Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Drawstring Bag from an Outgrown T-shirt (tutorial)


This was literally a ten minute project. I'm sure that there are tons of little things you could do to fancy it up, but I didn't want fancy this time.

The Little Man has tons of toys. Tons. One of them is this great peg board, which has provided him with hours of entertainment.


I'm sure those of you with small children spot the problem already. I'm missing nearly half of the pegs that come with it, and they are constantly underfoot. A little bag seemed like just the thing to keep the pegs together and organized.

You will need-

A child's shirt
1 yard of ribbon or string.
Standard sewing supplies


This is the shirt I used. It's a 12m, and a little too scruffy to sell back to the baby stuff store. I started by cutting out my shape-



Even out the edges, then sew the sides and bottom of the shirt together so the only opening is the neckline.



If you look carefully, you'll see that I also sewed across the corners. I wasn't happy with how this step came out, so I'm skipping it for the tute.

Turn the bag right side out, and snip a notch in the neckline.


Use a safety pin to thread your ribbon through the neckline. Tie the ends of the ribbon together to prevent little people from pulling the drawstring out. Fill it with toys and you're done!

1 comment:

  1. Good idea except I no longer have a little one around the house. I like that you mention what bothers you and state that you wouldn't do it again. mom

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