Mass Producing Gift Bags

 I volunteered to make 50 bags for our Bible School this year.  So I needed to come up with an "assembly line" way to make them.  Here is the result.

Lots of shots here as I tried to use more visual than words, just jots.

20 X 12 in pieces

Width number moves my needle to the left.

To reinforce handles, do a couple of back stitches in center of handle.

You get 6 bags from one yard of 56 inch wide fabric with six 2.5 inch strips left over.

 Looking closer at details:

Notice the back stitch in the center of the handles.

Amazing how some bags turned out to be symmetrical and I didn't even try.

These little bags will hold treasures from VBS.

Children will be provided markers, etc. to personalize their bags.

Fabric which was curtain/upholstery fabric was acquired at Restore for very little money.

I intended to back quilts for orphans with this fabric, but thought this was a good way to use the fabric.

Now if I was smart, I'd use this process while it's fresh in my mind to make some Christmas and birthday gift bags.

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