I’ve made you something! Stitch little acorn pouches from scraps. For little folks you could add a face or string a name tag on the ties for extra special thanksgiving table place cards. The truly ambitious could embroider names.
You probably already have everything you need to get started.
A couple notes:
Acorns can be sewn by hand or machine – if you’re machine sewing they only take about 20 minutes to make.
They work well in batches- sew up a bunch.
Please read through the steps before beginning.
you will need
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- the template
- cotton scraps – for the cap and bottom
- twill tape or ribbon – about 30 inches
- a basic sewing kit
- optional – pinking shears
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1. Pin the acorn top and bottom templates to 2 layers of fabric- right sides together – and cut out. Also cut a strip of the acorn top fabric that is 2 inches wide and 12 and 1/4 inched long.
2. Pin each acorn top to each acorn bottom – right sides together. Stitch a seam across the top with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
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3. Press the seams open.
4. Pin the acorn pieces- right sides together – and mark the seam line and sew one side – highlighted above in white.
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5. Press the acorn top seam open.
6. Fold over one edge of the strip 1/4 inch.
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7. Fold again- 1/4 inch and stitch the fold in place.
8. Fold the strip in half the long way- wrong sides together.
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9. Open the acorn with the right side facing you. Pin the short stitched and folded end of the strip on the acorn side (1/4 inch in from the edge).
10. Pin the strip along the edge – fold and stitch the other short end (2 small folds- same as step 7 above) so it lands 1/4 inch from the edge.
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11. Sew the seam- highlighted in white above – at 1/4 inch. Optional- trim the seam allowance with pinking shears.
12. Fold over and press flat.
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13. Fold the acorn with the right sides together and sew the other side seam.
14. Clip little notches around the curves and tip.
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15. Turn right side out and run a chopstick or similar around the inside of the seam to push out the curve.
16. Put a large safety pin on the end of your twill tape and push it through the top folded edge.
Finished! Fill with treats or treasures. I hope you make lots of acorn pouches! And a happy almost Thanksgiving to you!
