100 Days to a Cheapskates Style Christmas Day 40: 1940s Style Peg BAg
If you have someone on your gift list who loves vintage style, or practical gifts, then this very cute 1940s style peg bag is just the thing.
It's made quickly - under 20 minutes, and costs under $5 to make, but looks like it cost a lot more and took a lot longer to make.
It was so quick to stitch up and so cheap it had me thinking - these would make lovely gifts for housewarmings and would sell well at fetes and craft stalls too.
You will need:
1 coat hanger - plastic or wooden, it needs to be strong (I prefer plastic, just in case it rains)
1 tea towel
Thread to match tea towel
Tailors chalk
Pins
Sewing machine
It's made quickly - under 20 minutes, and costs under $5 to make, but looks like it cost a lot more and took a lot longer to make.
It was so quick to stitch up and so cheap it had me thinking - these would make lovely gifts for housewarmings and would sell well at fetes and craft stalls too.
You will need:
1 coat hanger - plastic or wooden, it needs to be strong (I prefer plastic, just in case it rains)
1 tea towel
Thread to match tea towel
Tailors chalk
Pins
Sewing machine
Step 1. Lay the tea towel on the table, right side up.
Step 2. Fold the top down 10cm, right sides together. This will form the top pocket of your peg bag.
Step 3. Place the coat hanger on the pocket, with the hook part of the hanger in the centre of the tea towel.
Step 3. Place the coat hanger on the pocket, with the hook part of the hanger in the centre of the tea towel.
Step 4. Take the tailor's chalk and trace across the top of the hanger, marking the spot for the hook. Your tea towel will be a little wider than the coat hanger (this will be taken up in the seam allowance) so continue the chalk line to the edge (I used a Sharpie marker in the picture above so you could see what I've done).
Step 5. Sew along the chalk line (keeping the tea towel folded with right sides together), stopping 3mm from the mark for the hook. Leave a 6mm gap and resume sewing down along the other chalk line. Trim excess fabric along sewing line, leaving a 6mm edge. Zig zag or overlock the raw edges together on each side, remembering to leave the gap for the hook.
Step 6. Fold up the bottom edge of the tea towel, right sides together, so it overlaps the top pocket by 6mm. This makes the bottom pocket. Stitch along both sides using a 6mm seam, then zig zag or overlock the raw edges.
Step 5. Sew along the chalk line (keeping the tea towel folded with right sides together), stopping 3mm from the mark for the hook. Leave a 6mm gap and resume sewing down along the other chalk line. Trim excess fabric along sewing line, leaving a 6mm edge. Zig zag or overlock the raw edges together on each side, remembering to leave the gap for the hook.
Step 6. Fold up the bottom edge of the tea towel, right sides together, so it overlaps the top pocket by 6mm. This makes the bottom pocket. Stitch along both sides using a 6mm seam, then zig zag or overlock the raw edges.
Step 7. Turn both pockets right side out. Slip the coat hanger into the top pocket, poking the hook through the space left for it (you may need to nip a small hole for the hook to go through.
And voila - your peg bag is done!
And voila - your peg bag is done!