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Lavender Sachets

September 24, 2016 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 22 Comments

Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

I can’t resist the scent of lavender! It is so nice to place amongst your clothing and shoes to make your wardrobe smell divine. These little lavender sachets are a fun project suitable for a beginner sewist. All you need are some fabric scraps, ribbon offcuts, and little crocheted doilies. Don’t worry if you can’t crochet, you can use ready made doilies, lace motifs, or else repurpose a lace table cloth. In fact you could add a fabric yoyo, hexagons, or any other embellishment you can dream up.

Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

Using some perle cotton, I crocheted some little doilies using a size 2 crochet hook.  You can find the pattern on this post.

Flower Medallion (US Crochet terms)

Work 5 ch. And join into a ring with sl. st.
1st Round: 2 ch., work 23 d.c. into ring, join with sl.st. to 2 ch.
2nd Round: 4 ch., 1 d.c. into same st. as sl.st., 1 ch.,* miss 2 sts., (1 d.c., 2 ch., 1 d.c) into next st., 1 ch.; rep from * 6 times, sl.st. to 2 ch. at beg. of round.
3rd Round: 2 ch., (1 d.c., 2 ch., 2 d.c.) into first 2 ch.sp., *1 s.c into 1 ch., sp., (2 d.c., 2 ch., 2 d.c.) into next 2 ch.sp., rep, from * 6 times, 1 s.c. into last 1 ch.sp., sl.st. to 2nd ch. of first 2 ch.
4th round: *(3 d.c., 1 ch., 3 d.c.) into 2 ch sp., 1 s.c. on s.c. of previous round; rep. from *7 times, sl st. to join. Fasten Off.

My medallions measured 3 inches in diameter. If yours are a different size, you can adjust the size of the sachet.

I used Valadani Perle Cotton Size 8 purchased from Massdrop.

Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

For each sachet you will need:

  • 2 squares of cotton fabric measuring 4 x 4 inches
  • length of ribbon measuring 3.5 inches
  • crocheted doiley (or motif) measuring 3 inches in diameter
  • dried lavender

Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

  1. Handstitch the crocheted doiley to the centre of a fabric square.
  2. Fold the ribbon in half, and pin to the centre top of the sachet front. Baste in place.
  3. Position the two fabric squares together with the right sides facing. Sew around the outside using a 1/4 inch allowance, and leave a 2 inch gap in one side for turning.
  4. Clip corners and turn out the right way through the gap in the side. Press
  5. Lightly fill with lavender, Hand stitch the opening closed.

Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

These sachets have been made with Cabbage Roses and Memory Lane Fabrics – two new collections from Tilda. Thanks to the Australian Distributor, Two Green Zebras, for providing the fabric used this project.
Tutorial for making Lavender Sachets, featuring a crocheted doiley, by A Spoonful of Sugar.

You can see our original tutorial for gingham lavender sachets here.

Scented closet sachets

Check out the Dress Form Lavender Sachets – pattern from my book, A Spoonful of Sugar.

Dress Form Lavender Sachets from the book, A Spoonful of Sugar

Filed Under: Crochet, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: crochet, gifts, lavender, scrap buster, sewing, tutorial

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Comments

  1. ulrikes smaating says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:26 am

    wonderful little sachets! really cute :0) greetings from denmark ulrike

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      September 24, 2016 at 4:35 pm

      Thanks Ulrikes – have a wonderful weekend! Lisa

      Reply
  2. Susan says

    September 24, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    I love lavender sachets but my question is…where do you buy your dried lavender Lisa? I had a packet once, but with numerous moves over the years, seem to have lost track of it!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      September 24, 2016 at 4:34 pm

      Hi Susan – I found the dried lavender recently at Spotlight – in the floristry section. In the past I have dried it myself but it takes a while for the wands to dry out completely.

      Reply
      • Susan says

        September 26, 2016 at 11:20 am

        Thanks Lisa! I will pop it on my list for my next visit!

        Reply
      • Kathleen Kemp says

        May 12, 2019 at 3:03 am

        They grow a lot of lavender in Oregon. I think if you research it you could find a farm where you can online order. i know they are at lots of craft fairs.

        Reply
    • Jackie says

      May 16, 2018 at 2:06 am

      I found some on Amazon. They have several different fragrances and were reasonably priced

      Reply
  3. Kay says

    September 24, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    So sweet, perfect Christmas presents. x

    Reply
  4. Lily says

    September 25, 2016 at 12:56 am

    Thank you, Lisa. they look beautiful
    but. here’s what bothers me with herb filled sachets ( I hope you can resolve my doubts…) –
    are they practical? They certainly can’t last long.a year perhaps…And then what… there’s also a possibility that organic stuffing may stain the fabric… and I feel uncomfortable with using precious material on a project that isn’t meant to ‘survive’, as much as I like the idea of a scented one….

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      September 25, 2016 at 5:36 pm

      Hi Lily – Thanks for your message. I have a number of lavender filled sachets in my wardrobe that have been in use for a couple of years. Over time the scent does reduce. I make them out of offcuts/scraps so don’t mind if they only last a year or so. I have never had any problem with the lavender staining. If it is dried properly this shouldn’t be a problem.

      Reply
      • Lily says

        September 27, 2016 at 1:49 am

        Oh, thank you 🙂 It is a bit comforting.
        I think the fabric can be eventually reused…and if it does wear out or gets stained it’ll give it a ‘vintage’ look… :}

        Reply
    • Debbi says

      September 2, 2021 at 10:05 pm

      Have you considered a drawstring closing so you can refill your bags?

      Reply
  5. Ann says

    September 27, 2016 at 1:17 am

    These are so pretty! Perfect as little thankyous or just for the pleasure of giving! And following Lily’s comment I must add I’ve a couple of lavender bags I made for my grandmother years ago and they still have scent – especially if squeezed a bit. I’ve used lavender and other herbs for many years and have never seen staining.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 3, 2016 at 8:56 am

      Thanks Ann 🙂

      Reply
  6. Barb Daniels says

    October 5, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    Love these.
    Adding orris root powder helps to preserve the perfume and makes it last longer.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 9, 2016 at 9:22 am

      Great idea Barb – thanks for the suggestion. I used to use Orris root powder when I made pot pourri.

      Reply
  7. Brenda Calder says

    October 16, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    They are so beautiful…there are many places on line where you can get dried lavender and potpourri at good prices……thank you so much for Re igniting a passion for crochet…I have now branched out and am trying new things…..your projects are so easy to follow and so pretty……

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 17, 2016 at 7:56 am

      Thanks so much Brenda! It is always fun to try new things. Have a wonderful week.

      Reply
  8. Noelle says

    November 14, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    Hi everyone, these are very darling, I love them !! Can anyone tell me – is it ok to put a drop or two of lavender oil i.e. essential oil on the dried lavender before closing up my pouches? Thanks everyone!

    Reply
  9. Ezgi Tandogan Onat says

    January 11, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    I love your tutorial. Your project are adorable. Thank you very much..
    Greetings from Turkey ..

    Reply

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