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Mother’s Day Gift Idea (or stocking stuffer at Christmas time)
I saw this little bag in a shop when I visited Wellington in November 2009 and I’ve been planning to make myself one ever since. I’ve seen a few more around since then and considering Mother’s day is not far away it’s the perfect excuse to make a few to give away (and of course one for me). Now here’s the crazy part, I bought all my fabric, sketched myself a plan of attack, made a pattern and got underway. I figured it would be nice to share a little tutorial and pattern here and then one of the blogs I followed shared this link! It’s the craziest timing but I guess not so much so when you consider the time of year. I have chosen to share my version anyway, it never hurts to have a couple of points of view and I am sure between my scribbles and ikat’s amazing photos others can make some cute bags too :) I love that we chose similar fabrics too and I am glad I’m not the only one obsessing over mini strawberries that turn into carry bags :) I hope you like, they are so quick to whip up and I look forward to seeing your versions.
Material Notes
Cotton, cord, cord stopper, thread
Difficulty
Novice
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Spotlight, Innaloo, WA
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Jan 19, 2011, 12.06 AMby spcanadia
these remind me of a zip up coin purse i bought in edinburgh. it’s made of felt and has little beads on them for the strawberry seeds. its the exact same size, though, as one of your adorable drawstring bags!
Jun 25, 2010, 03.43 AMby cozywork
Thanks kaitui_kiwi!~~~ lovely~~~
Jun 17, 2010, 11.42 PMby sewsewnoob
I had one of these that I bought in China for 8RMB… although making it yourself is definitely preferable since the one I had was really cheaply made and broke when I overloaded it with fruits one day :( (of course it was my fruit bag!)
May 19, 2010, 09.07 AMby lasonadora-1
amazing!
May 10, 2010, 02.03 PMby robygiup
Great idea!!! I like them!
May 10, 2010, 04.23 AMby kaitui-kiwi
Thanks everyone for all your comments, I’m so glad you like them and I am happy to share my version of this bag, good luck with your versions and I look forward to seeing a few posted up xx
May 9, 2010, 08.01 PMby eatthatmonkey
oh my dog! this is sooooo cute! and i don’t say word cute offten. actually, almost never. but this ir bloody cute indeed!
how much time did it take to make it happen?
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May 10, 2010, 04.18 AMby kaitui-kiwi
Making one or two is pretty quick, I made 5 in a row, so it took me a bit longer, it’s a bit repetitive and I was still prefecting it in my head but I reckon in half a day I’d get 10 made easy for Christmas presents :)
May 9, 2010, 08.11 AMby sabzarap
Very cut! To bad, that your post came so late… This gift won’t reach my mother in time…
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May 10, 2010, 04.19 AMby kaitui-kiwi
I was trying to get this uploaded faster so you could all try for Mothers Day but they’d still be great for birthdays or Christmas, they are such a versatile gift :)
May 10, 2010, 06.44 AMby sabzarap
You are right. Maby I’ll make one for her out of turn ;O)
May 9, 2010, 07.14 AMby gdac
these are just too cute! and now have been added to my “to-sew list”
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May 10, 2010, 04.19 AMby kaitui-kiwi
I’ll bring them to a meet sometime, we could do them for Christmas sew-along in Oct/Nov and we can make a tute up for your idea too :)
May 9, 2010, 03.30 AMby judeb
Thankyou so much for this, another coincidence I was at my sister’s in Melboune last week and she had one, I thought it was so cool I was going to work out a pattern when I had that wonderful thing TIME! you have saved me now I can make it, yeah :).
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May 10, 2010, 04.20 AMby kaitui-kiwi
No worries, glad I can help :) I wanted to get it up sooner but that TIME thing can definitly allude us all! Enjoy! xx
May 9, 2010, 02.48 AMby nidhi
very cute bags! thanks sooooooooooooooo much for the pattern!
May 8, 2010, 08.55 PMby nehmah
Thank you for adding this pattern. It’s the perfect size for little girls’ too. Cordially, Nehmah
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May 10, 2010, 04.21 AMby kaitui-kiwi
So true, and not so hard for little hands to try and make either ;)
May 8, 2010, 06.26 PMby gray
Thank you so much for sharing- they are really great!!
May 8, 2010, 06.12 PMby lovelypolly
this is just lovely!!!! I love you for the pattern!!
May 8, 2010, 03.46 PMby frankiesoup
This is the perfect gift for my friend – she LOVES strawberries and shopping – what could be a better match? :P Thanks so much for sharing!
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May 10, 2010, 04.22 AMby kaitui-kiwi
It sounds like your friend has the perfect combo :)
May 8, 2010, 03.46 PMby caramia-made
Amazingly adorable! What a great gift idea! Thanks kaitui_kiwi!
May 8, 2010, 03.01 PMby zenica
Gorgeous! Thank you very much for sharing. Such a great gift. Just wait until I have a little more time again!
May 8, 2010, 01.26 PMby cam557
This is brilliant! Thanks a lot for the pattern! I can’t wait to try it!
May 8, 2010, 01.17 PMby bibietg
This is such an original idea! Practical and cute!
May 8, 2010, 01.16 PMby violetsky
Wow these are amazing. I’m so going to make a load of these for christmas presents. Thanks for the link.
May 8, 2010, 12.57 PMby yuma-1
I LOVE THIS!!!!!
May 8, 2010, 11.55 AMby feetyjammies
WOW! This is great! They are really cute. I will definatley be giving this a try.