I will be making a few small gifts before my daughter's wedding in July. I saw this idea at The Purl Bee and knew that I would have to make these for her friends. Yes, sachets are a bit old fashion, but they are a wonderful way to keep your linen drawers and clothes smelling fresh,
and they even keep the moths and bugs away : )
All that you need to get started is some lavender(I found it at Hobby Lobby), 5 inch charm squares of a print fabric and linen, and crochet thread.
Iron about 1/4 inch on one side of the print and linen and then sew 1/4 inch around the other three sides.
Turn and then add your lavender loosely, it isn't packed tight like a pin cushion!
Sew the opening closed and enjoy the wonderful smell while you are sewing.
I didn't like the way they looked with the machine stitching, so I added some hand stitching and I think it gave them an Anthropologie look : )
I have more to make. They smell so wonderful, I think I may have to make some for myself. It would be great to have them in my fabric stash so I could smell this fresh fragrance every time I walked in my sewing room......ahhhh.
piece,
elizabeth
10 comments:
What a cute idea! I need to make some of these
You might want to check with your daughter to make sure none of her friends are allergic to fragrances.
I don't think they are old fashioned. I think they are wonderful. I think it's a great gift!
They are so cute!
I use things like that as fabric I order always comes smelling a little musty =D
nice little project - fun to do a something different for a change...
These are beautiful.....and oh so easy! Thanks for the pics!
I can smell them from here :-)
What a sweet idea. I think the stitching you added is beautiful, great idea to do that!
I need to do this!!! I have tons of lavendar sitting around in a drawer in a ziploc. My Mother-in-Law grows lavendar on her farm and I can get it by the truckload if I wanted to. Let me know if you ever want/need any! :)
-Amanda-
Simply LOVELY! I especially love your hand stitching!
I love sachets, even if they are a little bit old fashioned - maybe we can make them make a comeback! Whoop whoop!!!
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