Crafting 101

Last Friday, my younger two were going to a birthday party for one of their friends. I wanted to make her something and she loves dolls so I thought, I’ll make her a doll! Well, I planned and cut and sewed, and somewhere something screwed up. So I had to come up with something else to make for her and quickly! So I made her this really simple and cute bag! This bag takes less than 30 minutes to make, which is great because it doesn’t take long at all. Enjoy!

Materials:

• Two pieces of fabric, 15″ long by 9″ wide
• Two pieces of ribbon for straps, 18″ long
• coordinating thread
• extra ribbon for the inside (optional)

Directions:

This bag was really simple. First, take your two pieces of fabric and lay them together right sides facing each other. Take your ribbon for the straps and place the ends at the top of the fabric on the inside. You are going to sew across the top of the bag first so pin the top. The straps should be on the inside of the fabric because we are going to turn it right side out in just a second. Go ahead and sew across the top of the bag and then across the top of the other side. DON’T SEW THE SIDES YET!!

Now, turn the bag right side out. Your straps should be on the outside and your bag is almost done.

If you want to, you can top stitch across where the straps are before you close it up, but that’s up to you. I did it with this bag and I liked how it turned out.

This next step is optional, but it gives the bag a finished look on the inside (I’m talking about adding ribbon to the inside seam, you’ll have to sew it up either way). Take your bag and fold it over making sure it’s even. Take your extra ribbon and fold it over the sides to cover the seam. You can use the same ribbon that you used for the straps or a different one. Your choice. Pin it so it’ll stay in place while you sew. Do this on both sides. Once it’s pinned sew up each side, making sure to catch the ribbon on the top and bottom.

Finally, turn your bag to where the seams you just sewed with the ribbon are inside the bag.  If you did it right, your bag is done! Here’s my finished bag. I think it turned out cute.

Do you like this bag? Do you like the instructions? Be sure to comment about the post and share it on your blog and let me know! For everyone who does this by May 5th, you’ll get your name in a drawing for a free adult size bag! Be sure to tell me where you posted about it so I can check it out!

Thanks and have a great day! I leave you with Kathryn posing with her new bag! She thought it was her birthday!

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