Making Personalised PE bags

(from September 2014)

So for some silly reason I didn't take any photos during the making of these so I may do that in the future as a kind or tutorial thing if anyone is interested in doing their own but for now here's a run down.

I started with a rectangle of fabric which was a little taller than I wanted the bags to be and a little over double the width, placed pattern side down.

I then turned the top over a couple of inches and sewed along to create a channel at the top of the bag.

Next, I folded the rectangle in half so the two short sides were together (pattern on the inside) and sewed along the side and bottom. I had to make sure when sewing down the side that I started  below the channel I created before so that the ends of the channel didn't get sewn up.

Finally I turned the bag the right way out and threaded two lengths of ribbon through the channel at the top.

For the Applique names I used sheets of felt to cut out the letters using templates I had made from cereal boxes! I ironed on some webbing to the backs of the letters, then ironed them onto the bags. Then I used a blanket stitch in a contrasting colour around the letters to give them a lovely finish.

I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with the results!

Hope you like them too!:)