Sewing Tutorial – How to Make a Drawstring Pouch

Want to make your own drawstring pouch? Here’s a beginner-friendly tutorial. Just gather the supplies below and follow each step.

Needle and thread at the ready!

Difficulty Level: 1.5/5

What You’ll Need:

Cotton fabric
A ruler – fabric (in the video, a rectangle of bronze navy bubble fabric)
Matching thread
A pair of scissors
A thread cutter
A white fabric pencil for marking
Two drawstrings
A sewing machine
Two safety pins
Fabric clips and pins

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1:
Using the white pencil, make markings 5 cm from the edge on each side of the fabric.

Step 2:
Fold the fabric right sides together, with the pattern on the inside (as shown in the video below).

Step 3:
Sew each side, starting and stopping with a backstitch at the markings. Do the same on the other side.

Step 4:
Trim and clean up the threads.

Step 5:
Sew the other side in the same way.

Step 6:
Use the ruler to fold over the top edge – this fold will be the channel for your drawstring.

Sew 0.5 cm from the edge of the fold and hold the crease with a clip. Then, with the ruler, fold the fabric 1 cm all along, then fold again at 2 cm. Check that the edges align properly.

Step 7:
Repeat the same process on the other side.

Step 8:
Sew along the folded areas on both sides to create the channels.

Step 9:
Insert the drawstrings using a safety pin to guide them through the channels.

And there you go!
You’ve just made a beautiful drawstring pouch, sewn with our bronze bubble cotton fabric available on papapiqueetmamancoud.fr. Perfect for storing scrunchies, hair clips, jewelry – or whatever you like!

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