Halloween Mini Treat Bag Tutorial

Hello everyone!! Kymona here with a Halloween mini treat bag to share with you. Now that my daughter is in high school, I don’t have anyone to make school gifts for. Then a light bulb went off, and I remembered my two-year-old niece just started daycare. I can make her and her classmate’s gifts for every holiday. Yayyyy!

Halloween Mini Treat Bag Finished Project 1

Finished mini treat bag size: 6.75 inches x 3.75 inches

Materials to Create a Halloween Mini Treat Bag

Fabric and Notions

  • 3-4 Fat Quarters (Costume Makers Ball Fabric by J. Wecker Frisch)
  • Black Thread
  • Embroidery Scissors
  • Point Turner
  • Iron
  • Ruler
  • Pins/Clips
  • Ribbon

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Supplies

Step 1 – Cut the fabric

Cut (2) pieces of one of the fat quarter to 2.50 inches x 4.50 inches for the exterior.
Trim (2) pieces of one of the fat quarter to 5.50 inches x 4.50 inches for the exterior.
Cut (2) pieces of one of the fat quarter to 4.50 inches x 7.50 inches for the lining.

Note: All seam are sewn at 1/4 inch unless otherwise noted.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Cut the fabric

Step 2 – Prepare the fabric for sewing

Pin/clip the two pieces of the exterior fabric right sides together at one of the short ends.

Repeat with the second set.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Prepare the fabric for sewing

Step 3 – Sew the top and bottom together

Attach Patchwork foot #97D foot to the machine. Sew straight down the bottom of the fabric. Repeat with the second set.

Step 4 – Sew the lining to the exterior fabric

Pin/clip the lining fabric to the outer fabric, right sides together, on the opposite side of the first stitched side.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Sew the lining to the exterior fabric

Sew straight down.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Sewing the lining to the exterior fabric

Repeat with the second set.

Step 5 – Ironing

Iron all of the stitches to set them in place.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Ironing

Iron the seams open.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Ironing

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Ironing

Repeat with the second set.

Step 6 – Sewing the front and back together

Pin/clip the front and back, right-sides together.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Sewing the front and back together

Start sewing on the lining fabric, leaving a 2.50-inch hole for turning.

Sew around the entire piece stopping right before the 2.50 hole. Remember to back-stitch at the beginning and the end.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Sewing the front and back together

Step 7 – Iron, Clip the Corners and Turn

Iron the entire piece, setting the stitches.

Clip the corners to remove the bulk.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Ironi, Clip Corners and Turn

Turn the entire piece inside out through the hole that was left open. Use a point turner to push out the corners and the sides. Iron the piece again, and turn in the raw edges of the hole.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Ironi, Clip Corners and Turn

Step 8 – Stitch the hole closed

Attach the BERNINA Edgestitch foot #10D and set the needle position to -2. Stitch the hole closed.

Step 9 – Push the lining inside the mini treat bag

Push the lining inside the mini treat bag and smooth the inside out with your hands.

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Pushing the lining inside the bag

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Pushing the lining inside the bag

Halloween Mini Treat Bag: Pushing the lining inside the bag

Step 10 – Finish up the Halloween mini treat bag

Fill the bag with goodies and tie the opening with a ribbon.

How cute are these Halloween mini treat bags? You can make these for any holiday or anytime you need to give a gift to someone. You can use up all of your scrap pieces on this project.

Finished project

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