December is such a magic time around here and I could not let it pass without a new bag to drag around town during holidays and since I was at it I did a few extra makeup bags as well.
They are so simple to do and such a nice gift as well. I handed out a lot of this to my friends and family so far and they all seams to love them and use it.
All you need is 2 rectangles of fabric and 2 of facings, 1 zipper and some scraps:
Sew the craps at the zipper ends ( fabric on the front lining on the back ):
Sew one rectangle of fabric & one of lining to the zipper :
And then the other ones :
And now is time to close :
It is important to get the extra folding from the zipper craps in the lining not the fabric:
Trim the corners :
Don't forgert to leave a small opening in the lining and turn it:
Close that as well after turning :
And you are done:
Here are some more of those I made in the past:
And my old holidays bag: