I spent the weekend preparing more zippy bags to give as gifts this Christmas. In one afternoon I finished two more and prepped 7. I need zippers and decorative buttons and when I get those I will go into assembly mode and finish them up. I started thinking of all the people who I might want to give a little homemade something to this holiday season and once I counted teachers, day care staff, co-workers, cleaning lady etc, I knew I needed to get busy.
These are the perfect little token gift when you want to give something but don't want to embarrass or overwhelm the person receiving it. I am not even sure what the gift policy is in the office where I work (they probably don't exchange gifts), but hopefully this will be ok since I made them myself. THE PATTERN IS BY TERRY ATKINSON AND IS CALLED ZIPPY STRIPPY BAG. You can get it lots of places including Amazon.com
I dipped into my vast stash of batiks and didn't have to buy a thing except a few zippers. I wanted to show you how pretty these greens are, but it was so gloomy I couldn't get a good picture to save my life.
It was rainy here all weekend, so it was perfect to stay in and sew. I tried a new crockpot recipe for Crockpot Beef Stroganoff, which was delicious. Click on the link for the recipe from "BevCooks". I made it exactly as written and it was awesome. Made the house smell like a French restaurant.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
7 Responses
What a nice person you are to make all of these super cute bags, Lots of lucky people to receive them ! I avoid zippers but these sure are cute!
Mary
I love these bags…what pattern are you using? I’m sure you said and I missed it. Thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious!
I too love the bags you are making and would love to make some also. Can you tell me were the pattern comes from?
Jane
I’ve made this pattern A LOT since you first showed it on your blog. Anyone who is concerned about the zipper can rest easy! The directions are easy to follow & you’ll wonder why you were worried once you’ve tried it! Most quilt shops carry zippers for a very reasonable price in loads of colors, too! Love the batik look!
I’m working on a couple of zippy bags for gifts. I like your choice of colors.
I sure would love it when one of my co-workers would give me a handmade zipper bag for xmas!
Your bags are off to a beautiful start. While I am not overly fond of batiks I do believe I would like using them for this purpose. The
colorations of batik are indeed lovely.