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How to Square Bags

August 24th, 2007 by Jen Love

I had been asked by several to explain what I meant by the term “gussetting” in several of my former projects. It’s one of those techniques that is difficult to describe in words but is really easy to do! I promise if you try this quick tutorial it will change the way you sew, especially the way you make bags!

1. For my example I made a small pouch by folding my fabric in the middle (right sides together) to make the bottom of my bag, and sewing up the right and left sides.

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2. Then at one of the corners I put my hand inside of the bag in order to flatten it in the opposite direction.

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3. Now you are looking at the end of your bag and it should look like a triangle. Center your seam between the other 2 sides of the triangle and measure down from the peak the measurement of half the width you want the bottom to be when finished. Not hard math- 1 1/2″ if you want a 3″ wide bottom…it will depend on the size of your bag.

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4. Using ruler, mark with pencil or chalk a vertical line across your “triangle”. This the line that you sew your seam across.

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5. Repeat for the right and left sides of the bag. This is also how you could make ears on hats for kids, but by sewing on the right side of the fabric.

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6. When you turn the bag inside out it will have 2 square sides. Cover cardboard and add to the bottom to make your bag sturdy. This same technique can also be used on knitted bags, which is were I first learned to gusset.

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39 Responses to “How to Square Bags”

  1. Lisa Says:

    Thank you for this. I had the hardest time with this for Amy Karol’s pattern. What a great help.

  2. Sheri Says:

    Love it!! Thank you, especially for the tip on how far to measure to get the size bottom you want. I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around making a square bottom bag that has 6″ sides and now I know how far down to sew the line!! Thanks again!!

  3. Felicia Says:

    Ok, that was a very wonderful tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

  4. The Shopping Sherpa Says:

    I use those flexible plastic chopping boards you can buy in sets of three from the supermarket for my bag bottoms – it means they can be washed…. (I, of course, cut them down to size first!)

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  6. Syndee Says:

    Great pictorial instructions!! I really have to see something to understand it and these were perfect. I’m going to be making morse bags but wanted them to have a square bottem. Now I know how to do that. Thanks so much!!

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  9. jessica Says:

    wow, that is a great tutorial. thank you.

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  11. Turrean Says:

    Thanks! My daughter and I just tried making a tote bag today (from fused plastic bags) and had to just wing it when it came to shaping the bottom. We’re going to go try a second bag using these directions!

  12. rebecca Says:

    Thank you so much! I’ve had pattern instructions for square bags before but never could work out exactly what they were talking about. Seeing the images along with instructions is a huge help!!

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  17. April Says:

    Great pictures and explanation. Simple and to the point, thanks!

  18. RettaJean Says:

    I have always done my bags this way, (It’s the way I was taught by my Granny) but I never knew what it was called. I also sew a “bottom” to my bag to get the measure for my cardboard or whatever I have handy. It’s just squaring it off at the bottom so it sits a little better.

    You’re a genius though, dear!

  19. addie Says:

    Gusseting. It finally makes sense! Thanks loads.

  20. SamanthaRose Says:

    THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH! I am still a beginner at all of this sewing stuff, and normally I would just ask my mom how to do something I do not know how to do but since I am making her a tote bag, as a SuRpRiSe for her upcoming trip that kind of complicated my situation as to figuring out how to make what I had no Idea was “gusset”… :-)

  21. janet Says:

    it’s nice to know about the website, I had a hard time looking the right site for my hobbies, and I need to learn more on how to sew diff. designs of bags, I hope you can display a procedure on how to sew a bag organizer. Thank you!

  22. Guava Says:

    Hopped over here from Heart of Light… what a great tutorial!!! Haha… I was just struggling with this this weekend… wish I found it earlier! :)

  23. Darlene Says:

    This is just great and so much easier to understand than my instructions.

  24. Jade Says:

    Oh my god this makes SO much sense! I felt so stupid not being able to continue with my pattern, thank you so much for posting this. :]

  25. Christina Says:

    Thank you so much for this.

    I knew it had to be an easy fix, but it look your demo to get it right. Sometimes you just feel silly not being able to figure stuff out. Greatly appreciate your clear directions.

  26. Catherine Says:

    I seriously sprained something in my head trying to figure this out on my own. I don’t know why I had such trouble visualizing it…but you gave me much needed assistance. Many thanks!

  27. Krista Says:

    Love these directions. I think I will cover a piece of a scruffy looking placemat for the base. They will be used first as a gift bag, then the recipient can enjoy shopping with it.

  28. a.mackay Says:

    finally a clear set of instructions with pictures of a bright fabric so you can actualy see whats happening.

  29. Lisa Says:

    haha I agree with a couple folks here..I knew what I wanted to do…didn’t know what to call it for internet search and could not figure it out in my head…and of course it was soooooo much easier than I was making it…THANK YOU!! I am making my daughter an art portfolio for her first college go. It is basically a canvas bag (like yours gussetted and all ;-) with three foam boards inside for the art and pockets on the outside….wow…again! Thanks!

  30. Terri Says:

    Thank you for the answer to prayer. I had just about pulled all of my hair out. Everytime I thought I had it figured out, I would prove my theory wrong the very next time I attemped it. I cannot believe how easy your way is and how dumb I must really be that I could not figure it out. I was about to give up and call it quits when I stumbled across your site. Thanks soooooooo much!!!!

  31. Cathy Says:

    Thanks soooo MUCH! This is so versitile. I’m using the simple design to package up homemade hot cocoa (over the plastic ziplock bag of course) for Christmas :-)

  32. Judy Outlaw Says:

    Thank you!! I have visited sites all over the place, but this one is the ONLY one that showed me how to do the square bottom. It was easy, thanks to your instructions. The others just never showed the procedure so I could “get” it.

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