Sweet Holidays Sew-In-A-Cinch Christmas Gift Bags Sewing Tutorial
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Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bag Sewing Tutorial
Supply Listing
Exclusive Sew-in-a-Cinch Gift Bags Pattern by the Stitch it! Sisters
Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
Clover’s Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler
Schmetz Chrome Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80
June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
Preshrink fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.
In today’s sewing tutorial, we’re making our Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bag in size small.
- Choose one outer bag fabric and one accent fabric.
Cut Fabric and Supplies
- Cut two 4″ x 10″ rectangles for accent fabric strips.
Cut two 10″ x 13″ rectangles for outer gift bag.
Cut two 30″ lengths of ribbon and angle cut short ends to prevent fraying.
Stitch
- Align one 4″ x 10″ rectangle with one 10″ x 13″ rectangle, right sides together, at bag top as shown.
- Pin.
- Stitch or serve top edge forming bag front.
- Press seam towards bag.
- Repeat steps above and stitch bag back.
- Serge or zig zag around all outside edges of front and back bag units.
- Align bag front with bag back, right sides together, matching seams at sides. Pin.
- Set Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge at 6″, and mark a line at 6″ below top edge along one side seam using Clover’s Chaco Liner.
- Adjust Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 6-3/4″ and mark a second line below first marking.
- Repeat steps above and mark opposite side seam.
Assemble and Finish
- Pin bag front to bag back along side seams.
- Stitch side seams only.
- Be sure to skip stitching between marked lines.
- Press seams open using a seam stick.
- At bag bottom, use Nancy Zieman’s “Wrapped Corner” technique to “wrap” sideseams toward bag center – folding along previous stitched line.
- At sewing machine use Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl/ Stiletto to assist feeding fabric layers under presser foot and stitch bag bottom seam.
- Fold accent strip to bag inside, along seam.
- Press.
- Set Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 3-1/4″, and mark a line across accent strip at 3-3/4″ below top fold – using Clover’s Chaco Liner.
- Adjust Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 2-1/4″ and mark a second line across accent strip.
- Repeat steps above marking lines on reverse side. Pin.
- Stitch in the round along marked lines.
- Turn bag right side out.
- Use Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner to push out lower corners.
- Press.
Create Cinching Ribbon Ties
- Using Clover’s Clip n Glide Bodkin, insert one ribbon into casing opening along one side seam.
- Insert ribbon all the way around bag and exit at the same opening as inserted. Remove Clip ’n Glide Bodkin.
- Tie a knot near ribbon ends.
- Using Clover’s Clip n Glide Bodkin, insert a second ribbon into opening at opposite side seam.
- Insert ribbon all the way around bag and exit at the same opening as inserted. Remove Clip ’n Glide Bodkin.
- Tie a knot near ribbon ends.
- Pull ribbons at opposite ends to cinch bag closed!
Optional: Create Lower Gussets
- Turn bag inside out.
- Stack lower seam to side seam.
- Adjust Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 1-1/2″ and align center of gauge to center of side seam.
- Mark a straight line at 1-1/2″ inside lower corner, as shown.
- Stitch along marked line.
- Repeat steps above and stitch opposite lower corner gusset.
Add gussets to any bag to create a bag with depth. Note: Adding 1-1/2″ gussets at lower bag will shorten bag height by 1-1/2″.
- Turn bag right side out.
- Pull ribbons at opposite ends to cinch bag closed!
Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bag Supplies
Exclusive Sew-in-a-Cinch Gift Bags Pattern by the Stitch it! Sisters
Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
Clover’s Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler
Schmetz Chrome Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80
June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
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Wanda Rogers
Are adjustments required for the gauge settings for the extra large (or larger) size bag?
Thanks