Probably one of the simplest thing I’ve been making for years is a simple drawstring bag. You can do it with anything and everything, from using leftover linens to fat quarter squares to mismatching scraps of fabrics. I’m not going to dive into the nitty gritty of how to make one, but you can check out some free tutorials at Sew, Mama, Sew. The tutorials are variations of a very simple idea.

I used the leftover scrap material from my wall organizer, since I had a lot of it left. I cut out four bags with contrasting future drawstring strap. I’m going to point out that you don’t *have* to make the strap out of material. You can use cord, string, yarn, ribbon, whatever you have at hand and leftover in your notions.

This is the whole reason why I decided to make the bags. I’ve been using ziplocks to store things in but they just breakdown after a while or I’m too rough with them. It’s nothing like carrying a bunch of things, a ziplock bag in hand and it decides to rip and spill everywhere on you.