• Pattern you can Get here
• Exterior fabric  7″ x 16″ rectangle
• Interior fabric  7″ x 21″ rectangle’
• 1 yd.cording
• Clear vinyl – 5″ x 5″  
• Frixion Pen or tailor’s chalk
• Standard sewing supplies

Turn the short ends of the large rectangle under by 1/4″ and press. 

Step 2: Add the Smaller Rectangle

Lay the smaller rectangle on top of the larger rectangle right sides together.  Center the smaller rectangle so that you have about 2″ of larger fabric on each side of the smaller fabric.  

Step 3: Fold

Fold your rectangle in half so that the short ends of both rectangles align. Press so that you have a nice crease.  

Step 4: Pin the template to the Fabric

Open up the folded rectangles. You will have a crease in the center that you obtained when you pressed the fabrics.  Center the tree template 1 1/4″ up from the crease as shown.   Trace around the template using your Frixion or tailor’s chalk.  

Step 5: Sew Around the Tree

Sew around the tree through both layers of fabric following the lines you just drew.

Step 6: Cut out the Tree

Cut out the tree shape through both layers of fabric inside the stitching line.  Do not cut through the stitches. I used a small pair of very sharp scissors for this part as the corners are fidgety. 

Step 7: Turn the Fabrics right side out.

Turn the fabrics right side out by pushing the exterior fabric through the opening you just created. You may need to use a poking tool to push out the points of the tree and the base.  I used That Purple Thing that you can get in my Amazon shop for this purpose.  Press.   

Step 8: Add the vinyl

Add the vinyl to the lining side of the rectangles by pinning just the corners to the fabric.  

Step 9: Sew the Vinyl

Turn the piece so that the exterior side is up.  Sew around the tree about 1/8″ from the edge making sure that you are sewing the fabrics and the vinyl together. Remember to stop at each corner and point with your needle down and turn the fabric to keep the corners crisp.  Trim the excess vinyl to about 1/8″ from the stitching.   

Step 10: Create the Bag

Fold each of the two fabric rectangles in half, with the right sides together. You will create two bags.  One will be the lining and one will be the exterior bag.  Sew the matching fabrics right sides together along the sides.  Turn the exterior bag right sides out pushing the lining inside. You will see that the lining is longer than the exterior bag. 

Step 11: Make the Cuff

Fold down the excess lining to create the lining cuff and press. Make sure to match the side seams.  

Step 12: Stitch the Cuff

Stitch the cuff 1/8″ from the bottom edge.  Sew a second row of stitching about 3/4″ above the first set of stitching.  This creates a channel for the cording to go through. 

Step 13: Open Seam

Using a seam ripper, open the seam between the two lines of stitching on each side of the bag through just the outer fabric. This opens a small hole that you can slide your cording through.  

Step 14: Add the cording

Cut the cording in half.  Thread it through the opening you just created with your seam ripper so that it goes in the hole and around the bag and out of the same hole.  Repeat on the other side.  You can do this by attaching a safety pin to the cording or you can use a bodkin if you have one.  Once you have added both  pieces of cording you have finished your Christmas treat bag.  Just fill it with treats and give it as a gift. 

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