The gift bag pictured above was made using a piece of double sided quilted fabric I got from the free box at church. It looks vintage to me, but I can’t be sure of the age of the fabric.
Here is a little info about what I did to make this. Cut 2 pieces at 8″ x 9″ (front and back); 2 pieces at 3″ x 9″ (sides); and one piece at 3″ x 8″ (bottom). I stitched the front and back to the bottom and then stitched on the side pieces. I used some brown double fold bias tape I had to bind off the top of the bag. Then I made handles out of the bias tape. A grosgrain ribbon attached with a safety pin completed the bag. I think the size was just right to hold the gifts I had to put inside.
Because the fabric was double sided I didn’t have to make a lining, but since there would be some raw edges showing inside I used a zig-zag stitch on all of the raw edges. To make the bag stand up better I cut a piece of cardboard to fit in the bottom and covered it with some scraps of the fabric by using duct tape to hold the fabric in place. There are so many variations on making bags. I think this was a fun environmentally friendly sewing project.
