Easy Drawstring Bags in Linen Grid

Our Easy Drawstring Bags are easy in so many ways: Easy to make with a simple construction and the gridlines of Purl Soho’s beautiful Linen Grid guiding your on-grain cuts. And they make life easy, too, with their power to tidy and organize suitcases and purses, cupboards and drawers!

For this version of our Easy Drawstring Bags we used our new Linen Grid fabric for the bag itself and also to create the drawstrings that pull the whole thing together. In Linen Grid, the finished look is crisp and modern!

To make your own set of bags just follow the original Easy Drawstring Bag Pattern, using the materials listed below and the special bias tape instructions, also below. -Molly

Materials

To make a set of four bags sizes x-small (small, medium, large)  you’ll need…

• 1/4 (1/4, 1/2, 1/2,) yard of Purl Soho’s Linen Grid in each of Linen Grid’s four colors.
• Please note: We have sold every last bit of our limited-release Linen Grid. As substitutes, we encourage you try our Daily Linen, Handkerchief Linen or Watercolor Linen, all suitable in weight and in a stunning palette of colors!
• A 110-yard spool of Gutermann’s Cotton Thread in color 1040
• A 12mm Clover Bias Tape Maker
• Our free Easy Drawstring Bag pattern

Pattern

For the full pattern, including step-by-step photos and lots of tips, visit our original Easy Drawstring Bag post!

Bias Tape Instructions

If you have never made your own bias tape, please visit our Making Single Fold Bias Tape Binding Tutorial. After making 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) yards of the tape as instructed, fold it in half lengthwise (so that the two folded sides meet) and edgestitch the folds together down the entire length of the bias tape. The sewn-together tape is now what the pattern refers to as the “trim.” Cut it, thread it through the drawstring channels and tie a knot in each end, all as described in the Easy Drawstring Bag pattern.

Update 2024: You can explore our current collection of beautiful fabrics and supplies on our page of Sewing Tools + Notions!