Pretty Ribbon Pouch Sewing Tutorial

These Pretty ribbon pouches are perfect for the beginner sewer and a great craft project to do with a young child who is starting to sew. You only need a few centimetres of fabric and the pattern can easily be adapted to make bigger or smaller pouches. What is also great about this project is that you can machine or hand sew the pouches. I opted to machine sew these, as I had only a short time to make them.

I used all my spare pieces of fabric, including the fabric I received in a recent fabric swap.

We used these pouches for Easter presents for our family and friends, filling them with mini Easter eggs and shredded paper. They could equally be used for party bags, hair bands, rings, little toy figures, sweets etc.

What you will need:

1. Fabric

2.Ribbon

3. Sewing thread

Instructions

1. Measure and cut fabric (approximately 10cm by 20cm)

2. Sew a 3cm hem at the top of the long side of the fabric

3. Machine or Hand sew the hem

4. Fold the fabric in half (wrong sides showing) and sew around the edges.

5.Turn the bag right side out. 

6. Measure your ribbon along the top of the pouch and double it. Thread the ribbon with a safety pin through the hem at the top of the pouch. Tie a knot at the end of the ribbon. Or alternately hand sew a button at the end of the ribbon, tying them together.

5. Fill the pouch with goodies.

I hope that makes sense!

When I made these pouches over the Easter period, I had my girl and her two friends helping me. As they say many hands, make light work! We enjoyed giving the pouches away to our friends and family, and I made two extra ones for my two to keep for themselves.

Bxx

Craft and Inspiration.

I recently came across the most fantastic tutorial on Anjie's Pompomemporium blog, 

 for making a knitted headband and was inspired to make one for myself. Her Blog is just beautiful, with craft ideas in abundance and what was more exciting was that she shows you how to make them all, with her fantastic tutorials. Everything from bunting to knitted cupcakes, ribbon roses and the knitted Easter basket below.

Above- Photo image from Pompomemporium blog.

This beautiful knitted Easter basket free tutorial is available here on Pompomemporium - How cute are these!

I had lots of fun making these headbands.

To add a extra finishing touch I made a ribbon rose to put at the top of the headband, from 'How to make a Ribbon Rose' tutorial at Pompomemporium 

I had a very helpful 'Guest' model! to wear them for me.

I enjoyed the simplicity of using the Red satin ribbon for around the band and a ribbon petal rose hand stitched with a button in the middle as the finishing touch.

And finally wishing you all a very happy Valentines Day on Monday from me and our resident family cat 'Mr Doorstop'

Bxx