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monogrammed for a bridesmaid<\/p><\/div>\n
Today I’m showing a feminine drawstring bag. This is a bride’s gift to her bridesmaid, stuffed with a few precious momentos, reminders of the young ladies’ time together and a matching monogrammed handkerchief. After the wedding, the bag can hold more handkerchiefs or whatever pretties that need a container.<\/p>\n
The fabric is a lovely organza from fabric.com<\/a>. The fabric was cut 10″ x 16″. With a width of 118″ 7 bags can be cut from 1\/3 yd. with plenty of room to straighten the fabric edge.<\/p>\n In order to show off the ribbon, ivory French lace beading was used instead of a casing.<\/p>\n The beaded trim was originally joined to a dark brown twill base. After it was stitched in place, the taupe colored satin ribbon stitched on top of it.<\/p>\n The same ribbon was used for the drawstring ties. Thread for the monogram was chosen to match the ribbon.<\/p>\n I love a quick project every now and again. This same bag could be purposed for so many other uses–bridal showers, birthdays or any gift occasion. It’s nice to have a simple project to make up in a hurry when the need arises. Then try stitching a pretty bag like this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you happened to stop by these past\u00c2\u00a0 two weeks, you must have thought I have dropped off the face of the earth.\u00c2\u00a0 Though very busy, I have managed to stitch a few things that I would like to share … Continue reading