Pocket Favors

Apr 15, 2011

These Pocket Favors are per­fect to hold all kinds of items to hand out at bridal or baby show­ers or birth­day par­ties… really these are great for any hol­i­day or spe­cial occa­sion. A group sit­ting in a bowl wait­ing to be handed out would look really cute. Espe­cially, if they are all done in dif­fer­ent but coor­di­nat­ing papers.

Sup­plies Used: TP Roll, Jenni Bowlin Pat­terned Paper, Scal­lop Scis­sors, Glue Stick Adhe­sive, Sewing Machine, Cream Thread

Instruc­tions:

Apply a glue stick type adhe­sive onto the back of your pat­terned paper and cover the TP roll with pat­terned paper. I used Jenni Bowlin’s 4″ pat­terned paper so I needed 2 sheets.

Using a sewing machine  and cream or white thread, stitch the end of the TP roll as shown above.

Now here is the tricky part for me to explain. The left end of the TP roll is what you sewed first, the one on the right is the one you will need to sew. BUT first fill it with the items you want to have inside. After you fill the roll with your items, hold­ing the sewn end fac­ing you ver­ti­cally, pinch the top end closed and stitch it shut using a straight stitch on your sewing machine as shown in the photo above. Tie the threads on each end into dou­ble knots and trim off the excess thread.

Trim each end of the pocket using scal­lop scis­sors or pink­ing shears. You will need a sturdy pair of scis­sors for this as cut­ting through the chip­board is hard. You can also leave the edge straight.

Your fin­ished pocket should now look like the photo above. You can leave yours as is or embell­ish it with embell­ish­ments of your choice. Have fun mak­ing these and ignore those fam­ily mem­bers that ques­tion your san­ity while you begin to hoard empty TP rolls… I do. They just don’t get it.

Have a great weekend.