Do you need to carry a bottle of wine to a party or picnic? Are you looking for a creative way to present a bottle as a gift? If you know how to make a Kraft-Tex wine bag, you’ll always be ready.
Kraft-Tex is a sturdy, stitchable, leather-like paper product with a lot of versatility. No need to finish the edges – it doesn’t ravel. So that saves a lot of steps when you construct your project. Just be sure you know where you want to stitch; Kraft-Tex does not have a forgiving weave, so needle holes are permanent, like stitching on leather or vinyl.
All of the materials and instructions you need to make a Kraft-Tex wine bag are right here, so it’s easy to get started!
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How to Make a Kraft-Tex Wine Bag
Need a handy, durable carrier for a special bottle of vino to take to your next picnic? Or give as a gift? Making a Kraft-Tex Wine Bag is easy - just measure, cut and sew!
Materials
- 1 roll Kraft-Tex (I used blue-turquoise)
- 5 x 16 1/2-inch piece of fabric for cuff (I used a piece of hand-painted cotton)
- Coordinating thread (thread will show on outside seams)
Tools
- Sewing machine
- 1/4-inch foot (very helpful)
- Thread snips
- Quilt clips, such as Wonder Clips
- Stiletto
- Quilting Ruler(s)
- Sturdy paper scissors or Rotary cutter and mat
- Removable marker (test on scrap first!)
- Iron and pressing surface
Instructions
- If using scissors, mark and cut pieces. If using a rotary cutter, use cutter and mat to cut.
Cut cuff fabric 5 x 16 1/2-inches.
Cut Kraft-Tex: 4 sides 4 1/2 x 11 1/2-inches each; 1 bag bottom 4 1/2 x 4 1/2-inches; one handle 1 1/2 x 14-inches. (This is a generous size handle to accommodate larger bottles and is the size used here. You can trim to 11 inches long if you prefer.)
- Set the stitch length on your machine to 3.0 mm. Wrong sides together (if your Kraft-Tex has a side you prefer), stitch 2 side pieces together on the long edge using a 1/4-inch seam. Backstitch to secure seam at the beginning and stop stitching 1/4-inch from end.
- When you reach 1/4-inch from the end of the seam, stop and backstitch to secure. This is where you will attach the bag bottom.
- Repeat until all 4 sides are joined.
- Finger press bottom edges 1/4-inch to the outside of the bag. Give an extra press with the iron to help hold the crease.
- Now it's time to attach the bag bottom. You will do this one side at a time. Clip one side of the bottom piece to the creased end of one side of the bag, matching raw edges.
- Join with a 1/4-inch seam, starting and stopping at seam lines. Backstitch starting and stopping points to secure. The clips may try to shift at this step, and I found my stiletto helped me hold the Kraft-Tex edges together as I sewed along. Take your time and adjust as needed.
- Here's a close-up showing the stopping point at the side seam line.
- Sew the opposite side next, then the other two sides. Your Kraft-Tex wine bag is taking shape!
- To prepare the cuff, sew the short sides (right sides together) with a 1/4-inch seam.
- Press seam open.
- Wrong sides together, line up the raw edges of the cuff and press.
- On opposite sides of the bag, center the handle inside the bag, matching raw edges, and clip.
- Stitch with 1/8-inch seam. These stitches will not show when the bag is finished, but will help reinforce the handle. (You don't want to lose your wine!)
- Clip the cuff to the inside of the bag, matching raw edges. The handle will be between the bag and the cuff. At the corners, hold the bag's seam allowances to one side with clips.
- Attach cuff to bag with 1/4-inch seam allowance.
- Stitch around one more time to secure.
- Turn the cuff to the outside and your Kraft-Tex Wine Bag is finished!
- My bottle of cabernet fits nicely. This is a 14-inch handle.
- Turning the cuff leaves a neat finish on the inside of the bag.
- The 14-inch handle is roomy enough to slip the bag over your wrist if you have extra goodies to carry.
- The wine bottle peeks out from the Kraft-Tex Wine Bag.
- It's a fact. The Kraft-Tex Wine Bag makes a nice outfit for a party.
- Champagne bottles are larger, but they fit, too!
- Pick your bubbly and celebrate with friends!
- Wine or champagne? Either size bottle fits.
Why is Kraft-Tex perfect for making a reusable wine bag?
Not only is Kraft-Tex durable, it is washable. No one will know that is the wine bag that has been used and used and used, again and again. Get a little dirty? Pop it in the washer and dryer and it comes out like new again! Ready to be regifted!
The edges of the Kraft-Tex don’t ravel – at all – which makes it so easy to sew this together quickly. No edges to finish!
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