Potato Bags

Potato Bags!

These are the other 1/2 of my Christmas gift to my in-laws.

My mom and I stayed up all night to complete 5 of these and it was a BLAST!! Fun project to do together. Before we decided to make these bags, we talked about all the things that I could make but everything was a decoration. Seeing as how I just moved and things are still not put together, decorations were too much for me, everyone seems to do a decoration. It was time to do something useful. Not holiday oriented. These were the perfect solution!

Start by taking either 100% cotton filler or a special Potato batting.

 We used Warm Tater, specific to potato bags. All the instructions were obtained there.

Instructions:

Cut your batting/ filler into a 23" by 11" rectangle.

**Most batting specific to potato bags will already be 11". Check your batting.**

Select 2 types of fabric. One for the inside and one for the outside.

 Place in order, 

-Batting

-Inside fabric

-Outside fabric

Face the fabrics right side to right side.

Match up and sew together (1/4" seam) leaving a hole at the top. <

> Approximately 3".

 Cut all 4 corners off.

 Flip bag inside-out, between the right sides of the fabric.

Use a corner/ boning tool to push out the corners and press the seams.

 Fold in the edges, pin and sew.

 We created a double sewed seam to make sure that there was no hole.

Quilt bag if desired. This creates a finishing touch and makes it look professional.

 Fold up the bottom edge of the bag, leaving about 3" of a flap and sew.

**If your fabric is directional, make sure to fold the correct side.**

Once your bag is complete, wash it and it is ready to use!!

 This was my completed gift with the peppermint pancakes! Such a great gift! Everyone loved it! It worked out as a useful!