Years ago I sewed up some Christmas gift bags for my family. This past year I purchased the above fabric and added to my collection of holiday bags as our now-larger family needed more!
Last week, as I contemplated Dear Grandson's upcoming birthday, I decided that our family needed additional cloth bags that could work for birthdays, Father's Day, Mother's Day, etc. I am tired of spending money on paper wrapping that will only get ripped to shreds and thrown out, especially now that we are on a fixed income! I searched and searched online for some type of "celebratory" fabric in Blue (grandson's favorite color). The fabric I liked was all EXPENSIVE (at least in my mind). On Friday Dear Hubby took me to my favorite quilt store. I found this fabric. It is "celebratory", check. It is "blue", check. It is "patriotic" which will work for all members of this family!
It was a little higher priced than I would have liked, but it was PERFECT! I also picked up some cording for the ties. I still have to finish the ends of the cording with shrinkable rubber wire wrap. For now they are kept from fraying with tape. Unfortunately I only had enough fabric and cording for 4 bags! Dang, I REALLY under-estimated!
Dear Hubby has volunteered to take me back to the quilting store some time this next week. This time I will look for cheaper fabric, even if it isn't blue! I have enough "celebratory blue" for Dear Grandson's birthday and can always use other colors of fabric for the rest of the family.
All in all today was a GREAT sewing day!
Toodles...
I don't think I have used paper wrap in a very long time, at least for Christmas. I will have to follow your example and make some Birthday and other holiday bags as well. Another project to add to the never ending list.....I think I am falling behind.
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Jackie, I just went through my extremely long project list and removed a few items that I no longer had a desire to make. Of course this list does not include several projects that sit in plastic shoe boxes in my cabinet, Fabric and pattern held safely inside! There aren't enough lines on the paper to add them, and continuing on page two may make my "to do" anxiety go nuts, LOL.
DeleteUnderstand the "to do" anxiety. I suffer from that as well.....
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That is a wise choice .. no need to buy and waste paper I often just use pillow cases to wrap gifts for family but may have to follow your example and whip up a few gift bags.
ReplyDeleteDonna, a pillow case is a great idea! The way I attach the ties on my gift bags would work on a pillow case and save me sewing. I'm going to check the thrift stores in my area!
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