Super Simple Bag

Ok, here's an amazingly quick project that will yield a great drawstring bag that you can use for laundry, sheets, blankets, stuffed animals, other bags... anything! You can even pack clothes in it for a trip or if you're moving and you don't want to waste your garbage bags (which should be biodegradable!)

All you need is:
a sheet or curtain
rope or string, whatever you want for the drawstring
sewing machine, scissors, things of that nature

To start, cut the fabric to the length you want your bag to be. Now, it's not rocket science, if want a long bag, make the fabric long, if you want a smaller bag, cut the fabric short. Do not cut off the part of your sheet or curtain that has the casing where your drawstring will be. You want to save time by using the casing that's already there.

Ok, next if you need to, decide on how wide your bag should be. I liked the width my curtain was, but if you have a large sheet you may want to scale the width down a bit.

Now, it's right sides together and sew up the side of your bag, stopping just short of the end where the casing is, don't sew that part up completely or else you won't get your rope through. Go back and forth here with the machine a few times to make the area sturdy.

Next, you'll want to sew up the bottom, but first reposition the side seam so it's in the middle of the fabric, this will make it look a little nicer with the drawstring in front, rather than on the side. Stitch across the bottom.

Turn the bag right side out. Voila! You're almost there. Get your rope and attach a safety pin to one end. Snake it through the casing and out the other end. Make sure you have enough length. Cut the string and if it's a nylon rope you might want to pass a lighter under the ends to keep them from unraveling.

You're done! You can add a strap if you want to hang the bag on a hook, but this is a super fast way to use up an old sheet or curtain and make it something useful again! Make small ones for shoes or lingerie. Use them instead of gift wrap. Pack your groceries in 'em. Get creative!