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Make a Christmas Gift Bag With This Free Tutorial

Make a Christmas Gift Bag With This Free Tutorial

The Christmas Gift Tote

A decorative Christmas gift bag with lots of possibilities for gift giving!

Find out what you need to make the project below. Download the Christmas Gift Tote Instructions pdf file to get the cutting guidelines along with step-by-step text instructions, then watch the video tutorial to make the bag.

Fill your Christmas gift bag with a bottle of wine, nuts, candies or other holiday goodies!

Fabric Requirements:

  • 3 Fat Quarters measuring 18″ x 22″
  • Pellon 809 Décor Bond one-sided fusible stabilizer 45″ width, 1/2 yard, .5m
  • Pellon TP971 Thermolam Plus Fusible Fleece, 5″ x 15″

Notions:

  • (2) 1 3/4″ Buttons
  •  18″ pearl cotton
  • embroidery needle
  • removable marking tool
  • 1/4″ foot
  • zigzag foot
  • rotary cutting supplies
  • basic sewing supplies

If you liked this project, become a member of Make Bags With Brenda and get another free project pattern and video tutorial. Find out more.

 

Filed Under: Bag Designs, Sewing Tutorials

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  1. Norma says

    November 29, 2017 at 11:29 AM

    Thanks Brenda for offering this pattern. That was very kind of you and certainly appreciated for the Christmas Season.

    Reply
    • Brenda Miller says

      November 29, 2017 at 11:34 AM

      Thanks Norma, it’s my pleasure!

      Reply
  2. Ruth Edge says

    November 29, 2017 at 12:26 PM

    Thanks for the Gift Bag pattern Brenda. The video is very helpful. Merry Christmas to you. Love your patterns

    Ruth

    Reply
    • Brenda Miller says

      November 29, 2017 at 12:52 PM

      Thanks Ruth, enjoy!

      Reply
  3. Barbara Muylaert says

    November 29, 2017 at 1:06 PM

    Thanks Brenda, I look forward to making this. I was just gifted a Wooly – wooly bag from a dear friend of mine as I’ve started crocheting and it is so well done, so professional looking. Your patterns are the best bag patterns available.
    Merry Christmas to you and your family

    Reply
    • Brenda Miller says

      November 29, 2017 at 1:19 PM

      Hi Barb,
      Gosh that was a nice gift to receive, it’ll be great for crochet as well. Thanks so much for the nice comments and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas as well!

      Reply
  4. Idonna Tollefson says

    November 29, 2017 at 5:02 PM

    Just watched your video and printed the pattern and instructions. I have some fabric calling to be used in the Gift Tote. This is a wonderful project that will be good for all times of the year.
    It also looks much easier than the other pattern that I used.

    Idonna

    Reply
    • Brenda Miller says

      November 29, 2017 at 6:21 PM

      Hi Idonna,

      That’s great! This might be a nice project to make for those craft fairs you sell at. Send me pictures of what you create!

      Brenda

      Reply
    • monsurat Nike says

      December 11, 2017 at 12:09 PM

      Lovely and very adorable

      Reply
      • Brenda Miller says

        December 11, 2017 at 12:13 PM

        Why thank you.

        Reply
  5. Kristine Brown says

    November 29, 2017 at 11:48 PM

    Thanks for pattern and video.
    Happy Holidays

    Reply
    • Brenda Miller says

      November 30, 2017 at 8:12 AM

      Hi Kristine,

      Thanks! Have fun with the pattern and Happy Holidays to you as well!

      Reply

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