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Sew up a delightful Drawstring Ditty Bag! This easy unlined drawstring bag tutorial is great for beginners and experienced crafters.

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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.

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Each bag uses 2 (or 3) fabrics (if you count the false bag bottom), and can be cinched up with your choice of drawstring materials.

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I used pretty leather cording and pony beads, but you could also make DIY drawstrings or use narrow ribbon or cotton rope.

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You will need: – Yard of fabric for the bag front/back/bottom – Yard of fabric for the sides – 60” of drawstring material of your choice - Pony beads for embellishment

Pin and stitch the 8 1/2” edges of the bag front, back, and bottom pieces right sides together with the bottom piece in between the front and back pieces.

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Pin one of the 11” x 3 1/2” side pieces to a corner of the bag body piece as seen above.

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Repeat to sew all of the bag side pieces to the long bag body piece.

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Tap the link below for the full instructions. Happy sewing!

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