The bags are very simple to make and go together really fast. You can either make some on your own or, better yet, get a group together and have a sewing party!
1) Cut out 2 pieces of fabric, each piece measuring 18" x 42". It's okay to make it a little bit smaller than that if necessary, but make sure both pieces are the same size.
Cut 2 pieces of ribbon at 19" lengths. Ribbon can be 3/4" to 1.5" wide.
You will also need some sort of nylon rope cord for the drawstring. This mason line can be purchased for less than $3 in the hardware section of Walmart, or you can buy it at any hardware store.
2) Fold each fabric in half with right sides together. Stitch 1/4" seam up both sides of the outside fabric.
On one of the sides of the liner, measure down about 11" from top and mark a gap about 2 or 3 inches wide. Stop and start your stitching between those marks.
3) Once side seams are sewn, pull front and back apart so that side seam is facing straight up and the front and back create a triangle at the base of the bag. Mark the lines for the box corners, 2.5" down from peak and about 5" across. Stitch on that line.
Repeat for all corners on both bags. They should now look like the photo below.
4) Turn exterior bag right side out and tuck it inside the liner, which is still inside out. This way the right sides of both bags are facing eachother. Match up the side seams and pin like photo below.
5) Stitch 1/4" seam all around top edge.
6) Through the gap that was left in one of the sides of the liner, gently pull the exterior fabric completely out so that it looks like the photo below:
7) Stitch the gap in the liner closed either by hand or by sewing very close to the edge with machine like photo above.
8) Tuck liner inside bag, and press the top edge so that it lies flat. This is best accomplished by fitting the bag over the tip of the ironing board and pressing one bit of it, rotating bag, press another bit of it, and repeat until you have come full circle.
9) Press one end of each ribbon under about 1/2".
10) Fit the bag over the arm of the sewing machine with one of the side seams facing up. Place one of the ribbons (pressed-under end facing down) along the side seam about 1.5" away from top edge of bag.
11) Stitch, backstitching a little bit at beginning, all along top edge of ribbon. Stop stitching when you get almost to the end of the ribbon. Fold under raw edge of ribbon so that it lines up with the second side seam. Stitch to the end of the ribbon and backstitch.
12) Leaving needle in down position, lift up presser foot and place second ribbon in place. Align it with the first one and make sure you start with the pressed-under end just like you did with the first ribbon.
Stitch all the way down and repeat process of folding under excess ribbon, stitching, and backstitching to secure.
Lift up needle, clip threads, and stitch all around the bottom edges of both ribbons, backstitching for extra reinforcement in side seams areas. You have now created a casing for the drawstring.
13) Cut 2 lengths of string that measure about 42" long each. This nylon string unravels quickly, so I recommend tying a temporary knot at each end.
14) Attach a large safety pin to one end of string. "Scoot" the pin and string all the way around the entire casing so that it comes full circle and meets up with the tail end of the string. Remove the pin, and tie the ends together in a firm knot.
15) Repeat process on other side of the casing, so that you have 2 separate strings going full circle around bag on opposite sides.
You may want to use a match and singe the loose ends of the nylon string to help prevent unraveling.
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