Make a Fabric Grocery Bag Holder - Tutorial Tuesday

It's Tutorial Tuesday! Today I have a new pattern for a grocery bag holder for you. It's better than the one I had years and years ago. (Well, six years and six months or so ago. Geez, I'm getting old.)

For this project you will need:

• Piece of fabric (also called a fat quarter)
• Pieces of elastic
• Pins or Clover Wonder Clips
• Iron
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat

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Now available as a PDF digital download pattern in my Etsy shop with step by step written directions and color photos. Click to find out more!

Looking for something else? Check out some of my other kitchen sewing and crafting projects!

You can find the easy step-by-step how to tutorial to make the plastic grocery bag storage holder sewing project here:

How to Sew a Quick and Easy Star Slipcover Pillowcase - Tutorial Tuesday

We don't do much in way of extra decorative pillows anymore. But I have a pillow form and needed a project for it. I'm guessing it's too late for 4th of July, but at least it's not August yet!

For this project you will need:

• 1 ½” x 9” red fabric strips, cut 2
• 1 ½” x 11” red fabric strips, cut 2
• 2 ½” x 11” beige fabric strips, cut 2 
• 2 ½” x 15” beige fabric strips, cut 2
• 9” x 9” piece of blue fabric
• 8 ½” x 8 ½” white fabric for star
• 9 ½” x 15” backing fabric, cut 2
• 8 ½” x 8 ½” piece of fusible paper-backed interfacing (I use HeatnBond no-sew UltraHold Iron On)
• 14” x 14” pillow form
• Star template from HERE
• Iron
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread
• Scissors

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Looking for more Americana ideas? Check out my other projects!

You can find the step-by-step how to tutorial for the homemade star pillow case sewing project here: