Learn how to make a fabric Easter bunny treat bag with our quick and easy tutorial. No pattern is needed! I’ll show you how to make these adorable treat bags any size you’d like. As we know, treats come in all sizes!
This is a quick and easy project. Make several simple Easter bunny treat bags for spring parties. Or put Easter treats in the bag and place them in Easter baskets!
What are the basic steps for making a fabric Easter treat bag?
- Determine how big you want your treat bag. I wanted one big enough to fit a monster truck for the special guy in my life, with a few sweet treats, too!
- If you have a specific item you are making the bag for, measure the diameter horizontally of it and add at least 2-inches. This will give you room around the item and enough fabric for seam allowances.
- Measure the diameter around the height of your item. Divide in half because we will be cutting the fabric on the fold. Add 2-inches that will be for the tie. Take that measurement, divide it in half, and add it to the previous number. This will be the height of the ears. (See the detailed explanation below)
- Layer two pieces of fabric with the folded edges aligned that is at least as wide and as tall as your measurements.
- Cut the width as determined by the horizontal measurement.
- Fold in half again with raw edges aligned.
- Starting at the bottom of the ear measurement, cut diagonally from the fold to the raw edge corner.
- Separate the lining and the body fabrics.
- On the body fabric, line up the raw edges and sew both side seams with a 1/4-inch seam allowance.
- On the lining fabric, sew one side seam with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. With the other side seam, sew down from the top and leave a 2-inch opening on the fold. This is where you’ll turn the bag right side out.
- Now, place the right side of the bag inside the lining with right sides together. Line up the ears and the V along the top edge.
- Sew all around the top edge with a 1/4-inch seam allowance
- Turn the bag right side out through the opening
- Stitch the opening closed. I do this by machine. You can hand stitch this closed.
- Press and topstitch around the top ears to finish the top edge.
- Add a tie and fill the fabric Easter bunny treat bag! See some great ideas for ties below.
Here is our step-by-step tutorial to make these adorable bags.
How to Make a Fabric Easter Bunny Treat Bag
Learn how to make a fabric Easter treat bag with our step-by-step instructions.
These adorable bunny treat bags can be made any size - no pattern is needed. This easy Easter craft is a quick project.
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Materials
- Two (2) Fat quarters, or two pieces of fabric 6" x 18" to make a small bunny treat bag. One piece of fabric for the outside of the bag, and one piece of fabric for the lining
- 18-inch piece of ribbon, fabric string, or tie for the bag
Tools
- Sewing machine
- Scissors OR rotary cutter, cutting mat, and ruler
- Bodkin, knitting needle, chopstick, or corner turner
- Iron
- Ironing board or pressing surface
- Rotary cutter
- Cutting mat
- 24-inch quilter's ruler
- OPTIONAL: pins
- OPTIONAL: removable fabric market, I used a Frixion pen
Instructions
- Start by cutting your fabric. For a small treat bag, start with two rectangles 6" wide x 18" tall.
- Fold the two pieces of fabric in half lengthwise.
- Next, fold the two pieces of fabric in half widthwise. Lay your ruler at a diagonal 3-inches down from the top on the vertical fold and the other end 1/4-inch from the vertical raw edges.
- Using your rotary cutter, cut this diagonal line.
- Here are both the outer fabric and lining fabric with the diagonal cuts. These will make the bunny ears.
- Take the body fabric and fold it in half lengthwise, right sides together aligning the side raw edges. Sew both sides with a 1/4-inch seam allowance.
- Next, fold the lining fabric in half lengthwise the same way. Sew ONE side with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. On the other seam, sew from the top to about 2-inches from the bottom fold. This will be an opening to turn the bag right side out.
- Turn the body of the bag right side out. Leave the lining with the wrong side out.
- Here is a close-up of the opening on the lining.
- Place the body piece inside the lining piece, lining up the side seams and V's. Finger press the side seams open. Pin to secure while sewing.
- Sew with a 1/4-inch seam allowance around the entire top. I like to start at one of the V's.
- Trim the bunny ear tips.
- Clip in the V's.
- Turn the bunny bag right side out through the opening in the lining.
- Use a bodkin to poke the fabric out on the bunny ears. You can also use a knitting needle or chopstick. Be gentle! If you push too hard, you might break through the stitching.
- Here are the bunny ears all poked out.
- Fold in the seam allowance in the opening on the lining. I like to put a pin to secure the fabric.
- Stitch close to the edge to close the opening.
- Press around the top of the bunny bag.
- Here is the bunny bag pressed and ready to be finished.
- If you want a boxed bottom, now is the time to make them. You can skip this step if you'd like.
Take your bag and fold the side seam so that is lays on top of the bottom fold. Measure 1-inch from the corner from both the bottom and the side. With a removable fabric marker, draw a line between these two points.
- Sew along this marked line to form the boxed bottom.
- Here is the inside of the bunny bag with the boxed bottoms.
- Turn the bag right side out. See how the boxed bottom of the bag will help the bag stand up.
- Topstitch all around the top of bag.
- To finish the bag, cut a piece of ribbon at 18-inches. Find the center and sew it to a V between the ears.
- Tie the ribbon on the front side of the bag. This bunny treat bag ready for Easter goodies!
Notes
Optional: Add a pom pom to the back for a bunny tail! You can secure it with a hot glue gun or stitch it on.
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How can I make a Fabric Easter Bunny Treat Bag a different size?
Treats and Easter gifts don’t all come in the same size. Why would the treat bags be only one size? The small treat bag doesn’t fit Monster trucks! And, treats aren’t just candy.
To make a custom-sized treat bag, measure what you want to put in the bag.
- Measure the full-width diameter of what you want to put in the bag.
- Divide that in half. Add 2-inches. This will be the cut width for your fabric. Explanation: The fabric will be sewn together so the cut width will be doubled. We need to account for the depth of your item which is why we take the diameter and divide it by 2. Then, we add 2-inches so there is ease for putting your item in the bag and seam allowances.
- Now determine the length of your fabric pieces. Measure the diameter of the height of your item. Add 2 inches for ease when tying the ribbon. Example: The diameter height of the item is 12-inches + 2-inches = 14-inches.
- Next, add fabric length for the bunny ears. My rule of thumb is to use 1/3 of the total length. So, divide the length determined above by half or 7-inches. Cut the piece of fabric 21-inches long.
- For the monster truck, I cut the fabric 9-inches wide by 21-inches long.
Follow the directions above to make the bag. I did a 2-inch box bottom and made the specialty tie from coordinating fabric and cut it 24-inches long.
Put a little Easter grass in the bottom of the bag and add the treat!
What are some different options for bunny bag ties?
- The easiest ties are to use a piece of ribbon.
- One fun idea is a zero-waste project using fabric twine made from fabric scraps.
- Use lengths of jelly rolls or 2-1/2 inch strips to make coordinating fabric ties with aglet ends.
Make a tie with fabric twine
To make a tie with fabric twine, take your twine and stitch across the twine near where you want to cut it to secure the twist.
Sew again about 1/2-inch away. Here is a close-up to show the two stitched lines – look closely!
Cut the twine between the two stitched lines.
Sew the piece of fabric twine to the back of the bunny bag. Tie it in a bow to secure the goodies.
Try different fabric combinations and have fun!
Make a tie with coordinating fabric and an aglet end
Take a 2-1/2 inch strip of fabric. Fold it in half and press. Fold the outside edges to the inside fold and press. Fold in half to enclose the raw edges and press. Topstitch along open side.
Get two (2) sets of aglets, your topstitched tie and a pair of pliers.
Place aglets on each side of one end of the tie.
Use your pliers to gently close the aglets around the end of the tie.
Here is the one end of the tie finished.
And, the finished tie with aglet ready to be sewn to a bunny treat bag.
I used this cute tie treatment on the construction fabric bunny treat bag, ready for a monster truck treat!
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