I made a few more bags today, so took a few photos
to create this tutorial:
Baby Chick Feed Sack
Trim up the bottom and top edges of the bag
to remove the stitched perforations
on the bag...
Cut off 2 strips.....2.5 inches each
From the bottom or top end of the bag.
These will be the bag handles.
Turn the bag inside out:
Clean and wipe off the inside of the bag...
Stitch a half inch seam
along the bottom edge of the bag.
I stitch 2 or three times to create a strong seam...
Cut a square from both bottom corners
of the bag.
This square can be 2 to 4 inches square,
depending on how big you want
the bottom of the bag to be.
Measure from the sewn seam...
Open up the corner you just cut out...
Line up the seam and pin in place...
This is what the bottom corners of the bag
will look like when you take it to
the sewing machine...
Stitch the bottom corners of the bag
2 or 3 times
to create a strong seam...
Turn the feed sack right side out:
Your bag now has a flat and square bottom...
Fold the top of the bag down to create a hem.
I pin it in place before I take it
to the sewing machine.
Stitch down the hem...
From the 2.5 inch strips you cut previously,
cut them 25 inches long.
These are your bag handles or straps...
Fold the right edge of the bag handle
toward the middle...
Fold the left edge of the bag handle
over to the right side...
Stitch down the bag handle....on all sides.
This creates a flat, sturdy handle...
2 handles or straps
ready to sew onto the bag...
Pin the handles in place...
For easy placement of the handles...
Place the handle at the edge of the fold
on the top hem of the bag...
Stitch the handles in place...
I sew an X across the handles
for added strength...
Here's the finished feed sack tote bag:
It takes me about an hour or so
to put these together.
Have FUN!
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
My friend, Kathi, made this zipper bag:
