My Favorite Patterns For Drawstring Bags

Make the cutest diy drawstring bags from my favorite free patterns for drawstring bags you can sew. They are easier to sew than you’d think!

My favorite list of easy drawstring bags to sew – these drawstring cinch bags might just become your favorites too!

You must have come across the term cinch bags or drawstring bags. Basically, drawstring bag sewing consists of two parts: first, sewing a pouch with an open top. Second, inserting a drawstring that will turn your simple pouch into an actual string pouch. (Unless you are sewing it with an already integrated, pre-threaded drawstring bag, like the round basket pattern in my shop – I like how this clever tweak saves me time and effort! But usually, you’ll need to add drawstrings afterward, and this post focuses on these.)

So, first, I’ll show you a few varying ways how I like to sew them – and of course, add links to free patterns for drawstring bags – and then I’ll also add a tutorial that will show you how to add drawstrings – so you’re covered!

No time to sew them all now? Save them to Pinterest:

drawstring bags sewing patterns

Now, off to the actual free drawstring bags patterns. You’ll notice that each of these patterns will have a different way to integrate the drawstring cord. I wanted to give you options! And you can use them everywhere from now on! Let me start with my most popular one:

This Super FAST Diy Gift Bag – In Minutes!

These drawstring bags have no lining, which makes them even quicker and simpler to whip up within minutes! A great quick holiday gift bag to sew, you don’t need any sewing experience to make these. Visit the quick drawstring gift bag tutorial.

There’s more! If you feel ambitious, you can add pretty drawstring stoppers to your drawstring bag. Check them out:

How To Add Diy Drawstring Stoppers to any drawstring Bag

Here you can learn how to add pretty diy drawstring stoppers to your drawstring bags – any of these drawstring bags patterns actually. So much fun!

Diy Organza Drawstring Pouches

And last but not least, I’d like to show you this photo even if it’s far from a perfect one – these organza drawstring pouches were among the first ones that I made and posted here on the blog.

It only took half a yard of some synthetic fiber organza, I cut it into rectangles and batch-sewed them together. In one single evening, I made a stash of gift bags for months, maybe even more than a year. You can too!

And one thing more, I also made my own diy yarn rope when sewing these drawstring bags. Yes, you’re right, you can make your own drawstring rope too – see here how I hand-twisted twine into perfect diy twisted cord – or some might call it diy yarn rope. Super easy!

Now I want to show you how to turn any open pouches into real drawstring bags or cinch bags by adding a drawstring.

Make it quick with this clear and easy tutorial that will teach you how to string a drawstring bag.

Make sure to save this list for later, so you can find it when you need it:

These baskets are not free, but they’ll show you how to sew the drawstring casing without the need to thread the drawstring through. Clever!