Roberta Varney's Cool Threads Shop
Custom hand-sewn gifts and embroidery. What can I make for you!
CORNHOLE BAGS
Available for my local customers only; please send an Email to request color samples and/or an order form. I offer plain and embroidered (text only) cornhole bags. The order form includes pricing and further details. Questions can also be emailed to me.
Email: RobertaVarney@gmail.com
COLORS :
In order (left to right):
Yellow; Orange; Dark Brown; Gold.
Fuchsia; Burgundy; Red.
Bright Blue; Navy Blue; Purple.
Khaki; Olive; Bright Green; Hunter Green.
Royal Blue and Black are also available, but not shown. Only SOLID colors available at this time.
FREE Samples available-Just drop me a note that includes your color request (up to 6 colors, please) and include your complete mailing address and telephone number, with area code.
CONSTRUCTION:
My Cornhole bags are made to the American Cornhole Association (ACO) specifications. Each bag weighs 1 pound (or a tad more as allowed), and is 5" square.
First, ALL edges are serged (black thread) to prevent the edges from raveling out or fraying. This provides a stronger seam since the material doesn't fray.
Next, I sew around all four sides, leaving an opening (as shown here) that allows me to turn the bag right-side-out, and to fill it with corn. The Hunter Green (top) fabric illustrates the "inside" of the bag. I typically use thread that matches the fabric for these stitches, but I wanted the stitches to stand out so you can better see the details of construction. I back tack the stitching on both ends. Backtacking, or
sewing backwards when starting and finishing a seam, is a sewer's way of knotting a thread without actually knotting it...backtacking prevents the machine stitching from coming loose and provides extra strength.
Last, I fill the bag with corn and double-stitch the remaining seam closed, with my trademark red thread. By the nature of the game, stitching is under a lot of stress. But I feel that by serging and double stitching all the seams, I am offering cornhole bags that are extremely durable.
TO ORDER OR FOR QUESTIONS:
Please contact me through EMAIL and I will respond with an order form that will include ordering details, embroidery details, and pricing information.