A great way of using your fabric remnants while at the same time personalizing your gifts is to make fabric gift pouches. They are simple to make and make use of items you may have around the house. All you need are a few simple supplies:
- Enough of the main fabric and a small piece fr the tag
- Cardboard for making a template
- pinking shears
- contrasting yarn
- darning needle
- pen or pencil
- two large beads
Start by cutting a template in the cardboard. Ideally it should be double the size of what the finished pouch will be. Draw the outline of the template onto the fabric and cut out. Cut the fabric into a rectangle. Then fold the fabric in three to create flaps that overlap about 1/2 an inch. Cut a small label in contrasting fabric. Sew along one of the shorter sides of the pouch, making sure to hide the knot in a corner. Sew in the label on that same side. Next, sew the other side. Then place the gift inside the pouch and close with a length of yarn. Finally, add the beads to the yarn ends, knot them and you are done.
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