Step 2 Step 5
Cut Rectangles
14"
Make drawstring casing
3"
18"
18"
36"
60"
1½"
16½"
4. Begin Front-to-
Back Assembly
With right sides to-
gether, layer, align,
and pin one printed
rectangle on top of
one plain rectangle. 6. Finish Bag
Join the two rect- Align and pin the front and back rectangles, right sides to-
angles by sewing a gether. Sew the remaining side and bottom edges together
1/4" seam along one with a 1/4" seam, starting just below the casing. Turn the
long (18") side. For bag right side out, and press it, covering any painted areas
durability, reinforce with a scrap of fabric to protect the iron. Edge-stitch the
the seam: Press the bottom seam and the remaining side seam 1/8" from the
seam's allowances seams themselves to reinforce them, stitching one continu-
to one side and, ous line of stitches and backstitching at the beginning and
still working on the end of your stitching.
fabric's wrong side,
topstitch the seam 7. Add Drawstring
allowances 1/8" Cut 1 yard of 1/2"-wide twill tape, and pin a large safety pin
from the seam. at one end of the tape. Thread the pinned end of the tape
through the opening at one end of the casing, and use the
safety pin to work the tape through and out the opening at
5. Make Drawstring Casing the other end. Remove the safety pin, and knot together
With the seamed rectangles opened out fl at and wrong the two ends of the twill tape.
side up, fold and press the fabric's top edge 1/4" to the
wrong side; then edge-stitch the fold. Using a disappear- 8. Add Produce
ing-ink fabric marker, mark 3" below the stitched top edge Now you're all set to do right by your fruits and veggies.
on each of the two un-sewn 18" sides of the rectangles. Take these bags along on your next trip to the grocery
Fold and press the marked 3" of fabric on each top side store or farmer's market, and bring home your purchases
edge 1/4" to the wrong side, and edge-stitch these short with a clear conscience.
folded edges (see diagram at top left). Finally fold down
and press the top hem so that it meets the 3" marks at
the sides, creating a 1 1/2"-wide casing (see diagram at
bottom left). Pin the folded edge evenly across the width
Reprinted from Sewing Green by Betz White
of the sewn rectangles, and edge-stitch the casing's
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lower edge.
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