift ideas! :D

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  3. Oh, it's a nice DIY! I think you did an amazing job. :D

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  4. the stripes drawstring bag looks like my BFF's bag! This looks easy to do,

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  5. Thanks for sharing this. I will try making this bags too. Pwedeng pang-giveaway.
    (www.chemistdad.com)

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  6. This such a cute DIY and it could be great gift bag for friends. Thanks for sharing this Sis
    www.wish4less.com

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  7. I love the pouch bag, you can put anything in it.

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  8. Ang sipag! Nice work ang galing! :)

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  9. blog hopping from Joy's site. wow...you're crafty. i wish i was crafty too.

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  10. These are great! What a good job you did! And how patient of you to learn through tutorials. These are great as gifts or goody bags.

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  11. Love these drawstring pouches you made! :D I especially adore the striped ones. Very clean-looking nga and bongga na may lining pa! Anyway, Happy Valentine's Michi and family! <3

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  12. You did great! Awesome creations. For sure a lot more of these will follow.

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  13. The nautical is so much in trend today. I would love to have my hand on those drawstring bags.

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