Day 1

Day 1

 

Merry Christmas Rice Bags

This is a quick and simple game to make for the holidays, and the whole family can have fun with it! The idea is to see how many words you can make out of the letters for Merry Christmas…you will be surprised how many you can come up with!

Supplies…

…3 fat quarters ,and you can cut out 4  of each and then just mix up the patterns as you like.
(I used …14 fat quarters and of course had enough to do banners and more! )

You can cut out 4 ½ inch squares using one of our scalloped blades for your rotary cutter.
(1 Big Shop and 4 ¼ Scallop Square Die Cut, and the Alphabet Die Cut …Of course you don’t have to get the Big Shot, but many of you have purchased them and I wanted to let you know what I used )

…Steam and Seam
…Rice
…Dark Green Felt  ( or whatever color you want to match your fabric )
Scalloped Rotary Blade

Directions…

I just cut out the Squares, appliquéd on the letters on the top piece( if you don’t have letter die cuts, you can always trace off the patterns from online ),. That means I ironed them down and then zigzagged them on. Next I sewed ¼ of inch all the way around the square…all 4 edges twice, leaving a 1 ½ -2 inch space at bottom to fill with rice.

Then I filled them half way with rice and then went back and closed the space and backstitched it too.

Now remember you can make that cute drawstring bag of ours , to hold these in if you like or put them in a cute container or big Ziplock bag. That’s it, wouldn’t these be fun gifts to make for family and friends?

Lynn Woodard   www.mandieandmedesigns.com
My email is  mandieandmedesigns@gmail.com

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”  ~Peg Bracken