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Be sure to check out our giveaway from State Line Bag Co. They’re giving away 100 6×8 plain muslin bags to one Craft Gossip reader.
What would you do with 100 muslin bags? The possibilities are endless! Cute them up and fill them with Halloween treats to give out to Trick or Treaters. Use them to hold wedding favors, maybe a fancy soap? Fill with a notepad and a pen, and give them out as teacher appreciation gifts.
Here are some ideas that we came up with for using these bags:
I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.
Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.
Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.
Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.
And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.
[photo credit: Melly Sews]
I’d store jewelry and works in progress in them. Cool bags!
I would make a set of cards, then paint on the bag to match and give for gifts.
I’d go the The Graphics Fairy site and download a vintage graphic to print on each bag that matches the name of my business “Pocketful of Posies” and then I would give them as promotional items at the craft shows this Fall. I’m a new crafter and as of yet do not have a site or Etsy shop set up but am working on it and this would be a great way to get my business going.
I would store all my finished bead projects in some then use some to put my ornament covers in for Christmas. thanks for the giveaway.
I would decorate them for gift giving! Oh the possibilities….