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Sewing your own mesh bags: A clever idea

25.02.2017 by Sabine Schmidt

Mesh Beutel selber nähen: Eine clevere Idee
Sewing reusable bags for fruit and vegetables is cool and eco-friendly. Of course, we have a great tutorial for you on how to sew your own sustainable vegetable bags: it's child's play! Handmade bags for fruit and vegetables not only protect the environment (think of all the plastic in the sea!), because they are sustainable, but they also simply look pretty!
Sewing your own vegetable bagSpeaking of sustainability and upcycling: Sewing reusable makeup remover pads is also super practical – or sewing a shopping net from a T-shirt. Even beginners can do it with my tutorials!

Sewing your own vegetable bag: Which fabric?

Very suitable fabrics include, for example:

Sewing vegetable bags: Which stitch?

Instead of binding the bag with bias tape, you can also sew the fabric edges from the wrong side with the overlocker and then turn the bag inside out. If you don't have an overlocker, simply use the overlock stitch on your sewing machine.

The handmade vegetable bags are versatile

  • You can use them as fruit and vegetable bags or...
  • as a laundry bag for your lingerie
  • to finally get your wardrobe in order
  • to pack your suitcase more efficiently
  • to organize toys
  • to keep your stuff together at the swimming pool...
So many possibilities. And a solution that everyone will envy you for (you don't have to reveal right away that you were mainly looking for a project where you could finally use up your fabric scraps) ;)

Sewing your own mesh bag

Materials needed

Pictures of the finished bag

Sewing your own mesh bag
Sewing your own mesh bag Sewing your own mesh bag If you have any questions or suggestions, I look forward to hearing from you in the comments! :)
Happy simple sewing, your Sabine
P.S.: Why not also sew a practical lunch bag from your favorite fabric to match!

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Step-by-step instructions

Tutorial: Sew your own produce bags

With this tutorial, you'll sew reusable mesh bags with a double-bound top edge and edges finished with bias binding – sustainable and sewn in a flash.

  1. Step

    Divide the cotton pieces

    Cut the cotton pieces in half.

    Divide the cotton pieces
  2. Step

    Layer the fabrics

    Place one cotton piece with the pretty side facing up, the mesh fabric on top of it and the second cotton piece on top – with the pretty side facing down.

    Layer the fabrics
  3. Step

    Sew the upper edge together

    Pin everything well and sew along the edge with a straight stitch at presser-foot width.

    Sew the upper edge together
  4. Step

    Roll up the mesh and close

    Now roll up the mesh fabric and sew the open edge together.

    Roll up the mesh and close
  5. Step

    Turn and press the seam

    Turn the prepared piece by turning the mesh fabric outwards. Press the seams. If you like, you can now edgestitch them.

    Turn and press the seam
  6. Step

    Attach the closure

    Now attach a KAM snap or hook-and-loop fastener 2 cm from the top edge.

    Attach the closure
  7. Step

    Bind with bias binding

    Place both bag pieces wrong sides together, close the fastener and bind the bag with bias binding.

    Bind with bias binding

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About the author

Sabine

I come from Siegen-Wittgenstein, where I spent my childhood breaking in cows, jumping off haystacks and scraping a D- in needlework class.

Today, being creative feels like indescribable happiness to me – and it grows even more when I can share it with others. Since 2016 I have been celebrating my passion for sewing on this blog, and I love that sewing connects so many people.