How did October get here so fast? And now we’re a week in? I know I’m going to blink and Halloween will be here, so I thought it best to get a jump on some homemade trick or treat bags that have been on my mental to-do list for a couple of years.
I bought this Halloween fabric out of season a year or two ago and finally decided to turn it into a pair of matching trick or treat bags for the girls. Love the slightly creepy old-timey jack-o’-lanterns!
The fabric is kind of a funny color. A brown that wants to be black. It changes with the light, so I treated it like faded black. Of course, in the darkness of trick or treating, it will look black anyway.
I followed this boxy tote bag tutorial again like I did before. These totes are really simple to make, and I love their shape.
The lining fabric is a home decor weight cotton from Joann. I’m a bit chevroned out, but I think it works for Halloween. I turned it on its side to make it a little more dynamic and also to avoid the impossible task of matching up all the lines on the seams.
If you’re looking to make a bag of your own, I used 1/2 yard of a cotton print for the outside, 1/2 yard home decor weight cotton for the lining and a yard of cotton belting for the handles (also from Joann).
I can’t say how long it took, but in the past I’ve made these in about an hour per bag.
I actually made a matching pair, but Etta’s obviously too small to trick or treat this year. The totes turned out unintentionally large for such small ladies, but I guess they will grow into them.
