RedGarnet222

I am making some christmas presents for my sisters and sisters in laws this year. I have made this up for the test to see if they come out nice enough to give them as gifts. I am thinking of filling them with fun spa things or just baked goods and let them figure out what they want to store in them. Not sure yet which would be the best. It does drawstring all the way closed.

This is called a spa bag from an old (2001) Better Homes and Gardens quilt magazine. I am thinking these would be great for a quilter to take things to a class with too because of all the pockets that are all the way around the outside of it.

Here it is ... What would you put in it? And what colors would you like it in? I want them to be all different.

DebbE

I see a gorgeous gift bag - and I'd put in small things for each recipient -- a teapot and specialty teabags; gardening gloves, seed packets & small hand tools; tools for the fellow in your life; picnic quilt, napkins, etc. You could choose the fabrics to match the interests. Gorgeous bag and what a great idea!!

lynnie

Oh Red, I want one!!!! it would hold gifts nicely or just a gift in itself. how big is it?
it could be used as an elegant evening bag, or very nice just on a shelf.
do you have a pattern or a tut?????
we need to swap something so I can get my grubby little hands on one of them!!

tessagin

I would fill with whatever they're into! Most favorite thing for them!

RedGarnet222

It is approximately 8" high by 9 1/2" oval while closed, lynnie. The tips come up higher, but that is the usable space. The pockets all around the edge are 4" deep and 6" long. I sewed little buttons on the bottom for "feet" like a purse. It would be perfect in a velvet as a evening purse.

Painiacs

Idindividualize each bag. What a great gift! Want to adopt me??

BETTY62

What an awesome gift. I like red or blue but any color would do. Because it's such a nice size, it could be use for lots of things. Lucky sisters and sisters-in-laws.

Reb

I would use it in my sewing room in place of one of my open baskets. But I'd already have my tools and notions to fill it. This would be more organized. The bag is a really nice gift in and of itself. I'd try to come up with a little saying, or poem, to go with each one to give them ideas of what it could be used for including some of their interests. No matter what the gift is, even this gorgeous bag, some people's first thought would be "what am I ever going to do with that?" They do need some help. I've never seen a prettier handmade bag!

DianneK

I would use it as a knitting bag...love it

SewExtremeSeams

It is a very beautiful bag. Your color choices are excellent!