I found some vibrant colored canvas bags at Hobby Lobby. I found a package of 4 for $8.99, use a 40% coupon (you can get them online), and it turned out being about $1.40 a bag. Add some left over or clearance fabric or tulle, and some ribbon I had laying around and I can make the cutest bags for less than $5.
After picking the color of the bag, fabric/tulle and ribbon I was ready to get started.
First I used a 5 inch wide plastic cutting ruler on a cutting mat. I laid the ruler straight on the fabric and cut with a rotary cutter down both sides of the ruler.
I took the newly cut piece of fabric and sewed the two edges together making a hoop. Then starting close to the seam I sewed a basting stitch along the top of the fabric ring, leaving the thread long on both ends. Then pulling the top thread I gathered the fabric loop to the width of the bag.
I used a hem ruler and measured about 3 inched from the top of the bag and marked the bag with Tailor's chalk all the way around the bag. I pinned the gathered fabric to the bag at the chalk marks.
I used coordinating ribbon and pinned it over the top edge of the gathered fabric. I used matching thread on the machine and sewed the ribbon and fabric to the bag. I sewed along the top and the bottom of the ribbon.
For the hem I either sewed a very small hem on the fabric, or if I used tulle, I just left the straight rotary cut as the hem.
My granddaughter loves these bags, and so do I!!!
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