In this day and age, it is important to act in an environmentally conscious way and to conserve resources. One way to do this is to avoid disposable products and instead use reusable alternatives. One example is clothes pegs, which are often sold in plastic packaging. To store them in an eco-friendly way and keep them handy, you can just sew a peg bag.
You can also use the bag as a storage bag for various small items in the bathroom, hallway, nursery and kitchen.
The practical clothes peg holder is sewn from 100% cotton. A clothes hanger is used as a base, which also serves as a hook.
In this DIY tutorial you will learn how to sew your own clothes peg bag.
You will need
- 2 main fabric pieces measuring 45 x 85 cm, 100% cotton
- 2 strips in contrasting colour measuring 5 x 45 cm, 100% cotton
- A plastic clothes hanger
- Thread to match the fabric
- Personalised woven label
Instructions
1. To make a clothes peg bag, first prepare and sort all the materials. Place the main fabric right sides together in portrait orientation, centre the hanger and trace the top hanger outline onto the fabric. The peg bag pattern is easy and free!
2. Below you can see how the top of the hanger has been traced. You can now proceed with cutting the fabrics to size.
3. Fold the fabric and cut the shape on the opposing side. You will end up with 4 hanger shapes and a fold at the bottom.
4. This is what the fold will look like.
5. Now make a horizontal cut through 2 layers of fabric at the height of your choice. This is where the opening for the clothes pegs will be. Cover the upper part with a strip of fabric.
6. Place fabric right sides together on the upper and lower longer piece. Use pins or clips to secure the fabric.
7. Sew both pieces with a 3 mm stitch. Then press or iron the seam allowance apart.
8. Pin the opposite fabric piece onto the other side of the strip - right sides together - and sew with a 1 cm seam allowance. Do the same with the large piece.
9. This is what the small upper part looks like. If you put both parts together, you can already see what the shape of the bag will look like.
10. With right sides together, pin or clip both pieces together and sew them, leaving a turnaround opening on the side. Seam allowance approx. 1 cm with the previously set stitch.
11. Cut the seam allowance at the corners to make it easier to shape them Turn the piece right side out and shape the seam with a knitting needle or similar, iron if necessary. Arrange the bag neatly and clip or pin everything together. Stitch close to the edge, and make sure to tidily hem the turn openings. Leave a gap of approx. 2 cm at the top for the coat hanger hook.
12. Don’t forget to sew a nice woven label into the side seam! This will give your DIY clothes peg bag a professional look.
13. Double-check that the hanger fits well, turn the clothes peg bag and iron again if necessary. Insert the hanger and hang up your clothes peg bag!
Use the finished clothes peg bag to store clothes pegs or other small items.
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