Let’s face it. Money is still tight for most of us. In the past, you may have picked up a gift card (or a mug) for your child’s teacher, coach, dance teacher, etc. This year, though, it just isn’t in the budget. So what can you do? Together, you can make sachets filled with potpourri. The video I found shows how to make a no-sew sachet but I think that a sachet is a perfect project to help teach your child some very basic sewing techniques. Raid your fabric and trim stash together and let your imaginations run wild. Believe me, your child’s teacher will appreciate a home-made gift from the heart much more than yet another mug (even if it is filled with chocolate). Of course, my sister, who is also a teacher, will joke that the students who give her Starbucks gift cards always earn the highest grades in her class…
Suggestions:
- Teach your child how to do the backstitch if the sachet will be sewn right sides together and then turned right side out
- Teach your child how to do a more decorative stitch–such as a blanket stitch–if the sachet will be sewn wrong sides together.
- If the stitches will be seen, use cotton yarn or perle’ (heavy embroidery thread)
- The video shows square sachets but you can teach your child about patterns by creating heart, circle, or whatever shape you want sachets. Just make the pattern on heavy paper and then cut it out.
Watch the video and then let your imagination run wild! (Beth, the creator of the video, doesn’t allow embedding).
Article on About.com on how to sew a sachet.
