I had several yards of burlap left over from my wreath project. So, I tried to come up with a little project to use what I had a left over. I came up with burlap wine bags. Not only was I able to find a use for the burlap, but also I thought these would make great Christmas gifts. Plus, I already had all of the supplies on hand. Here’s what you’ll need…
- burlap
- ribbon
- paint
- cardboard (for stencil)
I made a few stencils out of cardboard (the thinner the better – I found that manila file folders worked best).
After using a wine bottle to measure how much fabric I would need, I ran a few simple stitches to form a sleeve.
I used the stencils to paint seasonal words on the burlap.
I folded over the excess fabric at the top of the sleeve to make a large hem.
Then I ran one more stitch about a 1/2 inch from the hem stitch – this created a little pocket so I could create a drawstring. I snipped the front of the drawstring pocket so I had a place to string the ribbon. After running a ribbon through the pocket (the first try wasn’t so easy!) it was finished.
It’s the adorable wine bags! I might copy this idea when my best friend’s birthday rolls around.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
This is adorable!!!! Pulling my sewing machine out right now to lift this design….
Thank you.
Grace
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Hi Elizabeth, I’m writing an article about homemade wine gift bags for SheKnows.com and would love to feature these festive burlap bags. I would include a photo credit and link to this blog post. If that sounds good, please email and let me know. Thanks! Elaina
Hi Elaina,
Of course! That would be wonderful! I’m thrilled to be included! Many thanks, Elizabeth
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I have been looking for stencils but have not had much luck. How did you get theses or make them?
Hi Katie, I made my own- just found a font I liked and printed onto heavy duty card stock, then cut the words out using an exacto knife. Hope that helps! Good luck!