No one wants their dirty laundry hanging around so I decided to make this simple but pretty laundry bag to keep it all tidy and to brighten up my room.
You will need:
Fabric - cotton, about 1.5-2m
Thread in a matching colour
Cord to make the drawstring
Scissors
Pins
Tape measure
Fold the fabric in half (right sides together) and cut to the desired size for your laundry bag, remembering to leave a 1.5cm seam allowance along the 2 long sides and a 5cm seam allowance along the top to form the drawstring.
Lay the folded fabric flat and pin along the 2 long sides. Sew along the 2 sides, 1.5cm from the edge in your matching thread, stopping 5cm from the top on one of the sides to allow you to thread your cord through.
Cut a slit at the bottom of the sides to the stitching and press the seams open.
Fold over the top seam, first by 1cm and then by 4cm so the raw edges are hidden. Make sure the side seams are flat before you pin (see below).
Sew along the top as close to the fold as you can and as neatly as possible as you will see this stitching on the outside of the bag.
When you get to the side seam you left a gap on make sure to fold over the sides and match it to the side seam to hide all raw edges.
Attach a safety pin to the end of your cord to allow you to easily thread it through the top of the bag.
Push the safety pin through the gap you left and thread it around the entire top of the bag, pulling it out of the other side.
Knot the ends of the cord together to stop it going back through the seam.
To create the sign on the front of the bag decide what size you want it to be and cut a piece of white fabric to size, remembering to leave a 1.5cm seam allowance on each side.
Write 'laundry' on the fabric in pencil or chalk and sew along the letters with several strands of embroidery thread in the colour of your choice. I decided on blue to match the bag fabric.
Press the fabric to remove the creases then measure the 1.5cm seam allowance. Fold over and press the edges to get a clean edge.
Trim the corners into a triangle so they don't show on the front.
Pin the sign onto the front of the bag making sure it is centred and straight and then sew along the edges. I chose a white thread but you could match it to the writing.
Top stitch neatly, close to the edge, making sure not to sew the front and back of the bag together.
Et voilà! A simple-to-make laundry bag that looks great in the corner of your room and keeps your dirty washing neat and hidden.
