🟪🛍️ FABRIC GIFT BAGS 🛍️🟪 | BUDGETSEW | VLOGMAS DAY #1 | #vlogmas #christmas #sewing

Hi everyone! I’m Sarah and this is BudgetSew
where we create stylish, fashionable looks as inexpensively as possible. Today is
December 1st and the first day of vlog mass.   Vlogmas is a holiday event where YouTube creators
such as myself post a video every day in December leading up to Christmas. Today we are
going to make drawstring fabric gift bags.   Just a quick note before we get started,
today I’m wearing Simplicity 8243.   The link to the video with that sew-along
is right here at the top of the screen. Traditional Christmas wrapping paper was not
the norm in my family. Every Christmas my Nana would place presents in a gold-trimmed fabric
bag rather than use Christmas wrapping paper.   I loved seeing her fabric bags
because I knew who the gift was from.   Sprinkled in the bottom of the bag was a
loonie, which is a $1.00 coin here in Canada as well as chocolate balls and coins. Also in the
bag, there was always at least one book and a toy.

As a child, my Dad’s Christmas presents
were placed in a pillowcase or a sack beside his bed on Christmas Eve. We continued
this pillowcase tradition with my niece.   Her pillowcase was white with purple, blue, and green dinosaurs on it. I remember my   Mum wrapping my cousins’ Christmas presents in the
Saturday color comics. My cousins took their time unwrapping their presents because they wanted
to read the comics, too! I decided to carry on the tradition with my partner Brad and make
drawstring fabric gift bags for us this Christmas. I chose this golden brown fabric because it
reminded me of the fabric that my Nana used for her gift bags. I didn’t buy any new fabric
for this project. I used some remnants instead.   This fabric was used to make two
pillow shams and a bed coverlet.   The link to the video where I show you how to
make your pillow shams is at the top of the screen.

I also used this fabric for the backs
of my Crown and Corgi pillows in my living room.   I’ll post the links to those two videos in the
description box below. After those 4 projects I   still had some fabric left over and this fabric
was perfect for this project. The mate to this fabric is a lighter gold with the same pattern
and I made curtains and pillow covers out of it.   I bought both fabrics from the clearance
section at Fabricland for a super low price. I marked the size of my fabric pieces as
12 by 15 inches or 30 by 38 centimeters.   I used Fabricland’s DIY Easy Sew Drawstring
Bag measurements to make my bag.

Their website gives the dimensions of three sizes of
drawstring bags. Small is 6 by 9 inches or 15   x 23 centimetres, medium is 9 x 12 inches or 12 x
30 centimetres, and large is 12 x 15 inches or 30   x 38 centimetres. I’ll post the link to their
drawstring bags in the description box below. Once the fabric was marked I
cut out two rectangular pieces per bag. Since I’m making two bags,
I cut out 4 rectangles of fabric.   These bags are the perfect size for Jolabokaflod
– which translates roughly to Christmas book flood in English. My partner Brad and I
adopted this Icelandic Christmas tradition three years ago. On Christmas Eve, we exchange our
gifts of a book and a bit of chocolate and then spend the evening curled up reading our brand-new
treasures while savoring delicious chocolate. After the fabric was cut, I folded down the top
edge of each piece 1/2 an inch or 1.25 centimeters and pressed it. As I’ve mentioned in previous
videos when I started sewing as a teenager,   I wasn’t a fan of ironing or pressing any
of my sewings but as I sewed more and more   I see the difference it makes.

Plus it
makes sewing projects so much easier! I placed one piece of fabric onto the other,
right sides together, and then measured 1.5   inches or 3.75 centimeters from the top edge on
each side and made a mark with my tailor’s chalk. Then I pinned both pieces of fabric right
sides together leaving the top edge open.   I love drawstring bags. They’re easy to
make and can be reused over and over again,   protecting the environment by
reducing the amount of waste.   I think my Nana was ahead of her time making these
bags. When I was a child, she also made reusable shopping bags out of quilted fabric.

She used
that quilted fabric for everything – a dog coat,   bedding for dolly beds, as well as
shopping bags. One side of the fabric was a pale purple and the other side was covered
in small beautiful flowers. I think that I might order some quilted fabric for myself and get
started on my reusable shopping bags. At the sewing machine, I stitched
from the mark on the side of the bag to the
other mark on the other side.   Another great drawstring bag idea is a matching
shoe bag and jewelry case.

I found this idea in my Home-Made Vintage book by Christina Strutt
that I bought on sale from Book Outlet .com.   The link to my Sewing Book Haul from
The book Outlet is at the top of the screen.   Home-Made Vintage says, “When
traveling with my stylish friends,   one of the many things that set them apart
from me and my luggage is that they remember to pack their shoes in neat little shoe bags.
Mine are inevitably packed in plastic grocery bags – and that’s if I’m clever enough to pack
my favorite shoes in the first place. My idea of sheer luxury would be to own enough shoe
bags to decant all my shoes whether traveling or not – how divine a neat line of shoe bags would
be, rather than a random pile stowed in a closet.   And to continue my quest for elegant travel, I’ve
made a drawstring jewelry case to match my shoe bags.

You could even scale down the jewelry bag
to make smaller versions for carrying cosmetics.” Before I continue with the drawstring fabric
gift bags, please like and share this video with your friends and family. I would love to
help others sew and refashion on a budget and troubleshoot their favorite patterns. I also love
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Now back to the DIY. My next step was to use Fray Block on the raw
edges because my fabric raveled quite easily.   I didn’t want any long threads of the
fabric resting on a Christmas present as it was lifted out of the bag. If the fabric
you used frayed a lot, then it’s best to finish the inside seams or use FrayBlock. I have a tube
of FrayBlock that I use every so often. This product prevents the fraying of fabrics and ribbons,
it dries quickly, is clear, soft, and flexible,   and is washable and dry cleanable. Its precision
tip ensures that you only use FrayBlock where you need it. I bought this tube from Fabricland
more than 10 years ago and it still works! The Fabricland bag instructions recommended
zigzagging or serging the sewn edges to prevent fraying.

Another option would be
to use pinking shears to pink the edges. Then I clipped the side seams at the mark of both
bags. I pressed all my seams open because I felt it looked better that way. I also cut off the
bottom corners of the bag to reduce the bulk. My next step was to fold down the top of the bag
1 inch or 2.5 centimeters and pin it in place.   This will be top-stitched along the bottom
of the folded edge to create the cord casing. After cutting out the bags, I still
had plenty of fabric left over for another project or two so stay tuned
to BudgetSew to see what I make next.   Spoiler Alert: One of those
projects is tomorrow’s video! Back at the sewing machine, I
top-stitched along the bottom of the folded edge to create the cord casing.

I chose Gutermann thread number 554 Cinnamon
which perfectly complemented the golden-brown fabric. It was not a perfect match to the
fabric but it was closer enough. I didn’t buy this thread for this project; this spool
was left over from another sewing adventure. Then I turned the bags right side out and
pushed out corners so that they were square. I used a Schmetz universal needle
sized 75 or 11 to sew these gift bags.   Instead of changing the needle
for a new sewing project,   I used the same needle that I used for my last
sewing project. It was a risk but it worked out. My next step was to add some pretty trim.   I chose some gold bands of sequins to
make the bags sparkle! I used one band of wide sequins on one bag and two
narrower bands of sequins on the other bag.   I bought the sequins from Fabricland about 10
years ago for my wonder woman Halloween costume.   I covered a black bustier that I wore under my
dress to my cousin’s wedding, in red swimsuit fabric that I bought from Fabricland on sale.
Then I used the narrower bands of sequins to make the gold eagle over the bust.

The
wider sequin band was used to make the belt.   I used blue and white large polka dot fabric
that I bought on sale from the Halloween section at Fabricland to make a skirt, cape, and
shorts. The skirt and cape were Simplicity 3629.   I also made boot spats out of the red
swimsuit fabric using vintage Simplicity 9553. At the sewing machine, I stitched the bands to
the bags. I sewed as close as possible to the edge of the sequin bands without catching any
of the sequins under my sewing machine needle.   When I first decided to use the sequins, I
had planned to hand sew them to the bags,   but at the last minute, I changed my
mind and machine-stitched them instead.   I thought if I ran into any
problems using my sewing machine,   I’d switch to hand sewing but
everything went according to plan! My next step was to add the cord to the bag.
I didn’t measure the length but Fabricland recommended a cord 0.75 meters or 29 1/2 inches
long.

The ends of my cord ravel quite easily.   When I last used the cord, I wrapped tape
around the ends to prevent further raveling.   Then I used a safety pin to thread
the cord through the casings. I bought the gold cord at Fabricland at the same
time that I bought the sequin bands. This cord was for my lasso of truth for my Wonder Woman costume.
I wound it up and stitched it to my sequined belt. After the cord was in the casing,
I tied the ends of the cord in a knot. Then I removed the tape from the end
of the cord and unwound both ends. Here are the finished bags. I hope you enjoyed sewing these
drawstring fabric gift bags with me.   Please like and share this video
with your friends and family.   I love sharing my new, vintage, and out-of-print
sewing patterns and my tips, tricks, quick fixes,   and mistakes when sewing along with you.

I
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Thanks for watching! See you next time!.

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