I used Jeni Baker's Lined Drawstring Bag tutorial from her blog: "In Color Order."
Here is a picture of the pattern for different sizes. I used the tutorial to make my bag.
Long note: my sewing skills are beginning-intermediate rising. This means I can sew a straight line on my sewing machine with confidence, but curves scare me to death. My background in sewing is mostly limited to quilting, with straight lines all of the time. Plus, I have some experience following a simple pattern.
Here is my result:
Sorry for the poor cell phone pictures. I snagged these during our drive up to the wedding. I stayed up too late the night before to finish this blurry bag and wish my cell phone took better pictures.
In summary, I put this bag together in about half an hour and thoroughly enjoyed the tutorial. It includes both clear pictures (for visual learners like myself) and well-put instructions (for those who actually read all of the instructions before starting). I used ribbon instead of making the "strings" to save some time.
Plus it features a whole bunch of adorable fabric! Highly recommended these drawstring bags as a gift or for wrapping one! The only hard part is selecting which fabric to use :)
Happy Pinning!
Kate
