Gift Bags

Gift Bags by N. Banks

Need an inexpensive, but personalized gift bag? 
Here is a real easy one to do and takes about 2 hours
from start to finish. You will need:

1 Green bag from Walgreen's or any other christmas color bag

Green thread to match bag

4 5x7 pieces of white material   

2 5x7 pieces of iron on stabilizer

2 Christmas designs, I used Christmas Bears by Laura (http://www.designsbysick.com/details/bearychristmas)

Thread for designs,

1.     Take out the card board base in the bag, lay it aside for now
and cut bag on fold lines (see below) so that you have a front and back.

2.     Iron the stabilizer to 2 pieces of the white material.

3.     Stack 1 piece of white material and the one with the stabilizer together and sew over the Walgreens logo on the front of bag with a satin stitch, repeat for the back of the bag.

                                                                               



 

4.     Center and hoop the front of the bag with the white material in center.  Set the Christmas design off a bit to the left so that you have room to add the person's name the bag is for. Make sure the bags handle and sides are out of the way before you start to sew.

5.     Place your hooped peice on your machine and stitch your design out.

         
6.     Using your machines fonts, stitch on the front the person's
name you are making  the bag for. This bag is for my granddaughter who loves bears.

Repeat for the back, but leave the name off.     At this point you can add more designs to the front or back of the bag, just use tear a way stabilizer and sew any that you want.

Pin the right sides together, and sew using a ¼ inch seam allowance.

Then turn bag right side out and stitch the seam again. Place cardboard base back in bag and you are done.    

I have also made these for Halloween bags for my grandkids, again using designs from http://www.designsbysick.com/.

This pattern is copyrighted, and may not be used on any media including websites, lists, newsletters, nor sold, recopied or reformatted without permission.  It is for your personal use only.

December 2011 Stitch of the month crochet

December 2011 Stitch of the month

This is a really pretty stitch, you can use it for shawls, scarves,
even curtains!

 

Based on a multiple of 8 chain plus 4.

For sample chain 28( 3x8= 24 + 4 = 28)

Row 1: In 8th ch from hook work 3 dc, ch 3, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook for a picot, work 3 more dc in same ch as first 3 dc for a picot shell, * skip 3 ch, 1 dc in next ch, skip 3 ch, 1 picot shell in next ch, repeat from * across, end skip 3 ch, 1 dc in last ch, ch 5, turn.

Row 2: Skip 2 dc of first picot shell, * 1 sc in dc before picot, ch 5, 1 sc in next dc after picot, ch 2, skip 2 dc, 1 sc in single dc, ch 2, repeat from * across, end last dc in top of turning­ ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 3: * 1 picot shell in ch-5 loop, 1 dc in dc of row 2, repeat

from * across, end last dc in 3rd ch st of turning-ch, ch 5, turn.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for pattern.

The directions for this pattern stitch have been rewritten and are copyrighted. You may not use it on any media, including websites, lists, newsletters, nor copied. It is for your personal use only.

 

 

August 2011 Stitch of the Month Crochet

August 2011 Stitch of the Month Crochet

   

 

 this simple stitch is fast to work up and would make nice dishcloths. Also potholders if you crochet two and sew them together.

Ch: multiple of 6 + 3

For sample, chain 21.   (3 x 6 = 18 + 3 = 21)

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, *1 dc in each of next 3 ch, 1 sc in each of next 3 ch, repeat from *, turn.

Row 2:  Ch 3, skip first sc, 1 dc in each or 2 sc, *1 sc in front loop of each of  next 3 dc, 1 dc in each of 3 sc, repeat from * with last dc in ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, skip first dc, 1 sc in back loop of each of 2 dc, *1 dc in each of 3 sc, 1 sc in back loop of each of  3 dc, repeat from *  across row to last stitch,   sc in 3rd ch of turning chain, turn.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for pattern until square.

You can use these samples as an Afghan, just use one main color to crochet around them and sew them together or make coasters.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Just want to wish each of you a wonderful, safe, and joyful Thanksgiving.

October 2010 Stitch of the Month Crochet

October 2010 Stitch of the Month Crochet

This stitch is so pretty, it would make a lovey shawl, just crochet until it's have done, then make another one, and sew the flat ends together in the middle.

Based on a multiple of 8 chains, plus 5.

For sample, chain 29 (3 x 8 = 24 + 5 = 29)

Row 1: Work 3 dc in 9th ch from hook, ch 3 & 3 dc in same place for a shell, * ch 2, skip 3 ch, 1 dc in next ch, ch 2, skip 3 ch, 1 shell in next ch (3dc, ch3, 3 dc), repeat from * across, end ch 2, skip 3 ch, 1 dc in last ch, ch 5, turn.

Row 2: * 1 shell in ch-3 sp of next shell, ch 2, 1 dc in next dc, ch 2, repeat from * across, end last dc in 3rd ch after shell of previous row, ch 5, turn.

Repeat Row 2 for pattern until square.

 

 

 

 

Under A Blackberry Moon

Under A Blackberry Moon by Serena B Miller

            I won this book in a contest from Goodreads, first time I have won anything like it. The book is so good I've read it twice now. And that's saying a lot. Most of the time if I want to read it again, I put in on a shelf in my library and read many years later.
            Moonsong is a beautiful Indian woman, that to save her life and the life of her new born infant went though many awful hardships including living with a drunken husband that was killed, giving birth alone, going to a village of white men where she and her baby could be killed, living in the forest after her ship blew up, running from hungry wolves, just to name of few.
            She father deserted she as a child, now she has to learn to trust a white man name Skypilot, and he has to learn in live in a world that meets some where high in the Hurland Mountains.  A beautiful moving love story that will surprise you, make you laugh and cry. You will want to read it again and again. I gave it 5 stars.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17384591-under-a-blackberry-moon

Penney's Picot Choker

Penney's Picot Choker@2006 by Penney Wilfort

 

This is a really cute choker that my sister Penney did for my list. Thank you so much for this donate to the blog!

 

 

 Materials:

Southmaid size 10 thread, any color, Size 5 crochet hook

Chain any length you need, for a 15" choker, chain 95., ch 1, turn.

Row 1: sc in each chain across to end, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: * sc in next 4 sc, ch 6, skip 3 sc,  Repeat from *  across row, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: *sc in next 4 sc, at the 6 ch space, sc each ch to  top of hoop, ch3, sc in same space (picot made), sc in each of remaining sc's of hoop, repeat from * across row, end sc in last remaining sc, fasten off.

Finishing:

At each end, ch about 8 to 10 sc, and add metal screw, tie off.

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