If you want a quick
and thrifty gift idea this is a good one!
Super quick and super easy. I
swear it takes me longer to pick out my fabrics then to make them.
I dug through my bag
of fabric scraps leftover from previous projects and had plenty to chose
from. You could also use a fat quarter
or repurpose an old blouse or something if you don't have any fabric scraps.
You will need two
pieces cut at 4" X 4" and three pieces cut at 4" X 6".
Press all of your
pieces flat. Then fold two of the 4"
X 6" pieces in half lengthwise and press.
Do the same with the two 4" X 4" pieces.
With the remaining
sitting face up layer the folded pieces alternating each one, kind of like a
lattice pie crust. Make sure the fold
face the center with the raw edges out.
Pin at each corner.
Stitch a quarter
inch all the way around.
Clip the corners,
turn right side out and press.
Stuff with a tissue
pack. I get mine at the dollar store. If you get the ones
that open on the ends just use a pair of scissors to slice up the middle.
I found a similar
way of doing these on a fellow bloggers site, Threading My Way, but I always
seem to have to tweak things and make it my own. As if it wasn't simple enough I found a way
to make it even simpler.
Give one of these a
try, even if the gift is only for yourself!
I must be a peasant because I just keep the pack in its original wrapper in my purse.
ReplyDeleteSshhh. Me too. ;)
DeleteLove this idea. What a cute gift. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! :)
DeleteThis is such a good idea. The tissues I keep in my handbag I have to keep in a ziplock bag, otherwise the tissue packaging gets mangled being jostled around with my keys and other items in there. And then the tissues become dirty. Your fabric idea would solve all those problems. Besides, it's so nice to look at! Form and function working together - I love it :)
ReplyDeleteD.
Oh good. I was thinking I need to make one for myself for that very reason. I hope you make some.
DeleteThat is so cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteI am making these this weekend for work gifts! Thank you for posting these. :)
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