How to make reusable Christmas bags: Sewing Tutorial

How will you be wrapping your Christmas gifts this year? Will you be on ‘bin bag duty’ again collecting all of the used wrapping paper & throwing a glitter & foil mountain out to landfill? Or will you be getting your Christmas All Wrapped Up with Reusable reusable Christmas bags tutorial?

Making beautiful reusable fabric gift bags and tags means you can to keep them years to come!

All the effort you put in making these will come back to you – we promise! Make these and be your future friend next year when your gift wrapping will be complete in a fraction of the time – whoop!

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We are super excited to share with you this fabulous eco-conscious way of gifting your loved ones this year. Our reusable Christmas bags gift bags have three different sized bags you can create, here’s what you’ll need for each one…

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Small – Finished Dimensions (Approx):

H20cm x W23cm x D6cm // H8” x W9” x D2½ ”

	Amount	We used
Main Fabric A	1FQ Cotton Fabric	Santa Express: Presents by Makower
Fabric B For Drawstring Channel	10cm x 50cm4” x 20”	Santa Express: Snowball Spot Green Metallic by Makower
Ribbon or Cord	60cm	4mm Braided Cord White

Medium – Finished Dimensions (Approx):

H31cm x W33cm x D11cm // H12” x W13” x D4 ½ ”

	Amount	We used
Main Fabric A	1FQ Cotton Fabric
Fabric B For Drawstring Channel	10cm x 50cm4” x 20”
Ribbon or Cord		4mm Braided Cord

Large – Finished Dimensions (Approx):

H44cm x W38cm x D15cm // H17” x W15” x D6”

	Amount	We used
Main Fabric A	50cm Cotton Fabric
Fabric B For Drawstring Channel	10cm x 50cm4” x 20”
Ribbon or Cord		4mm Braided Cord

To match, we have put together a gorgeous gift tag which you can personalise every year as it features chalk cloth! Check out our blog for this here.

12” x 8” Main Fabric – We used Santa Express from Makower

6” x 4” Chalk Cloth
6” x 4” Interfacing
6” x 4” Bondaweb

The sewing kit you will need for both projects:

Sewing machine
A bodkin or safety pin
Fabric Scissors OR rotary cutter, mat & ruler
Tape Measure
Pins or Clips

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All we ask is that you tick the little ‘newsletter’ box at the checkout stage so we have permission to email you. Not only will you get the tutorial to make the gift bag and tag, you’ll get a full tutorial on how to make a bow cushion and a personalised santa sack!