Blessing 1: This is my very first blog swap. Woo hoo!
Blessing 2: My very first blog swap is with . . . wait for it . . . Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans. What? What is Fawnda doing hanging out with me? I don't know, and I'm not going to ask her. I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the blessing.
If you want to give me a third blessing, pop over and say "HI!" to me at Fireflies & Jellybeans when you get done reading this great tutorial that Fawnda has to share with us today.
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Hello 12 Crafts Till Christmas Readers!! I am so excited to be guest posting here today! Let me introduce myself! I am Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans a little DIY blog that I co-author with my best friend Jeannine.
We have all kinds of fun stuff going on at Fireflies and Jellybeans! We have a Show Off Your Stuff Party every Thursday where you can link up your posts that you want to show off!
Today I am going to share with you one of my ALL-TIME favorite tutorials:Reusable Snack bags!! I use mine all the time! My son loves them! With school starting in a little over a month we thought this would be a great craft for you to see! {These are for PERSONAL USE ONLY!! I also sell them in my Etsy shop:Funky Joy!}
These snack bags will go perfectly with the reusable lunch bag we posted a tutorial for! These bags are great for sending a snack with your son or daughter (or yourself!)! They take the place of zip lock bags so it is a great/cute way to be green! I used the iron-on vinyl again for this project so these bags can be wiped or washed out if needed!
Materials:
- 2 coordinating fabrics (one for the liner and one for the outside)
- Velcro
- iron-on vinyl {I got mine from Joann's}
- coordinating thread
1.) Fold your fabric in half and cut out a rectangle that is 7 X7.5 inches on the fold(the 7 inches should be on the fold). Cut out a rectangle for the liner and the outer fabric.
2.) On the liner fabric, iron-on the vinyl using the packaged instructions to the RIGHT side of the fabric.
3.) Fold your fabric so that the right sides are together and the wrong side is facing out. On the folded edge cut out a square from each corner. the square should be about .5 X .5 inches.
4.) Sew the two vertical sides together on the liner and the outer fabric. I use a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
5.) Square off the corners by pulling the corners of the square apart diagonally so that the seam you just sewed is in the in middle of the edge.
6.) Sew the edge to finish squaring off the corner. Do this to all 4 corners (2 on the liner and 2 on the outer).
7.) Cut out a strip of Velcro that is the length of the side of the bag. Sew the Velcro 1/2 down from the top of the liner (on the vinyl side).
Sew the other half of Velcro onto the other half of the liner. So the liner should have Velcro on the vinyl side going all the way around it.
8. Place the liner into the outer fabric right sides together.
9.) Sew around the top of the bag with 1/4 seam allowance. Leave a 2-3 inch opening to flip right side out.
10.) Flip the liner and outer fabrice right side out and push the liner inside the bag. The vinyl is a little stiff so you might have work a bit to get it in. Top sew the opening closed.
There you have it! A cute reusable snack bag! I just flip mine inside out and rinse if off once we have used it and let it dry for the next time!
Do you like these snack bags, but don't have time to make them? I sell them at my Etsy shop Funky Joy! Check them out!
Come on over and check us out at Fireflies and Jellybeans We love to meet new friends!
Thanks Fawnda! I'm getting a 5 year old ready for kindergarten, and these reusable bags are PERFECT for all those lunches I'm going to be making for the next decade or so.
Craft on!
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