Tutorial: Pretty trimmed parchment bags for your homebaked goods

Heather from The Sewing Loftguest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing a quick and easy way to present homebaked goodies. She sews little bags out of parchment and decorates them with scraps of ric rac, lace, and other trims. You can make them in any size to fit cookies, candies, or other small giftie treats. Go to her guest post for the tutorial.

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