Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Pillowcase Bag

In anticipation of an upcoming camping trip, I was lucky to find two child-sized sleeping bags at one of my favorite thrift shops a couple of weeks back. Two identical sleeping bags so there won't be any arguments and I managed to get both of them for a grand total of $5.50. I was worried that they would get dirty if we just threw them in the back of the car, so today I made storage bags for them out of old pillowcases. They were a breeze to make and each bag only took about an hour and a half.

They took so long to make because each one has twenty buttonholes and I don't have an automatic buttonhole foot for my machine. I'll be adding that to my Christmas list...



I think this would make a great laundry bag too.

9 comments:

susan said...

i bought a grist buttonholer a year or so ago. you put it on any zigzag machine and it makes beautiful buttonholes. it comes with a bunch of cams too. i got it on ebay. i think with postage less than $20. my sister had one for her bernina 830 and made thousands of buttonholes with it. they are heavy duty and last forever. good luck.

Mum-me said...

They look great! You can make a work of art out of an old pillowcase. Thanks for the idea - I have a couple sleeping bags with no cover - but I think I will just sew a simple casing for a drawstring. I get lots of good ideas from your blog.

Allie said...

Oh my, I never thought of using buttonholes!!!!! Great idea!

stitching under oaks said...

what a find...you really scored with those sleeping bags and the covers you made. They are awesome! Love the contrasting thread.

At Home Mommy Knits said...

Adorable! Great find with those sleeping bags.

Betts said...

So frgual and pretty. It looks simple enough, but do tell if there's something I should know that isn't obvious.

cinnamongirl93 said...

Cute bags! You always seem to have great luck at the thrift stores.
I have been sewing up some small drawstring project bags. It feels good to use up a bit of stash and oh yes new fabric too!

pam said...

Yes! Please! a tutorial!

How do you find such great things at thrift stores??

Amy Jo said...

How cute!!! What a great idea!!!