Crafternoon
Crafternoon with Zooey D
by Zooey Deschanel
Are you an unmedicated adult with Attention Deficit Disorder who also LOVES to do crafts? I AM! I barely have the patience to write this opening paragraph (I have already gotten up four times), so I need to focus my unfocused mind on projects that can be completed very quickly. Am I going to knit a scarf? NO! Will I knit a scarf for a bunny? I don’t know. Maybe, if it’s a really small field bunny and I am knitting with giant knitting needles. I recognize I will never complete something that takes any kind of patience (sorry needlepoint) so I decided to focus this blog on crafts I CAN complete.
Today’s crafty craft: A (very simple) drawstring bag
What you will need:
1. A square of fabric. Mine is about a foot and a half each side but I am too lazy to measure it. Plus, it doesn’t REALLY matter. Hopefully the fabric has a cool print because this is a really simple bag.
2. A sewing maching. I have a HELLO KITTY Janome sewing machine. It’s awesome.
3. Thread for the sewing machine. I mean, clearly.
4. Ribbon. This will act as the drawstring.
5. A safety pin. Everyone has one somewhere. I am guessing if you have a sewing machine, you have a safety pin.
Steps
1. Hem two parallel sides of the square. In case you don’t know what hemming is: fold a quarter of an inch of fabric over on to the non-printed side, then fold again. Sew it down.
SO INSIDE OUT, IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS (notice the hemmed edges, friends)
2. Sew the third edge down (fold under if you’re fancy, I am) leaving a tunnel big enough to fit your ribbon, for me about an inch and a half.
3. Fold the material in half between the two hemmed parallel edges, INSIDE OUT, and sew together the raw edges and the hemmed edges. Stop when you get to the aforementioned ribbon pathway.
4. Turn the bag right side in.
5. Attach a safety pin to the ribbon.
6. Feed the ribbon into the ribbon tunnel.
7. Remove safety pin.
VOILA!
Total project time: 15 minutes
Functionality: It will hold approximately 1 child’s shoe, a manicure kit, or a rolled up t-shirt and possibly a pair of tennis socks.
Okay. That’s quite enough.
Zooey Deschanel writes music, sings, and acts on screens, small and big. She is a co-founder of hellogiggles. She is one half of the indie folk band She & Him . She dances too but just for fun. Follow her on twitter and tumblr.
06.02.2011 |
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Hi Zooey! Great tip with the safety pin, i’ve always wanted to know how to do that
Perfect! I’ve been looking for something to hold exactly one child’s shoe! Haha but for real, cool bag… I might have to try this.
Too bad my attention span and sewing skills are so lacking that I don’t think I could even finish this project.
Oh Ruby has this sewing machine, we’re gonna try this!
Thats a great idea! I’ll be trying that this weekend!
Real brain power on dislpay. Thanks for that answer!
This has made my day. I wish all pstoigns were this good.
A woman can never be “too good” at sewing.
Can’t wait to try this out. Will be my first sewing project and I’m super excited to pick out a funky fabric.
Great tutorial Zooey! I absolutely love the fabric you used, that pattern is gorgeous. I’ve got some adorable remnants I picked up years ago that would make great little bags like this. Thanks for the idea!
OMG, I LOVE your Hello Kitty sewing Machine. It looks wicked cool! I want one! The one I have, doesn’t even work. I wanted to make a dog collar (martingale) and snuggle sack (which is more or less like this pouch, just, bigger, obviously. Unless your dog is the size of a hamster, than it may work.
) but the sewing machine didn’t even start up. I bet Hello Kitty has a much better success rate! . Nice narration of the pouch. It reminds me of my marbles bag back in the days. As for getting the ribbon in, yup, safety pin tip is how my mom taught it to me too. It works amazing to get any kind of ribbon or elastics into clothing.
HELLO KITTY SEWING MACHINE! OMG! i don’t know how to use a sewing machine so all of my sewing projects are done by hand, and thus, NEVER completed because i too, have a very short attention span.
Thanks, Zooey! I’m on the same concentration level as you, I hope you’ll keep these projects coming
This is so adorable!! I’m heading out to LA in two day and I think I might have to whip a couple of these up before my trip. So crafty, Zooey!
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i might make a tiny one for my cell phone. thx!
If you don’t have the skills or patience with a sewing machine you can always try a glue gun! You are preciously funny!
Real brain power on dislapy. Thanks for that answer!
The safety pin tip is genius. I love this tutorial. Not only is it easy to follow, but funny as well. Thanks Zooey! <3
~Andrea @ http://hecallsmewifey.blogspot.com/
Note to Auntie Zooey: Make a quilt for sister’s baby Bones. A good quilt to make for a baby is a “Rag Quilt” They usually made of flannel and a thin, all cotton batting. Find instructions online. These quilts are durable, comfortable, and easy easy easy to make…or send me an email and I will make it for you. Happy Days, Gail
What an adorable sewing machine.
Also, great tutorial. I’ll try it out if I ever get the chance to.
I LOOOVE your picture! lucky girl with ms perry
OMG. You are awesome and that sewing machine is the. best.
I love that this is for people with short attention spans! I need crafts like that, haha. Unfortunately, my sewing skills are lacking (we had to sew something small in middle school and I think that was the last time I attempted it!) but possibly with a sewing machine I’d be better! I’ll have to look for one when I have free time.
Hhaaahha. Im not too bright today. Great post!
“Are you an unmedicated adult with Attention Deficit Disorder who also LOVES to do crafts? I AM! ” So am I! what a coincidence haha, because of it I have become an Avid Hobby-collector, which in turn led to me starting up “Trunk of Monkeys Creations” A custom sock monkey business. http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=347288101556 But (of course)vit is no longer just monkeys made out of socks… giraffes, sheep, snails, elephants… you name it… haha.
AFAIC that’s the best aneswr so far!
Crafting ADD? I think I’ve found my people. Loved this tutorial~
I DID IT! I completely suck at sewing and I did it!! It only took me 20 minutes too! Thanks Zooey =)
Well shoot…I have Adult ADD and I am not medicated (for that) and I have patience for sewing but def not knitting. I have a half finished scarf from 5 years ago that my friend says I MIGHT finish for my grandchildren. ha! AND I thought my sewing machine being pink was cool, but that just blew my mind.
Oooh perfect. My roommate happened to leave her sewing machine in the kitchen. Awesome project idea. I might make more than one tonight.
P.S. Your Hello Kitty sewing machine is awesomesauce.
cool! I’m deff gonna try this, I used to sew for my Barbies with my Barbie sewing machine but I think I gave it away or something,now I have to do my projects with a normal old boring Singer my mum has
I think I’m gonna flare up mine thou,maybe some sequins or beads!! Thanks for the tutorial, I love Molls’ too! You gals rock!
Yess..quick and easy. I lurrve them quick and easy. Hehe. Fab tutorial! And I love how you’re into the craft scene. Finally a celeb who I can relate too =) Always been a fan. You are AWESAHHMEE! Keep em commin Miss Z!
i love u Zooey!!! <3 http://mydeardarlings.blogspot.com/
You are an angel from Creative ADHD heaven! I barely read the first paragraph but the answer to the first question is YES!
What does it say about my ADD that halfway into step three, I was all, eh, this seems to require a lot of time and commitment.. Cute bag though…
I actually found this more entertnaiing than James Joyce.
Just spent all night making these!! I love crafting! Thanks for giving me another distraction!
Thanks Zooey for inspiring me to start sewing again! I haven’t made a bag in about 3 or 4 years. <33.
Oh man, I wish I had a Hello Kitty sewing machine. Or just a sewing machine that sewed a proper straight line – my mother’s one (which she kindly shares) is ancient and totally breaks into random zig-zag.
<3 I want to be like you when I grow up.
I’m imperssed by your writing. Are you a professional or just very knowledgeable?
I can’t finish reading this article because I am too distracted by that AMAZING sewing machine.
I loove!
heehee.. Thanks for sharing.. I’m currently working on my very first knitted bubblegum colored beanie. It’s quite a stretch. 
damn, youre crafty, all i did was a woodcut
Now I feel stipud. That’s cleared it up for me
Kewl you should come up with that. Excleelnt!
Oooh, I’ll be trying this out! But Zooey, WHERE did you get that sewing machine?
You used to be able to buy them at Target, but that was a couple of years ago.
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quick sunglasses protector!
Nice tutorial! This was the first project we made in my intro to sewing class, and I’ve never made anything more time-consuming since! I totally need a project that I can start and finish in 1 hour, tops.
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Haha, if you’re not able to write this paragraph without standing up 4 times, how can you make interviews/TV? Medication?
Funny, though.
omg. ive always wanted that sewing machine. lol
when u dont want it anymore let me know. i have no idea where to find it anymore. they dont sell them at the targets in MN anymore.
hello kitty sweing machine *o* aw, so cute! i tried to make the little bag ( it took me time to understand cuse here in Brazil we use “cm” not “foot” n im dumb lol. Well i think it worked….. http://twitpic.com/5e31i9 i looove art n crafts. Thanks Zooey
looking forward to see more posts from you, xo
I need to invest in a sewing machine.
I just made a fancy-looking one to match my prom dress. It is gonna hold my “in-too-much-pain-to-dance-any-longer-in-these-heels” sandals
only took me 10 minutes (plus the time it took to do the embroidery)
You are way too awesome!
Very cool, takes me back to high school home economics!
oh my! this is actually a project I CAN FINISH! My “craft closet” (named this only because this is the place I have dumped – I mean stored – my unfinished craft projects – I get bored fairly quickly. Your pattern seems like an easy one to enlarge (for a pair of adult shoes)! Just a suggestion: another quick craft is jewelry making. I am an instant gratification kinda gal (when it comes to crafting) and this can be accomplished with just a few supplies. Happy Crafting!
LOVE IT. My general rule is to not even start crafts because all my projects end up in unfinished piles in my closet (with a bunch of craft supplies for projects I forgot that I wanted to start) — but this is GREAT! Keep it coming Zooey!
You are fan-freaking-tastic.
haha LOVE the sewing machine..I have an old “white” sewing machine that’s completely made out of metal..its crazy heavy
But I adore the handbag idea and its something I will definitely try 
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