Sarah and I are always baking and love to give our home baked goodies to friends. Here is a quick method for a gift bag – perfect for holding a stack of cookies or muffins. (We usually place the cookies in a clear cellophane bag first).
Ikea stock a range of double sided gift wrap which is perfect for this project! If you are after a more durable gift bag – scrap booking paper would make a more professional result.
Find a box that is the size you want for the gift bag. Tissue boxes work well. Cut the paper as if you were wrapping the box. Wrap the paper around the circumference of the box and secure with double sided tape. Ensure you get a crisp edge on each of the four sides of the box.
Fold down the paper at the bottom of the box and secure with tape. Remove the tissue box.
With the front of the gift bag facing you, push the sides inwards and fold.
Fold down the top opening of the bag and punch two holes in the top of the bag. When the gift bag has been filled, thread some ribbon through the holes, and tie to secure.
I have finished sewing my quilt top together and now need to add the borders. I am loving how it is shaping up!
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Posted by Lisa
Your Quilt top looks amazing, I love the colours!
Very clever bags. And the quilt top is smashing, Lisa.
That is a really great idea!
I love your quilt, it is very neat with all the corners matching up, something I cannot do at all.
Fabulous gift bag idea!
Love the quilt too! Haven’t tried quilting(yet)- not sure I have the patience!
The giftbags are a great idea especially with the double sided paper. Your quilt top looks gorgeous.
Thanks for the instructions Lisa and Sarah…and I will be your friend (wink). Your quilt top is looking fabulous! Those Amy Butler fabrics are just stunning. Hope you’re enjoying your holidays so far 🙂
love the bags! we might be going to ikea tomorrow, I hope it has some of that gorgeous paper xox
thanks for idea about the bags – I am always looking for something to put cookies in.
Your quilt top looks amazing>
the quilt top looks great!
hey thanks heaps for the tutorial,that is a great idea, and your quilt top is so fabulous, I really love your colour choices, so cool and refreshing
Oh Lisa, what a beautiful quilt!!! I am impressed. Greetings from Germany sends Julie
That gift bag idea is wonderful…I have some gifts to give next weekend and I’ll surely be using it! I love the fabrics in your quilt top too…it looks great!!!!
wow…great idea
your quilt top looks fabulous
The quilt top is GORGEOUS…I love those colors and all the white–so fresh and crisp! :o) That gift bag is s super idea. I love Ikea gift wrapping papers… And they are recyclable too! Happy Days ((HUGS))
Cute giftbag!//Eva
Wonderful quilt!
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Love the bags…quick & smart looking. Quilt looks great too.
What a great project for presenting lovely gifts! I also really love your quilt – gorgeous fabrics!
What a great idea!!! Thank you!!! And I love your quilt – the colors are so pretty.
Kris
I can’t believe you have given me a sound excuse to visit Ikea – it’s DANGEROUS in there!
I love how calm and relaxing your quilt is. Good job!
Great idea for the gift bag – thanks for sharing! I love the way your quilt turned out!
Wow – I really love the way your eye draws into the quilt – great dimensions!!! Not sure if that is the right word actually, ‘depth of field’ might be better!
Thank you for the gift bag idea – that’s a great one, and good to know that you can buy double-sided wrap in Ikea, I’m guessing that is cheaper than scrapbooking paper.
Hugs! Vikki x
¡¡¡great idea!!1…quick and easy.. ;D lovely quilt…
Very clever idea…I love it. Your quilt is just beautiful too.
What a great idea. Your gift bag is really cute. And your quilt is beautiful — I love the pretty muted colors!
My daughter and I just went to the new IKEA store in Florida on Saturday. What a place! Although my dd said the one in Chicago is bigger ! Great gift bag idea. Thanks for sharing.
Your bag looks so professional Lisa! Thanks for walking us through how you made it! I know I told you this already, but I’m loving the colors of your quilt! And it looks totally fabulous all together, very nice work!
Gift bag is cute and I love the quilt.
I’m loving your quilt top too! fantastic job and the gift bag is pretty cool too!
I love your quilt, the colors are just gorgeous!
Those gift bags are such a clever idea. I have rolls and rolls of gift wrap (meant for making envelopes) and just have to try the bags.
Thank you!
I am loving the colours you’ve used for the quilt, they remind me of the ocean.
That quilt top looks really beautiful! And those gift bags too ofcourse, very pretty and a smart idea. Never thought about how to make those, but now I read this I think I will try it too. Thanks!
That is a great way to make gift bags. Your quilt is beautiful – wonderful colors.
I’m sooo loving the quilt top. It’s just devine. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I’m sooo loving the quilt top. It’s just devine. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I’m sooo loving the quilt top. It’s just devine. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I’m sooo loving the quilt top. It’s just devine. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I’m sooo loving the quilt top. It’s just devine. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I love the quilt top and the paper gift bag is brilliant. Now to find some double sided tape..
Such a beautiful quilt – can’t wait to see it finished!! Border(s)??
Your gift bags give Smiggle a run for their money, they’re great! The quilt top looks fantastic too. Hooray for School holidays 🙂
Janelle xx
The quilt top is beautiful..I love it! Thanks for sharing…Kathy
Have to save that bag making tut for all those times I just dont want to wrap something the standard way!
Your quilt looks fab! The white strips really make it
what a great idea. And love the quilt!!
Fabulous gift bag idea!
Kind regards, Beertje Zonn
that gift bag really is easy! awesome idea. liking the quilt, looks like some amy butler in ther!
What a clever idea, to make those bags! And your quilt is wonderful! The colors are so ‘good feeling’!
Lisa your quilt looks amazing and thanks for the great gift bag tutorial I will never be stuck again. I really loved it.
Linda
PS you are so clever.
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I love your string quilt!
cute and practical idea!
What a great idea for gift bags. I always have such pretty wrapping paper on hand and never think to make bags…until now!
Your quilt is fabulous, it sure didn’t take you long to make it.
x
I just found your site the other day and I love it. Thank you for this great giftbag idea. Can’t wait to make one.
What a wonderful bag idea! I always needs bags – and never have them. Thanks!
You have so many brilliant ideas.
Great idea for a gift bag, and with easy to follow instructions! Gotta love Ikea!
The quilt top is fabulous!
We have sister quilts. . .my string looks very much like yours, with the exception of fabric lines, mine is mostly Daisy Chain! So nice!
Thanks so much for the tip on how to make the Gift Bags…Your Quilt is looking Lovely…
cheers
Love all of your ideas. I’ve been trying to open your tutorial for the cute wallet and it won’t open. The other tutorials come up and I would love to get the wallet one. Thanks a lot
Lisa, you must have shares in Ikea, always great ideas from u and I love that kaleidoscope quilt top that fabric choices are fab
I am not kidding, I’m like ‘What the heck, they made the bag?’ You guys are crazy and crazy talented.
The quilt is magnificent.
What a talented mother and daughter team.
Love Renee xoxo
What a great tutorial – that is one I for certain will use. That quilt is looking amazing. Those colors just blend beautifully.
That’s just beautiful!
Knowing how to make the gift bag will be so handy for goodies! Thank you.
Your quilt is beautiful.
LOVE the colors and pattern of that quilt! Can’t wait to see the final product.
Oh wow the quilt is looking fantastic! Well done!