knitting is happening, the arrows sock continues apace, but make boring blog photos, test knitting is frantic, and there has been some fun knitting...but the recipient reads the blog so...
I have been making gift bags.
Yesterday I bought 2 metres each of blue, pink and green 100% cotton gingham, I like gingham because it has lines, I am straight-line challenged, gingham helps.
I then cut out the peices for 48 bags, this was easy, because I just had to cut straight lines.
I then overlocked the top raw edge on all 48 peices, they looked like a string of flags
I was still having a good time, and the overlocker was happy, so I continued, and overlocked both side seams on each bag (having folded over one of the top edges to make a little pocket)
all were then trimmed, and turned right-side out, 48 little pillowcase type gift bags, some large, some small.
Why?
well work out how many gifts you give a year...how much wrapping paper, cello, and tissue paper goes in the landfill, how many hours you spend searching for the sticky tape ( I swear I left it in the gift wrap drawer...) the frustration and time you can save by just popping those socks into a neat little drawstring bag (the recipient can keep them in that little bag) These are for birthdays and "just because".
I will get started on my Christmas bags soon, my local Spotlight has heaps of Christmas fabrics half price...or I might go with red and dark green gingham gotta love those straight lines!
links for starters: drawstring bags cookie bags Martha fabric envelopes Mel's gift bag tutorial
