use up your cloth leftover pieces and make Cloth Bags

Mirjam!

This is a terrific idea! Thank you so much..... now to just remember how the durn sewing machine works... lol

Dee

You are welcome DEE ,,, i really enjoy making those bags , between other works ,, i started to have a spare new one in my handbag and give them away ,,,, mirjam

I've thought of doing this a time or two myself. Do your bags have handles or closures?

Anne i usually make them with shoulder length straps , this way people can knot them and use it as handles as well , I myself preffer hanging bags on back and shoulder ,

And take advantage of after-Christmas sales to buy beautiful Christmas fabrics at low prices to make "gift bags." Over the years I've made lots of gift bags with drawstring closures. It makes wrapping so easy - plunk a gift in the bag, stick a label on it, and you're done!

This is the first Chrismas DD's SO celebrated with us, and I overheard him say to her, "Those bags are a great idea. Saves all the paper." (This was probably right after he was hit in the head by an empty bag flying across the room as it was returned to its original owner. The rule is, if you keep the bag, you have to give it back to the original gifter next year with a gift in it!)

Sue

No No No Susan , don`t Buy new cloth for that Use scraps of cloth or even old clothes ,,,,, but don`t buy new stuff mirjam

I made my grandson a patchwork quilt for Christmas and used a patterned fabric for the backing so that it would be reversible. I then also made a pillowcase from the backing and used it to pack the quilt in instead of wrapping.

You should have heard the oohs and aahs from the assembled family members when it was revealed.

Edna

You can see daughter and GS here with the quilt. Reverse side may be glimpsed in lower corner.

Edna -

I'm ooooh-ing and aaaaah-ing along with them! It's lovely! Congratulations. You must feel so good that it was appreciated.

sue

It's beautiful and I love the colors.

Lucille

A really clever idea, Edna!!

Gillian

Nothing more to say than just WOWWWWW!

Gillian

Edna wrote:

No wonder there were oohs and aahs, rightly so - great job.

Lovely!

u,

How wonderful & great for him!

.au,

I am all for the OOOHS and Aahhs , but i really wish , all of us , having materials at home , will give some thoughts and do some actions for saving materials and reuse them ,,

That is one gorgeous quilt - just my colors!!

'I'm going to seek out some scraps and make myself a gym bag.

You can also quilt the scraps and make a keep-it-hot coat for your French press coffee pot - I use mine while the coffee's brewing.

"Edna" wrote

What a good wrapping idea! And what a terrific thing for your grandson to have for years to remind him how much his grandmother cared for him; my son is an adult now, and has a quilt his grandma made when he was little. It means a great deal.

Dawne