Sewing more Christmas Gift bags

Last evening, I started sewing these gift bags. They are similar to the bag that I sewed yesterday, but much smaller.

These will be given to my daughter’s classmates tomorrow. Of course, by the time they receive them, they’ll be stuffed with goodies. How long did these take to prepare? I’d say about four hours. With the way I went about this, I felt like I was on an assembly line. 🙂

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First, I made a quick pattern and cut out all the fabric that was needed for 25 bags.

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I then eyeballed and turned down and ironed a 1″ flap on the top side of each fabric piece. I did this so that the edge could be secured with my Brother 2340CV Cover Stitch. Having a flap, means that a cord would easily pass through and cinch the bag closed.

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Overcast stitch on Christmas Bag

 

Can you see the overcast stitch in the above photo.

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Serged edges on Christmas bags

 

One of the last steps was securing the sides and the bottom with some type of stitch. Since I used my serger machine, all the raw ends were neatly secured and enclosed in a nice tidy seam.  My serger is a Brother 1034D.

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Christmas bags made with my Serger and Overcast machines

 

Time to turn them right side out! The only thing left is to add the cord and stuff the bags with goodies.  My daughter and I think that her classmates will love the bags.  We’ll see!

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