Re-Purposing Feed Bag - Hay Bag

It seems that everyone these days are interested in re-purposing things. I just happened to need a hay bag for Prince so this is what I did:

Supplies Needed:
Feed Bag
Pie Plate
Marker
Scissors and/or Rotary Cutter
Ruler
Straight Pins
3 1/2 Yards of Webbing, binding, or 1/4 yard of fabric (3" strips) - something to seal hay opening & to make straps
2 Buckles
Thread
Sewing Machine

First Prince needed to empty out a feed bag, absolutely not a problem :o)
Next I brought it in to my cutting table and laid a plate on it toward the front bottom (approx. 3inches from the bottom) and cut out a hole.

I measured and cut the strappings to hang the bag. 2 - 10 inch lengths and 2- 18 inch lengths

 

I then took about 16 inches of webbing and folded it over the hole and sewed around the circle. This is easiest if you have a free arm on your machine.

 

Now measure out approximately 5 inches from each side of the bag on both front and back. Pin down placement of the straps. Dont forget to put the buckles on the straps at this point as well.

With the remainder of the webbing you fold it over the top of the bag and stitch it down this will give it a clean finish and complete the straps.

 



Voila!! There you have it. Instant hay bag.

 

 

 

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