Pattern Round Up - Snack Bags, Wraps, and Covers!
Want some fun fresh ideas for using your Cotton Cut Snack Bundle? Or maybe you're just looking for some sustainable ways to package food? Then this is the post for you! You'll find 4 RICK RACK patterns for keeping your snacks packed.
Sandwich Wrap
Materials:
1 Fat Quarter
1 23cm (9") Square Piece of Eat & Sew
10cm (4") piece of Velcro
Thread
Rotary Cutter
Marking Tool
Ruler
Steps:
1. Cut out a 30cm (12") Square from your fat quarter.
2. Fold each corner in and measure 7cm (2 3/4") along to diagonal. Press in place.
3. Using a ruler cut off all 4 corners using the pressing line as a guide.
4. Using you cotton as a template cut out a matching piece of Eat & Sew.
5. Fold and press your cotton following the below diagram.
6. With your cotton folded fully mark where you want your Velcro to sit on the right side of the fabric. The hard loops should be a 2.5cm (1") piece facing up and the soft loops should be 10 cm (4") piece facing down. Draw around the entire short piece and the end and down the sides of the long piece.
5. Stitch around entire hard loop piece of Velcro. Stitch a 2.5cm (1") square at bottom of soft loop piece of Velcro.
8. With right sides together stitch, with a 1cm seam allowance, around the outside of the cotton and Eat & Sew leaving a 5cm (2") gap along the side where the long Velcro is. Trim all corners.
9. Turn right side out and gently press flat around the edge, avoiding your pressed in lines from step 5.
10. Top stitch your opening closed.
11. Re-fold and press in place - avoid pressing for too long or too hot as the eat & sew may start to melt.
Roll Top Bag
Materials:
1 Fat quarter
1 - 18cm x 56cm (7" x 22") Piece of Eat & Sew
1 - 7.5cm (3") Piece of Velcro
Thread
Rotary Cutter
Ruler
Steps:
1. Cut a 18cm x 56cm (7" x 22") rectangle from your fat quarter and from your Eat & Sew.
2. With right sides together straight stitch short ends of cotton and Eat & Sew together with a 1cm seam allowance. Flip to right side. Press on cotton side.
3. Topstitch 6mm (1/4") from short edge seam.
4. Pin Velcro to center right sides of pouch on opposite sides.
- Soft loops facing towards the right side of cotton and bottom edge 10cm (4") from top of pouch
- Hard loops facing away from right side of cotton and top edge 7.5cm (3") from top of pouch
5. Stitch around entire hard loop piece of Velcro. Stitch a 2.5cm (1") square at bottom of soft loop piece of Velcro.
6. With right sides together align long edges of pouch and stitch using 1 cm seam allowance. Finish seam with preferred method.
Fold Top Pouch
Materials:
1 Fat quarter
1 - 13cm x 30cm (5" x 12") Piece of Eat & Sew
1 - 3.8cm (1.5") Piece of Velcro
Thread
Rotary Cutter
Ruler
Steps:
1. Cut a 13cm x 30cm (5" x 12") rectangle from your fat quarter and from your Eat & Sew. Round off the corners on one short end of both your cotton and Eat & Sew.
2. With right sides together stitch straight short ends of cotton and Eat & Sew together with a 1cm seam allowance. Flip to right side. Press on cotton side.
3. Topstitch 6mm (1/4") from short edge seam.
4. Pin soft loop Velcro to straight short edge of pouch, in center and 1cm down from edge. Stitch entire way around Velcro.
5. Pin hard loop Velcro to curved short edge of pouch, in center and 1cm down from edge. Stitch entire way around Velcro.
6. Fold with wrong sides together, so pouch length measures 11.5cm (4.5") baste in place
7. Make a 44cm x 3cm (17" x 1.25") strip for binding - can be straight or bias cut. Run through a bias tape maker or press to a double fold.
8. With 1 cm hanging past bottom corner stitch binding to pouch with right sides together and edges aligned, using a 0.75cm seam allowance. Trim down seam allowance.
9. Fold binding over to other side and tuck in ends, either topstitch or stitch in the ditch to secure binding.
Bowl Cover
Materials:
1 Fat quarter
1 - 13cm x 30cm (5" x 12") Piece of Eat & Sew
1 - 6mm (1/4") Braided Elastic
Thread
Rotary Cutter
Ruler
Marking Tool
Steps:
1. Trace out a circle 6cm bigger than the bowl that you want to cover.
2. Cut out your circle from both your fat quarter and your Eat & Sew.
3. Cut out a piece of elastic that is 12.5cm (6") shorter than the circumference of your circle
4. With right sides together stitch, using a 1cm seam allowance, cotton and Eat & Sew together, leaving a 5cm (2") gap. Trim seam allowance to 6mm (1/4") Turn right side out. Press on cotton side.
5. Top stitch 1 cm from the edge all the way around the circle
6. Using a safety pin or bodkin, thread your elastic through the channel you just created. Stitch elastic ends together.
7. Topstitch the 2" gap closed.
Eat & Sew Tips
Commonly known as "food plastic", it is generally used for bags that contain food items, for food packaging, and above all, as a lining for sandwich or kid's snack bags. It can also be used to line cooler bags or lunch boxes. It protects all types of food from humidity and water, given that it is completely waterproof.
Working with Eat & Sew can seem daunting. Here are some top tips to make it smooth and easy:
- Do not iron directly on your Eat & Sew, use a pressing cloth and keep your heat setting low. Too much heat can cause it to melt or stick to itself.
- Use sewing clips over pins, this will avoid any unnecessary holes - same goes for sewing, make sure you are ready to stitch so you don't have to unpick.
- Sew with the Eat & Sew side of a project down as it moves through the feed dogs of your machine better than under the foot (exception is if you have a Teflon foot).
- Be careful when turning a project through as sewing the Eat & Sew perforates it and makes it prone to ripping - backstitch at the edges of turning gaps to help avoid this.