[cheshirecheese]

I want to make a jelly bag, but I'm not sure how big to make it!  I've bought a length of butter muslin (and got plenty as it's only £1.50 a metre), but think I may need to use a couple of thicknesses.  Can anyone give me some guidance?  Thanks!

[Yorkie]

I'm no expert but I'd have thought that no bigger than 1m sq, depending on what you're going to suspend it from.  Don't know about whether you'd need a double thickness or not.

Just remember not to squeeze or stir at all once the fruit has been put into the bag to drip through, or it'll go cloudy.

[cheshirecheese]

Thanks to Yorkie for suggested dimensions for my jelly bag ... as I noticed there had been quite a few views of my original question, I thought I'd just report back as to what I'd done in case anyone else is interested: 

* I took a piece of butter muslin about 1 metre x half a metre and folded it over to make a square (I decided I needed a double thickness).
* I then folded the square in half to make a triangle.
* I sewed up the side without a fold to make a seam so that I was left with a cone-shaped bag.
*I then folded the top of the bag over a couple of centimetres and hemmed that to make a channel, leaving a gap at each end to thread a cord through so I can now hang it from a cupboard door over a bowl.

It was very easy, and because the fabric is cheap it means you can make a couple in different sizes for smaller or larger quantities.  Any left over fabric can be cut into small squares for use as bouquets garni in casseroles or for spice bags when you don't want to leave the spices in chutney or whatever after it's cooked.

[mumofstig]

Yours sound very well made
I just buy a metre and knot 2 nearest corners together on each side. Then hang the loops just made over 2 top cupboard door knobs to drip into a bowl on the worktop....very simple......but not as tidy

[tosca100]

I'm afraid I took the easy route and bought one from Charlie's!

[Trillium]

Sadly, I'm too lazy to bother with jelly bags. I simply bought a large, fine mesh strainer at our version of 99p stores and use that hung over my tallest bowl. Seems to work just fine and is reuseable.

[catllar]

I made a muslin jelly bag but after a few crabble jelly drips it went a disgusing colour and as I can't get it back white it is history. But cheap enough to make another one.

[mumofstig]

I boil them, so they are germ free and don't care what colour they are 

[Kleftiwallah]

Find out what you have to hold the top open and how high you can suspend it then make the dimensions to suit,  If you cannot find one, use a wine straining bag
simples !! !    Cheers,   Tony.