Tuesday Project Roundup: The First Thing I Learned To Sew

I learned to sew in 4-H, as organized by my mother, when I was about 10, maybe younger. The first real project--after lots of sewing on paper without thread--was a drawstring bag. Twenty years later, here I am making drawstring bags again:


These are shoe bags and a lingerie bag, all meant to help with packing--so your packed clothes don't get dirtied by your shoes and you can tell what's been worn and what hasn't. They were for my sister-in-law's birthday last Saturday, which I forgot to mention here; she's been traveling a lot so I thought this would be practical.

I have to admit that I didn't remember my first 4-H bag training for these. I had to use an online tutorial to walk me through the first one, but it all came back for the next two. (Granted, it's a bag, not rocket science, but I tend to cling to directions so I was happy to just cut and sew by the end.)