Fabric Bag
About two years ago, I took a "Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine" class at Makersmiths and learned to make fabric bags. To refresh my memory on how to make them, I searched YouTube and found several movies. I followed the directions on Chicknscratch to make the bags you see below. The pictures below are not intended as step-by-step directions, but they do show how simple it is to make fabric bags. The black cotton fabric with orange-red and white rectangles came from a friend from Mozambique, Africa. It is rather stiff material and really helps the bag keep its shape. I just used regular quilting cotton fabric for the inside liner/rim of the bag. To keep the rim folded over, I added buttons to the right and left side of the bags. Please see the end of this page for resources to help you get started making your fabric bags!
Two 10 x 18 inch rectangles, one stiched on to a 10x18 inch piece of foam
Cut the bottom corners of the inside and outside pieces
Sew the inside liner's bottom corners
This is the inside bottom of the bag
Sew the outside piece the same way
Turn the inside liner piece right side and place it in the outside piece. Clip them together before sewing the edges together.
Turn the inside piece inside out then stuff it back into the outside piece.
Stitch the opening closed
Add a button on each side
This keeps the turned over edges together
Storage Bag
For my second bag, I used quilting cotton for both the inside and outside pieces. Now I have a storage bag to store clean and ready-to-use masks!
Resources
Chicknscratch video: https://youtu.be/Pc77eg_GeO0
How to Make Fabric Boxes Any Size video: https://youtu.be/k2QaBrQJ8II
Connie Campbell's Fabric Box Tutorial: https://conniekresin.com/fabric-baskets-tutorial/