Little Teabag Pouches Tutorial
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Welcome to the 4th Day of Last Minute Christmas Gifts! Today I’m sharing a perfect gift for tea lovers… Little Teabag Pouches!
I’ve made lots of teabag wallets over the years…
and I was going to link to a tutorial for them… but…. the tutorial is no longer there and the blogger is no longer blogging.. pretty sad because it was my favorite teabag wallet tutorial.
One day I will do one similar to that…. but then I got the idea of making a Little Teabag Pouch instead… and the best part of this tutorial?
It takes less than 5 minutes to make one of these Little Teabag Pouches!!
These are so quick, easy and handy to pop in your bag just in case…
….just in case?
Well, have you ever been to someone’s house and they didn’t have any tea??
I have!
And wished I had brought my own teabags….!
Or you’re on a road trip… or you’re travelling overseas… or… or… in any case, for those of us who love tea, why wouldn’t you have some in your handbag?!
Ok, on to the tutorial…
What you need to make a Little Teabag Pouch:
1 piece of fabric 5″ x 6″
1 ribbon 14″ long
Your favorite teabags 🙂
Little Teabag Pouches Step 1
First step is to hem the top of the pouch, the top being the 6″ long side. I usually finger press, but you can use the iron if you prefer.
So, I finger press, start sewing, and then keep turning it under as I sew…
Hemming done:
Little Teabag Pouches Step 2
Fold the 14″ ribbon in half. Mark the RIGHT SIDE of the fabric 1 1/4″ (one and a quarter inch) away from the top on one side and place the ribbon on this mark:
Use a pin to keep the ribbon in place if you like, then sew a few stitches just to keep the ribbon in place until the next step:
Little Teabag Pouches Step 3
Fold the fabric in half, right sides together, and sew down the side, making sure the ribbon is out of the way:
Little Teabag Pouches Step 4
Fold the fabric so that the side seam becomes a back seam! Like this:
And then sew down the bottom of the pouch, again making sure the ribbon is out of the way:
Little Teabag Pouches Step 5
Now turn the bag inside out.. you can see the back of the pouch has the seam with the ribbon coming out:
You can press it now and make it nice and flat, then pop the teabags in:
Then tie the ribbon in a bow…
And there you have a gift in less than 5 minutes!
You could easily chain sew a bunch of these….
They are very addictive to make…
Of course they would also look nice made in calico with a stitchery… but that will have to wait for another day!!
Let me know if you make any of these!
PS Linking to Crazy Mom Quilts & Threading My Way
PPS The main page of this series is here along with links to each post for this series.
I certainly need to make one for myself! Mine are usually in a plastic ziplock bag. How tacky is that? I carry them to my various sewing groups, and often when I travel. Thanks!
Good idea & may have to make one, as I usually just stuff them in the pocket in my handbag (only the ones that come separately sealed, that you’ve shown above). Take care & thank you.
Cute teapot fabric! I’ve been meaning to make a “teabag” wallet for coffee bags. Some brands of instant coffee make me sooooo itchy, so I have given up drinking coffee at meetings and I don’t really like tea very much. But these would be much quicker than a wallet 🙂
Actually, these look just like the lavender bags an aunty of mine used to make an give away. This tute could serve your ideas list for two days! 🙂 xx
SO much better than a plastic zip lock bag, Joy. Pretty and practical.
Joy, I’d love you to add this to the Kitchen Accessories link party. No worries if you’d prefer not to.
I’ve showcased your great little teabag pouches, Joy.
These are delightful. You are right, I made one in a few minutes. Thank you.
Cute gift idea for the tea drinkers on your list!!
CONGRATS, Joy! Your post is FEATURED at A Themed Linkup 99 for Trays from the previous linkup for Crafts and DIY.
I am definitely going to try these. Americans aren’t as tea-prone, but as you said, there are many uses for these. I personally like two herbal teas and would love to have a little bag in my backpack as a back up. Thanks!