Ah, the sack dress. You remember them. Those baggy shapeless, sleeveless sacks with straight sides that dove to the floor – and just about everyone wore one with a white t-shirt. If you were feeling kind of sexy, yours might have had strings that tied in the back. Ten years ago it was a wardrobe staple. Now it’s a “What was I thinking and why is it still in my closet?” Somehow this dress escaped my last closet purge. Call it the allure of linen. I could donate this dress to charity, but why not give it a second chance as my new spring purse?

Materials List
* MC: One long, straight sack dress. 20” wide x 45” long (armpit to hem measurement) or about 1 1/4 yds. of 42” wide fabric, which will yield approximately 110 yds of 1/2” fabric yarn. Look for mid-weight cotton or cotton blends. This dress was a 50% cotton/50% linen blend.
* CC1: One silk or satin slip or blouse for lining, or about 1/2 yd of lining fabric.
* US P / 10.0 mm crochet hook
* Yarn needle
* Seam ripper
* Cutting implements to cut up the dress (scissors and a ruler or a rotary cutter, plastic ruler and cutting mat with a grid)
* Scissors
* Washable marking pen/pencil (a regular #2 pencil may also work, for darker fabrics use 1/4” paper tape)
* Pins
* Sewing thread to match the lining and sack fabric
* Sharp sewing needle
* Sewing Machine (optional)
* Iron (optional)