Hey quilters...hope y'all are having a great start to a new week of making Christmas gifts. I love this time of year...celebrating the reason for the season & making gifts for family and friends. I tend to leave the small gifts to the last minute. It's a great stress relief for me. My sewing room turns into the North Pole workshop...Christmas scraps everywhere...Christmas music playing to keep me motivited and a cup of coffee never hurts. But I will admit..my last minute gifts are super cute by easy. We all have a lot to do and a fun...fast & fab gift idea for me is a win. If you're like me...I look for those end of season clearance items that I can 'hack" into something else. Well last year while shopping with my daughter in Hobby Lobby we came across these adorable "Grinch Napkins" at a love price that was honestly crazy. I thought..."here's 4 gifts" that I can make for next year. I knew these would be a hit in my "Grinchy family." The napkins came 4 to a pack and are roughly 18 x 18 which was perfect for gift bags. I made 4 bags of different sizes using the same method...just adjusting the cutting as needed per size. I used my scraps of Festive Wishes by Isalnd Batik for the band at top and pieced with Aurifil thread on my Brother sewing machine. These bags came together quickly. In fact it took me about 20 minutes per bag from start to finish. I did use my "pressing cloth" from Missouri Star Quilt Company to protect the Grinch face from heat of the iron. I used Pellon fusible fleece to stabilize the bags which is my preferred method. The bags are not lined and no handles made either but you could totally add if desired. The best part is the bags are 100% re-gift-able. I've listed the supplies below and will post instructions starting tomorrow so join in when you're ready. I'll be sharing more gift ideas using my Festive Wishes scraps so keep checking back. Plus I'll be sharing a "sneak peek" of my Festive Wishes Scrap-a-long for next year. Yup...we'll be getting a head start by Scrapin' in the New Year 2gether!
Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,
Cat
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Grinchy Gift Bags...
* Grinch Napkins (4 pk)
* Scraps of Festive Wishes by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics)
* Aurifil 50 weight thread #2260
* T-Shirt Pressing Cloth (I use June Tailor)
* Pellon Fusible Fleece 987F
* Basic sewing notions
* Brother sewing machine :-)
Talk soon,
Cat
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