Directions for Sewing a Kit Bag

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FABRIC GUIDELINES

  • Please use a firm, cotton or cotton blend woven fabric —broadcloth is too light, denim or corduroy is too heavy.
  • Please make sure the ties and fabric are good quality. We hope the bags will be in good shape for years to come!​

The same guidelines about images on fabric for comforters apply to kit bags — no pigs, military images, flags or religious symbols.

 

Fabric: Cut one piece 12 1/2 x 38 in
Cord: Cut two lengths 33 in. Please make sure cord won’t fray with repeated use. Depending on the fiber content, please knot or melt the ends.

Finished bag size: 11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in

Step 1

Fold edge of fabric in 1 cm (3/8 in) on all sides and stitch a narrow hem.

Step 2

Fold down 5 cm (2 in) on the two short sides and stitch 0.3 cm (1/8 in) away from the fold and the edge to make the drawstring casing.

Step 3

Fold bag in half, wrong side in. Stitch bag sides from casing seam to bottom fold close to the edge.

Step 4

Pass a cord through the casing, starting and ending on the same side. Repeat on the other side. Tie off cords.

Service Project – Relief Kits

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  • large bars of bath soap (in their wrappers)

  • 20 oz bottles of shampoo

  • large bars of laundry soap (such as Fels Naptha, Sunlight, or Zote brands)

  • adult-sized toothbrushes (in manufacturer’s packaging)

  • new bath towels (light weight dark or bright colors, approximately 29” x 60”)

  • wide-toothed combs (6-8 inches)

  • nail clippers

  • boxes of adhesive bandages (minimum 40 per box, assorted)

  • sanitary pads (thin, minimum 28 pads total per box)

Service Project-School Kits

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  • 70 sheet Spiral or perforated-pages notebooks (8.5” x 10.5”)

  • new unsharpened pencils

  • 30 cm flat rulers (12 inch rulers must also include centimeters)

  • packages of colored pencils (12 per package)

  • large erasers

  • new black or blue ballpoint pens

  • small metal pencil sharpeners (one or two holes)

Delta Kappa Gamma 365 Mobile App

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To get the Delta Kappa Gamma 365 mobile app:

 

• iPhone and iPad user—search “DKG 365” or “Delta Kappa Gamma” in the Apple App Store.

 • Android users—search “DKG365” or “Delta Kappa Gamma” in the Google Play Store.

• Blackberry, Windows, laptops—go to this address on your smart phones or computer browsers (omit www): https://dkg.gatherdigital.com.

                                From Get Connected, March/April 2019 on dkg.org