I like to make garment bags for my clients, and to keep my own dresses in.  It makes garments easy to store and carry, and you can build pockets into the garment bags to hold belts and sashes and other accessories, so that you never spend time trying to remember where you put the rest of the outfit. Here is how to make a simple 22″ wide, 55″ long dress bag with one outside pocket. You will need: 65″ (1.7 yards, 1.5 metres) of 45″ wide fabric.  I like to use pre-washed unbleached cotton muslin because it is low-acid.  For a shorter bag you will need the length you want the bag to be + 10″ for the pocket. A 50″ zip A 3″ length of cord, or make your own piece of rouleau cording using Steph’s excellent tutorial. Step 1: The pocket Cut 10″ off of the bottom your length of fabric. Cut two 12″ pieces from the 10″ strip.  These 10″ x 12″ squares will be your pocket. Place the two 10″ x …