Quick Laundry Bag

We have quite a collection of face masks. These little bits of  fabric end up in pant legs and trapped in bed linens. I wanted a way to keep them all in one place both once they've been worn and when going through the laundry. I grabbed this piece of fabric, a 16" zipper, and got sewing.

This project took about 20 minutes from start to finish. Fabric is cut 16" by width of fabric. I left the selvages on so I wouldn't have to hem before adding the zipper. I used french seams to finish the side seams. This means no raw edges to fray in the wash. French seam: with wrong sides together, sew a less than 1/4" seam allowance. Turn wrong side out, press, sew with a 1/4" seam allowance. 

The zipper is sewn directly to the selvage edges, with the zipper end not enclosed. This is a technique similar to Noodlehead's Open Wide Pouch directions. I top stitched after attaching to make it a little neater. 

Here is the finished bag. Seriously, it took about 20 minutes from start to finish. Then I promptly filled it with worn masks and threw it in the wash. When the masks come out of the wash, I'll stack them neatly and hang the bag in the laundry room until it fills up and goes back in the wash. 

So quick that I made another one to hold my hand-knit socks when they go through the wash. This might be great for felting slippers, too. Finished size is 15" wide and 22" deep. 

I buy my zippers from ZipIt on Etsy. They have very limited hours right now but their service has always been excellent.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle
Fiskars Rotary Cutter
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion
Fiskars 8-inch scissors
Juki TL-2010Q