Becca here from Sunflower Seams. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I have a few things I’ve picked up for the kids and needed to get them wrapped before they start snooping around. This year I wanted to consume less trash come Christmas morning so I decided to make these quick and fun reversible fabric gift bags that we can reuse every year.
Let’s get started…
How to Sew a Reversible Santa Bag
Supplies Needed:
Heat N Bond Light Weight Non-Woven Interfacing
Fabric scraps (refer below for the dimensions needed for each size)
Ribbon or Fabric scrap for the drawstring
Coordinating Aurifil Thread
Basic Sewing Supplies
Reversible Santa Bag Instructions
1/4″ seam allowance
Step One: Cut your fabric and ribbon according to the dimensions below:
- For a small bag: two 6″ × 20″ fabric piece (one main, one lining); one 6″ x 20″ interfacing piece; two ribbon piece cut to 22″ or two 1.5″ x 22″ fabric strip
- For a medium bag: two 8″ x 24″ fabric piece (one main, one lining); one 8″ x 24″ interfacing piece; two 24″ ribbon piece or two 1.5″ x 24″ fabric strip
- For a large bag: two 10″ × 30″ fabric piece (one main, one lining); one 10″ x 30″ interfacing piece; two 26″ ribbon piece or two 1.5″ x 26″ fabric strip
NOTE: If you are using a directional fabric you can cut 4 fabric pieces instead of 2 and attach them at the bottom where it would normally be folded. Remember to divide the length measurement in half and add 1/4″ seam allowance to the bottom edge. An example cut four 6″ x 10.25″ fabric pieces.
Step Two: Using your preferred heat source, attach heat n bond interfacing per the instructions to your main fabric piece.
Step Three: Fold your fabric piece in half width-wise, right sides together and pin. Measure 5 inches from the raw edge on one side and mark with a Frixion pen.
Step Four: Sew from the mark you made in the previous step down to the folded edge of the fabric piece. Sew along the entire length of the opposite long side.
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Carla Hundley
October 18, 2019 at 11:27 pm (5 years ago)Thanks for the instructions
for these cute bags.
Carla from Utah