Sew a Microwave Potato Bag: Easy!

 Years and years ago I was at a craft fair and bought a potato bag.  We used it a few times and then it fell out of favor, or it was lost, or some other thing.

Last week I saw a few videos on making potato bags so today I made one!

We had two fat quarters of 100% cotton fabric which I cut down to be 11 or maybe 12 by 22 or whatever the length was.

Other necessities: 100% cotton thread and 100% cotton batting.  We had Wrap and Zap or some such name 100% cotton batting.

You need three pieces: two of fabric and one of batting.

Lay down the batting then lay wrong side to the batting and right sides together of the fabric.  Stitch around leaving a SUBSTANTIAL opening.  (The people who said leave a 2-inch opening did not go all the way through with the project OR they have tiny little fingers!!!)

Turn the piece right side out, pulling out the corners so they are nice and sharp.  Don't use sewing scissors to punch them out unless you are risk-taker...you are likely to punch right through the corner and then need to re-stitch after turning wrong side out again.  Not so fun.

Now top stitch all around at about 1/4", being sure to close up the opening you made for turning.

This was the first and probably only potato bag unless I get a heavier-duty sewing machine.  Four thicknesses of fabric folded over making eight layers plus three layers of batting were a bit much for the machine I was using...

Fold the bottom up about 7 inches.  Fold the top down over the bottom flap, maybe 3 inches.  Whatever the measurement, be sure it is at least an inch over the "inner/bottom flap".  This would be a good time to pin the two sides together.

Stitch the two side edges together (NOT the ones with the folded edges) using 1/4" seams.

Your bag is done.

Scrub your potatoes and place up to four potatoes in the bag and microwave 6-8 minutes or until they are soft when you give them a squeeze while they are still in the bag in the microwave.

Works like a charm.