Learn how to make easy, simple, and beautiful linen bread bags for your homemade bread. These bread bags will look beautiful on your kitchen counter or make a perfect gift for the bread bakers in your life.
We love creating handmade gifts in my family, and this one has been a favorite among friends and family both.
Today I want to show you how to make this easy bread bag for your homemade bread.
Tips for sewing linen bread bag:
- This linen bread bag tutorial comes together fast, its a great project to do with your kids!
- Its fun because you can choose the different patterns and color choices that will best compliment your kitchen
- The bag is small enough where you can just use any linen scraps to complete this project
- It is beginner friendly! If you are new to sewing this is a great tutorial to get you started.
WHY YOU WILL LOVE SEWING LINEN BREAD BAGS WITH THIS TUTORIAL:
- Linen is the best option to store your bread in and make it last longer, it is a breathable fabric which means it will leave your crust crispy and the inside soft, unlike plastic which makes bread soggy and mold faster.
- Not only is linen good for you skin but its the best option to store your baked goods, because it is known to be the most sustainable and durable fabric its a good choice to use it in everyday use.
- Linen is beautiful and gets better with time.
TIPS FOR SEWING WITH LINEN FABRIC:
- Linen fabric is a great beginner fabric to work with, it is durable and irons well
TOOLS AND MATERIALS:
- Linen fabric
- Matching tread
- scissors
- sewing machine
- seam ripper
- iron
- pins
- measuring tape or ruler
HOW TO SEW A LINEN BREAD BAG:
- Choose your fabric. This is my favorite part, I love going to the fabric store to find the best fabric for my project, there are also many online fabric store with many beautiful options.
- Once you have picked out your fabric. Pre-shrink fabric: wash/dry and iron it out flat.
- Cut out (size) it will look like a long rectangle.
- Fold in at (size) to look like this:
- There will be a closed seam on one side of the bag like this:
- French seams on the sides to close the bag.
- Drawstring.