A quick little project

Hello, everyone.  This is a gift bag, sized to fit the gift, I hope, as there was no box that was just right in the house.

A materials from stash: quilting cotton for the navy paisley and the lining, plus satin ribbon left over from DD1's wedding several years back. 

I cut 2 16" squares in the paisley and the (not visible) mint-green dots, sewed the lining together around three sides, marked the openings on the outer fabric and sewed them. Remembered that the bag would need to be turned and opened a turning opening in the lining side seam. Used the sleeve board for pressing seams open--worked great! Sewed the top edge, turned and pressed, edge stitched the turning opening closed, then used my Chaco liner to mark the upper and lower seams of the casing. Sewed the casing seams and inserted the ribbons. 

I really enjoy making gift bags like this, and when they get re-used over and over I enjoy the project all over again.