Cut out fabric. Large Bag : 28" x 13", Small Bag : 20" x 13"
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Serge all 4 sides of fabric. (Sewing without a serger? Use the zig zag stitch on your machine!)
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Fold fabric right sides together, short ends lining up, creating your bag. Stitch one side of bag with 3/8" seam allowance and iron open seam.
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Press top serged edge down. From the folded top, mark down 1/2" along top of bag. This will be our fold line.
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On the open side, mark down 1" from the top and clip into serging, stopping at 3/8".
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Fold and iron in serged corner on each bag side. Fold top down on the 1/2" line, and stitch along bottom fold to create our channel. Cut drawstring. For large bag, 38" long, for small bag, 30" long.
OPTIONAL: Tare weight tag!
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Cut a piece of scrap fabric 2" x 5". I used a coordinating solid scrap out of lightweight cotton.
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Using a food or mail scale, weigh your fabric and drawstring.
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On your scrap fabric, mark the halfway line with an erasable/water soluble marking tool. (This is our foldline). Also mark 1/2" from one edge of short side. (This is where out text will start stitching). Using the lettering feature on your machine, type "Tare Weight ___ oz" and stitch text, lining up drawn line with edge of presser foot. (On my Janome Memory Craft 15000, I used the Block text, Small print.)
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One stitching is complete, measure 1/2" from end of stitching and mark. Cut excess fabric off tag, and then mark 1/4" on each short end, to fold raw ends in. Seam rip and snip extra stitches off. Erase pencil/pen markings.
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Fold tag sides in 1/4", iron. Fold tag in half, wrong sides together, iron, and stitch short edges closed.
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From top of bag, mark down 2.5" on open side and pin tare weight tag in place.
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With right sides together, pin and stitch down the side of bag at 3/8", stitching right up to the bag channel. Turn bag right side out.
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Tie one end of drawstring on safety pin and feed pin through channel. Remove string from pin and tie string ends together.
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Your bags are ready for shopping!