little pretty bags

I found a cool little Lollipop Bags pattern in a quilt shop last fall and so far have made probably a dozen of them and given most of them away as gifts. I simplified it by not adding the handle or rosette. I love the contrasting triangle, it just gives it that little extra a little bag needs.

They make perfect little gifts and it takes only a couple fat quarters of material and a piece of fusible batting and a zipper. I made one at first and then decided to make at least three at a time. It goes so much faster when I use, as I like to call it, the assembly line method.

I wanted to make a bag for myself that I could put my essential oils in without the glass bottles hitting each other. So I did some thinking and measuring and added elastic that would hold the bottles secure. It works pretty well, although I will adjust the elastic higher for the next bag I make.

I was using one of the bags for my knitting. It is a perfect size for scissors, darning needles and anything small. My needles however, needed a longer bag to keep them secure. So I used the same technique as the other bags without the contrasting fabric and made it long enough for my longest wood needle. I just love it, now my needles are safe and not lost on the bottom of my big knitting bag.

Now to get busy and make something with my needles other than dish cloths!