Trick or Treat Bag

The other day I found some Halloween fabric at a yard sale, I knew could do something with it. While shopping at a craft store next day I figured it out! They had these great orange reusable bags that I would make into a trick or treat bag!

First I cut the fabric into equal size strips. Then went back with pinking sheers to minimize the fraying on the ends. (I do know I could have combined the two steps but I thought about it after the fact.) Make sure the strips are longer than the length of the bag.

Second, I used a ruffle technique, a trick I learned the other day. Put the largest zig-zag setting on the sewing machine and sew over a piece of string. Make sure you leave it several inches longer in the beginning. Don't sew through the string, just over it. When you finish, pin one side together (string and fabric) and pull the other end of the string. Doing so will push the fabric together creating a nice ruffle.

 When you have a ruffle you are pleased with, pin it to the bag and sew. After it is attached pull the string out and repeat as many ruffles as needed.

The finished bag turned out great! To put the finishing touches on I sewed a black piece of ribbon on the top to hide the thread and attached the side of the ruffles to the bag. This will look good no matter the costume and hold a lot more candy than those small plastic pumpkins!