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…
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
To get the free patterns and tutorials, just purchase anything from our Christmas Shop (which is currently 10% off until 18th July 2021!) and they’ll be pinged straight to your inbox!
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!
