DIY Cornhole Bags Tutorial Plus FREE Corn SVG File

This DIY Cornhole Bags Tutorial will show you how to cut out the pattern with the Cricut Maker, and personalize them with the EasyPress! Includes a FREE Corn SVG File.

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Yesterday, I posted about my custom cornhole game, and today I have a DIY Cornhole Bags Tutorial to go along with it! I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the fabric, and draw the sewing lines, then ironed on my corn on the cob with the EasyPress and sewed them up! It was way easier than I expected it to be. The Maker is motivating me to finally learn how to sew…and since these are squares, it was hard to screw it up. Baby steps, people.

You’ve heard all about the Cricut Maker and Bright Pad, and while the Maker is the most exciting craft tool to come out this year…I have to say I was thrilled when I heard about the EasyPress. I’ve been wanting a heat press for a while, but I couldn’t cope with the idea of having a giant, ugly machine sitting in my office. My office is where the dining room should be, so when people come in, it’s the first room they see. The EasyPress was the perfect solution! It’s compact, has even heat coverage, and no holes so it works so much better than an iron, and it heats up quickly.

What You’ll Need For This DIY Cornhole Bags Tutorial

Cricut EasyPress
Cotton towel with no textured patterns
Hard Surface (granite countertops are great for this!)
SVG Image (free download at the bottom of this post)
Cricut Maker (will come with a fabric rotary blade- read more about the Maker here)
Fabric Grip Mat (12X24″ for this project)
Washable Fabric Pen
2-3 different colors of outdoor fabric (about a yard combined)
Cricut Maker Essentials Collection is a good place to start with Cricut sewing projects
Iron On (I recommend Glitter Iron-on since it’s really durable)
Sewing Machine – I asked my blogging friends that sew and they all agreed that starting out with an inexpensive sewing machine like a Brother
Matching Thread
Corn Feed (find it at a local feed store. you’ll need about 8-10 cups)

DIY Cornhole Bags Instructions

Create your own square pattern in Cricut Design Space. Make the larger square 7.5″ and the smaller square 7″. This tutorial explains how to make patterns in detail.
You’ll need to cut out and mark 16 squares for 8 bags, total. I did 8 black squares, 4 of the gray, and 4 of the teal. You can mix and match how you like, but make sure there are four bags with one color scheme and four bags with another color scheme, so you can keep track of team points with the colors of the bags.
Once the pieces are cut out, cut your SVG File onto Iron On. Tip: see how to work with glitter iron-on here.
Clear a hard, flat surface in your home (NOT an ironing board) and place a towel down on the surface. I folded it twice and made sure it was completely smoothed down. I also placed some black fabric on top of the towel.
Heat up your >EasyPress by pressing the on button, then thermometer button. You’ll move the arrows up or down according to the iron on heating instructions that came with your >EasyPress. Tip: If you’ve misplaced your instructions, you can find them online >here.
Once your >EasyPress heats up, place one of the squares down on the towel, then heat it with the >EasyPress for about 2 seconds.
Apply the Iron-on image to the square, then set the timer on the >EasyPress according to the iron-on material settings in your >instruction manual.
Place the press over the image right on the lining of the iron-on, and apply even pressure for the time remaining on the timer.
Depending on the type of material, you’ll either need to take the lining off when the material is hot (like Glitter Iron-on) or when it’s cooled (like the >foil iron-on).
Repeat steps 6-9 for 7 more squares.
Place two squares with the iron-on side facing IN.
Sew in a straight line along the Fabric Pen markings with your sewing machine, but leave about 4 inches open at the top of the bag.
Fill the bag with about 2 1/4″ cups of corn feed, then fold the seams inward and >pin it in place.
Use a zigzag pattern on your sewing machine to sew the top of the DIY cornhole bag using a thread color that matches.
Repeat steps 11-14 for the remaining bags.

We’ve already played with these and they’re holding up great! It was a shock…I really thought I was going to mess up and we’d have corn feed everywhere. The foil iron-on is not quite as durable as the glitter, so that’s why I recommend sticking with the glitter. But they both look amazing, right?