Patriotic Heart Treat Bag
by Sheryl Radakovich

For a simple and creative treat bag, try out this fun pattern from Fabulous Felt. It’s perfect for Valentine’s treats, a birthday surprise or a simple gift bag!

Supplies:

• felt: navy, red, white
• 30" of 3⁄8" wide white satin ribbon
• black embroidery floss
• polyester fiberfill
• sewing needle
• straight pin
• basic supplies: scissors, ruler, tacky craft glue, tracing paper, disappearing ink pen

Instructions:

1. Trace and transfer the patterns by tracing onto tracing paper, then cutting out and using a disappearing pen to trace onto appropriate color of felt. Cut out the felt as follows: red: four 5" squares, one small heart; two navy large hearts; one white star. Pin two red squares together and blanket stitch around the top edges. Repeat for the two remaining red squares.
2. Place the two stitched tops together and blanket stitch around the sides and bottom of the layers to form a pocket.
3. Pin the star to the red heart and sew a running stitch to secure. Place the red heart on a navy heart and blanket stitch around the edges to secure. Place the navy heart on the remaining heart and blanket stitch around the two edges. Glue the heart centered on the pocket.
4. Cut the ribbon into three 10" lengths. Glue the ends of one length inside the pocket top to form a handle. With each remaining length, make a shoestring bow with 1 1/4" loops and 1 1/2" tails.

To make a shoestring bow: Start by measuring the tail length from the end of the ribbon, then make a loop of the specified length. Wrap the free end of the ribbon loosely around the center of the loop. Form a loop in the free end of the ribbon and push it through the center loop. Pull the loops in opposite directions to tighten, then pull the tails to adjust the size of the loops. Trim each tail at an angle. Glue a bow to each handle base.

About the Designer:

Sheryl Radakovich lives in Indiana with her husband, Robb and their children, Elyse and Bryan. Sheryl was introduced to crafting by her grandmother.