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 Annie's Gift Bags Make these fast and fun gift bags to personalize your gift giving and help reduce paper waste in the environment. Encourage the recipient to reuse the bag for someone else. The bags can be simple or highly decorated. If you are a quilter, you probably have a fabric stash with fabrics appropriate for many seasons, reasons and people. If you are in a pinch for gift wrap, you can go to you fabric collection and make a jiffy, reusable, custom gift bag. Click HERE to see some Embellishment ideas. Basic Directions- 1. Cut two rectangles of the same size (Click HERE for size suggestions) 2. Cut a square out of each bottom corner. 3. Sew rectangles of cloth together on sides and botttom edges (right sides together) 4. Open bag and fold so that one side seam lines up with bottom seam. Sew along the diagonal which is formed. Repeat for other side. 5. Fold top edge down about an inch and top stitch around bag to form casing for cord. Use straight or zig-zag stitch. 6. Turn bag so right sides are outside. Use your seam ripper to remove a few stitchs on one side seam to provide an opening for the drawstring. 7. Pin safety pin to end of grill grain ribbon, metallic cord or self made cord and string through casing. The cord should be about three times the width of the bag. After cord is through casing, tie a small knot at each end. (To make your own cord, cut a length of the desired fabric 1 1/2" wide by about three times the width of the bag. Fold over twice (so raw edges are inside the fold) and top stitch with either straight of zig-zag stiches).
© 1997 Moonstone Creations. Pattern may be printed out for your personal use. Click HERE to see notes for other usages. |
