How To Make Lavender Bags

Hi everyone!

As promised, here is a 'How To' post for lavender bags. It is very simple but I love them so much! You can make them for yourself and put them into your wardrobe or drawers to make your clothes smell lovely or you can even give them as part of a present to friends or family - they are so quick to make so this would be perfect!

For this make, you will need:

• Lavender
• Lightweight floral cotton fabric
• Paper for template
• Pins
• White cotton thread
• Sewing machine/needle
• Thin ribbon

To start with, make a paper template for the lavender bag - I drew and cut out a 10x16cm rectangle, including a 1cm seam allowance around the whole thing, but you can make it any size you like. Pin this to the cotton floral fabric and cut out the first rectangle. Then cut out a second rectangle in the same way using the same fabric.

 

Then use a zigzag stitch to edge the top short end of each piece. This is so you can use just a single fold hem without the fabric fraying, as I find that lavender bags look a lot better when the top hem is not too bulky.

Next, pin both pieces together, fronts facing and zigzagged hems at the top. Sew around all but the zigzagged edges 1cm from the edge, either by sewing machine or hand. Then take out the pins and turn the bag the right way round, using a blunt pencil to poke out the corners.

 

Hem the opening by folding down the zigzag stitched edge once by 1cm and machine or hand stitching this in place, half a cm from the edge.

Now with the bag finished, you can fill it with lavender. You can use lavender bought from a shop or the internet, or even from your own garden. I used lavender that I picked in France which I then dried.

The easiest way of filling the lavender bag is to use a teaspoon to scoop the lavender into the bag - I find it a lot less messy! I filled my bag about two thirds with lavender.

Once filled, use a length of pretty ribbon to tie the opening closed. If you like, you can add a couple of stitches to secure the ribbon in place.

 

I hope you enjoy making these - they are so quick to make and don't use very much fabric either, so it is a great way of using up scraps!

Helen xx