Get your sewing machine ready! It's that time of year, our annual Lined Drawstring Bag Sew Along is almost here! Using drawstring bags to wrap your holiday gifts is a great way to reduce the amount of single-use wrapping paper you need. Every year is an opportunity to build up your stash of bags and use up some of the beautiful fabrics you probably have kicking around your fabric stash!A handmade gift bag can really take a gift to the next level, especially when it's tailored to the recipient or gift. Within our immediate family, we keep reusing the same bags year after year. I love pulling my older bags out and adding new ones to the mix. I hope you'll sew along with me and make a few bags this year!
When:
The Lined Drawstring Bag Sew Along will officially kick off on Wednesday, November 20th and will run for four weeks!
Where:
Each week of the sew along I'll publish a blog post with a new tutorial. There is a dedicated sew along page, which I'll update as we go along. It's a great place to find all the posts from previous year's sew alongs, there is so much good information and inspiration there, so be sure to check it out.
How to Participate:
Just like in years past, this sew along is going to be casual and no-stress. Participating is easy, we'll be using the #lineddrawstringbag hashtag on Instagram to share our progress. Please tag me @jenib320 too, I love sharing your projects throughout the sew along! Not on Instagram? That's okay! Please join in the sew along and if you'd like, share your bags with me via email! (jenib320 at gmail.com)
Patterns & Tutorial:
Sew from the free tutorial, the pattern or the expansion pattern! Both patterns are 20% off today through 11/15/24. Prices are already marked down.
Shop Patterns:
Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern
Lined Drawstring Bag Expansion Pattern
Shop Notions:
Don't forget to pick up some supplies while you're at it! The shop is stocked with lots of different cotton twill tape options, nylon paracord and wooden beads. I also put together a new Lined Drawstring Bag Notions Kit, to make it super easy to pick up a few supplies!
Lined Drawstring Bag Notions Kit
Cotton Twill Tape
Nylon Paracord
Round Wooden Beads
Beehive Wooden Beads
I also have a new color of Nylon Paracord in the shop, black!
Thank you for your continued support. Can't wait to sew bags together!
Happy Sewing!
