The yarn mostly went into potholders; the blue fabric became a cover for my baking binder; the red candles went into our Advent wreath; we used the glass candle jar during the holiday season; Mr. Fixit has been reading How the Irish Saved Civilization. And then there was "one unopened package of "decorator burlap" in an interesting avocado-greenish colour (I'd guess it's been around for awhile)."
I cut the large sheet of burlap into twelve rectangles, and sewed each one up the side and across the bottom to make a small "potato sack." (I zigzagged across the tops first so they wouldn't fray too much.) Really easy--I mean, potato sacks aren't supposed to be perfect or fancy anyway.
After lessons were done one day, the Squirrelings and I had been playing around a bit with fusible webbing (Therm O Web HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive, if you need to know) and brown paper bags. I made my own "iron on patches" by ironing webbing onto a piece of fabric, tracing small cookie cutter shapes onto the paper backing, and cutting them apart. Instant iron-on appliques.
I had the sacks. I had the patches. Moment of serendipity.
What went in the bags? Sandwich bags of hot chocolate mix and crunchy salad toppers. And one of Peppered Pecans for a hot-tongued relative. A couple of them went to friends as small gifts, tied up with ribbon and candy canes. I tied the rest with brown yarn that had jingle bells and name tags strung on first; they were place markers/table gifts for Christmas dinner.
Not bad for a what's-in-your-hand.This post is linked from Works-for-me-Wednesday: 2010 Reflections.
2 comments:
Oh, I love your little bags! This year, I also got quite a lot of mileage out of yarns and fabric scraps that I had picked up at various garage sales, etc. We have been working on making reusable gift bags as well.
Oh my, the salad topper was so yummy! It made a lovely addition to our New Year's Day dinner!
Thank you Mama Squirrel!
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