Ruby Star Wrap-Along

Big welcome today to those of you visiting from the Ruby Star Wrap-Along! Last October at the Sewing Summit, we received a copy of Ruby Star Wrappingby Melody Miller and Allison Tannery. This book is a beautiful collection of handmade ways to wrap and give gifts, as well as other fun surprises like recipes!

When Amy suggested a blog hop for the book, I knew immediately I wanted to feature a project that I could make with my 6 year old daughter. Today I'm happy to share with you The Simple Drawstring Bag.

I let my daughter pick her fabrics from my stash. Naturally she picked these adorable little girls and boys - a fat quarter I had been saving - So Happy Kids by Puti de Pome for Kiyohara Fabrics. That's ok though, I can't imagine a better use for it really.

We spent some quality time in the sewing room on Sunday. I cut the fabric and she pinned...

sewed...

and snipped.

The top of the bag is made with elastic thread. I *love* working with elastic thread - feels all magical. I did that part and then added the 6-year-old-required rose embellishment. See more about that on Katie's blog hop stop.

She was very pleased with the end result and it really is perfect for little gifts.

You can make these easily in any size.

I think a tall skinny one would be awesome for gifting a bottle of wine. Or a Christmas ornament.

You can add a tie using a strip of fabric, ribbon, or baker's twine. I put a little gift tag on one using plain tags from Office Depot and some Washi Tape. These smaller bags would be great for gift cards!