CHRISTMAS LAURA WAYNE LOLLY BAGS

Instructions

For each bag cut 18cm x 22cm 2 rectangles of Outer Fabric and 2 rectangles of coordinating lining fabric

1. Pin fabric wrong sides together.
2. Sew a 1cm seam allowance around 3 sides leaving the top short edge open.
3. With the lining fabric sew down both long sides and across the bottom leaving an 8cm gap.
4. Turn the outer bag right side out and put this inside the lining bag so that right sides are together.
5. Pin the top edges of the bags together then sew around.
6. Pull the outer bag through the bottom opening in the lining fabric.
7. Tuck the lining into the outer bag.
8. Press.
9. At side seams mark 3.5cm down from top, then around the whole bag to indicate stitching line.
10. Sew a line of stitching around the bags 3.5 cm from top edge, through the outer and lining making sure to overstitch at side seams to reinforce.
11. Sew another line 2.5 cm away from the first stitching line again reinforcing at side seams.
12. Place pins at stitching lines at side seams then with a quick unpick open the stitching between the 2 pins. (Pins will prevent you from cutting too far through the seam).
13. Do this on both side seams where the stitching lines are to create a channel for the ribbon.
14. Thread ribbon through one side and out through the same opening then repeat on the other side opening.
15. Knot two ends of ribbon together then the other two ends together.
16. Now you have ribbon draw strings.
17. Fill with lots of goodies.