Looking for another way to add a little Victorian charm to your home? Well seeing as so many of the Apothecary designs are well suited for the bathroom, why not add one more thing?

Little drawstring bags are cute and functional for just about anything, but they’re just perfect for little soaps and cosmetics you often have lying around the bath. Here’s what you’ll need to make yours:

• Fabric for your bag
• Printed or stitched dielines
• Tearaway stabilizer
• Scissors and tape
• Spray adhesive
• Ribbon and paperclip/safety pin
• The awesome Madame Nightshade's Beauty Emporium (Bag) design

Let’s start by cutting out the fabric pieces for the bag. Take a large piece of fabric, enough to fit your template (or both templates, if you want to do to them at the same time) then lightly spray the back of your template and place it on top of your fabric.

You do not need to back this piece of fabric with any stabilizer.

Carefully cut out your bag shape, following the printed template. Repeat this process again to cut out another one for the back.

Repeat this process so you have the two sides of your bag, pressed and ready to go.

Now, the thing about this drawstring bag is that is only has a drawstring on one side. It’s the only way to make it in the hoop without just sewing both sides shut. But don’t worry! It works just fine.

In order to make sure the back piece lays nice and flat like the front, choose one of your pieces, lift up the flap, and give it a nice even coating of spray adhesive underneath. Then, smooth the flap closed so it’s stuck in place.

This will now be the back piece of your bag.

On to the assembly! Here’s how you make your bag... first, hoop up a piece of tearaway stabilizer. The first thing that will sew will be the dieline for the bag. Once that has sewn, grab your front piece (the one you didn’t seal the flap on) and lightly spray the side with the fold. Place it fold side down inside the dieline. A tackdown will stitch, including a run for your ribbon, and then all the inside details. Now it’s time to grab that back piece you prepped before. Lightly spray the non folded side, and place it fold side up inside the same dieline, right on top of your other bag piece.

The final dieline will sew, and then you can un-hoop your bag!

Carefully tear your bag free from the stabilizer.

Now, before we turn this bag right side out, we need to feed the ribbon through for the drawstring.

To start, tie one end of your string to a paperclip or closed safety pin. This will help you feed the ribbon through the track.

This part is a little bit tricky to find. You want to feed it through the folded edge of the stitched side (NOT in between the two main layers!) It can be a little difficult to find at first but you can tell once you’ve got your ribbon in the track.

Once you’ve found your way into the track, work the ribbon through out to the other side. Pull the ribbon so you have a little bit coming out each side. Leave the safety pin on for now; we’re not quite done with our ribbon...

Turn your bag right side out, and push out all the corners. You’ll notice your ribbon ends up inside your bag. Don’t worry, we’ll fix that...

Now you’ll want to feed the end of your ribbon back out the little hole on the side of the bag. This is probably the same place that you accidentally tried feeding it through once before. Or maybe you’re better at this than I am, and got it right the first time.

It’s not nice to brag.

Once you have this side fed through, tie your safety pin to the other side of the ribbon and feed it through the other edge.

That’s it! Your drawstring is ready...

To tighten up your bag, grab one end of the ribbon and bag to keep it in place, and cinch up the other end. Repeat this process for the other side to cinch it up tight.

The back piece, though not cinched, will mostly close on its own with the rest of the bag.

To get an extra secure closure on your bag, wrap your ribbon around the back and then tie it up in the front. Easy!

An adorable little drawstring bag, made all in the hoop and perfect for all those little beauty products and soaps around the bathroom.

Use it to hold fancy soaps, little makeup tubes, or whatever you like! Everything will look extra cute, a little bit vintage, and even a little bit French with this adorable bag.