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Money Bags

June 4, 2018 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

Money Bags - drawstring gift bags by A Spoonful of Sugar www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com

Hello friends! It is hard to believe that it has been over 3 months since my last post. In the 10 years that I have been blogging, that is the longest break I have had. Not only did I stop blogging, but I also stepped away from social media and became “unplugged” for a while. The break has done me the world of good. I am now feeling refreshed and ready to be creative again. I have kept busy –  working more hours in my day job, baking, planning holidays, and caught up on my reading. I have also started a couple of larger projects – a quilt and a crocheted blanket – for family members.

Money Bags - drawstring gift bags by A Spoonful of Sugar www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com

It is a long weekend here in Western Australia this weekend to celebrate WA Day. For the first time in quite a while I felt like sewing, so I made a duo of little drawstring bags. With there rounded bottom, they remind me of Money Bags. They are perfectly sized to hold small items of jewellery or little gifts. I have a couple of birthdays coming up so will pop some goodies into the money bags – that way the packaging will be just as pretty as the gift itself!

Money Bags - drawstring gift bags by A Spoonful of Sugar www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com

The Money Bags are made using Memoire a Paris by Lecien Fabrics. It is a beautiful soft cotton lawn which gathers up beautifully when the drawstrings are pulled. I partnered the floral lawn with grey gingham and lace. Who can resist floral and gingham? Such a classic combination.

Money Bags - drawstring gift bags by A Spoonful of Sugar www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com

Memoire a Paris is such a pretty collection of small scale florals. This is from a collection a year or two ago – new designs are being added to the collection.

Money Bags - drawstring gift bags by A Spoonful of Sugar www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com

 

Check out some of my free tutorials for drawstring bags:

  • Retro Drawstring Bags
  • Travel Shoe Bags
  • Charm Square Laundry Bag
  • Mini Drawstring Pouch
  • Pretty Drawstring Pouch

 

 

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials, Uncategorized Tagged With: drawstring, lawn, Liberty, sewing, tutorial

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  1. Karen A Anderson says

    February 19, 2019 at 12:55 am

    I love the ‘”money bags” you feature, it says there is a tutorial, but I can’t find it.

    Am I missing something. I would like to make them for the ladies attending my
    quilt retreat.

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