How to Attach a Pocket to a Cloth Grocery Bag

Cloth grocery bags have become a necessity due to landfill capacities. Make your own bags from sturdy cloth and add all of the pockets you think you will need. With a few sewing skills and few easy tips, you will be on your way.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cloth grocery bag
• Fabric
• Scissors
• Pins
• Thread
• Iron

1. Decide what you will store in a pocket. Bottles need a long pocket on the side, while many small items need large pockets on the inside. An outside pocket can hold flat items.

2. Lay your pocket fabric on your cutting area. Fold back 1 inch of fabric on the topmost side of the inside. Pin this down on the inside. Fold a small bit of the fabric under and pin it so that the threads do not fray.

3. Attach the pocket to the appropriate area of the grocery bag. Pin in place after checking that the pocket is straight.

4. Sew around the sides and bottom of the pocket. Start on the left side and sew 1/4 inch from the outside edge. Reinforce, or backstitch, at the beginning and the end.

5. Cut away extra threads so your grocery pocket is neat. Smooth the pocket and press with an iron.