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Fabric Gift Pouch – Christmas

November 7, 2011 By Spoonful of Sugar - 21 Comments

One of our most popular tutorials is the Fabric Gift Pouch, which is easily constructed from two 8.5 inch squares of fabric. The pouches are the perfect size to hold small gifts/treasures. I used some of my Christmas fabric “scraps” to make up a bunch of them today.

To make them more festive, I added some bells to the ends of the ribbon …

… and finished it off with a dala horse tag – perfect for a Christmas thank you.

You can find the tutorial here.

Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Wrapping, Sewing, Sewing Tutorials

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  1. suzitee says

    November 7, 2011 at 1:30 am

    Love the addition of the jingle bells…very festive!

    Reply
  2. Jan says

    November 7, 2011 at 1:51 am

    These are oh so cute, Lisa. Thanks for the tutorial; I made one to contain the special little pieces of jewellery I sent to my daughter in China in June for her birthday; that cute little pouch made the gift even more special.

    Reply
  3. shez says

    November 7, 2011 at 2:23 am

    Lisa what a cute bag,well done

    Reply
  4. Simone de Klerk says

    November 7, 2011 at 2:28 am

    Thank you for sharing this lovely pouch in a Christmas version. It is the pouch I need for my Advent buttons. No need to search any further. Will post it on my blog soon (((o:

    Reply
  5. notyet100 says

    November 7, 2011 at 2:59 am

    Super cute,..:)

    Reply
  6. Jill says

    November 7, 2011 at 3:15 am

    Oh gosh I’d quite forgotten about these! I made some earlier this year with your fabulous tutorial! I think I’ll add it to my big long list of Christmassy things to make!!

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  7. clare's craftroom says

    November 7, 2011 at 4:16 am

    Just gorgeous , I love these !

    Reply
  8. Bettina Groh says

    November 7, 2011 at 9:43 am

    I loved the pouch the first time you posted it and made one…. but it’s awfully small. I can’t figure out the proportions for a bigger one. Can you?

    Reply
  9. Bela says

    November 7, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    Lisa, it is not just the project you bring us, but a great deal of love and care!!! I can feel it through the pretty images you show us!!
    Thanks!!
    Love, Bela

    Reply
  10. Karen says

    November 7, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    So cute! Where did you fine the gift tags? Did you make it too?

    Reply
  11. em's scrapbag says

    November 7, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    The bells are the perfect addition. Thanks for the reminder of this fun tute.

    Reply
  12. Celestial Charms says

    November 7, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Adorable! The jingle bells really do add the perfect touch.
    Maureen

    Reply
  13. Handmade in Israel says

    November 8, 2011 at 3:16 am

    They look adorable! Love the bells too.

    Reply
  14. Linda says

    November 8, 2011 at 4:40 am

    I have been meaning to make these for a while, i bookmarked your tutorial ages ago, thanks for the reminder.
    xx

    Reply
  15. amy/chick chick sewing says

    November 8, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    What a pretty pouch! I also love the dala horse gift tag attached… so lovey!

    Reply
  16. JG says

    November 9, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    What a wonderful idea for little gifts!
    ~Judy

    Reply
  17. KaHolly says

    November 12, 2011 at 4:19 am

    Just adorable!! Thanks so much for sharing. ~karen

    Reply
  18. Amy says

    November 19, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    What a fab idea of adding the bells. So gorgeous!

    Reply
  19. kaholly says

    May 23, 2014 at 3:04 am

    I made 3 of these little beauties last month to contain little gifts for 3 quilty friends and they worked up wonderfully.
    I will definitely make more as the need arises. Thank you again for sharing your talent, imagination, and expertly written
    tutorials.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      May 23, 2014 at 10:08 am

      Thanks heaps Karen!

      Reply
  20. Pam says

    October 4, 2018 at 6:54 am

    Love your gift bags I will try to make some for a charity market stall to riase money for the drought and farmers in Australia

    Reply

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