For many of us, summertime means more time spent riding in the car and more snack wrapper trash. For others, a trash bag with a little ‘body’ might be easier to use than a weightless plastic, T-shirt style, makeshift trash bag. This trash bag can be made any size that fits your car/truck needs. My car has a hook intended for hanging a bag, so this bag is sized to fit there. Take a look at your car. Decide where you want to hang a bag and what size you want your bag to be. Adjust the measurements of bag parts accordingly. The finished size of mine is 9 1/2” x 10 1/2”

Supplies:
13” x 22” main fabric
13 1/2” x 22” lining fabric
2 1/2” x length of handle needed

Instructions:

– Bag:

1. Note: All seams are 1/4” unless otherwise stated.
2. Fold the main fabric in half, matching the 13” raw edges and creating a rectangle 13” x 11”.

3. Serge or sew the side seam.

4. Fold tube so the seam is centered on back.
5. Serge or sew the bottom seam.
6. Form the bottom corners by matching side fold to bottom seam and marking 1 1/2” from point. Repeat on other side.
7. Serge or sew the corners. I used a serger and lined the mark up with the cutting blade. Turn the bag right-side out.
8. Repeat with the lining fabric. Do not turn right-side out.
9. Place the lining fabric inside the main fabric bag so the wrong sides are together.
10. The lining fabric is 1/2” longer than the main fabric and will extend 1/2” above the main fabric bag.

11. Fold the lining fabric over the main fabric and press.
12. Fold the top edge over again 1” and press.
13. Edge stitch the lower edge of the folded fabric. Set aside.

– Handle:

1. Fold the shorter raw edges 1/2” to wrong side of fabric and press or stitch to hold them in place.
2. Fold the longer raw edges to the center line and fold again lengthwise along the centerline.

3. Edge stitch along both long sides of the handle.
4. Attach the handle to the back of the trash bag. In the photo above, the handle is centered on the rear seam and is intended to hang from a single, narrow hook.  You may have a ‘wide’ mounting surface or two separated points that need a longer handle with the ends individually sewed to the back of the bag.
5. Don’t forget to empty your trash bag contents into an appropriate container to help keep our planet clean!