Handkerchief Sachets

Lavender Drawer Sachets

Posted by dgibian

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A great idea for a Mother's Day gift or birthday for the women in your life! Easy homemade project for beginner sewers like me. Lavender is a natural stress reliever, relaxant, and moth repellent. It's great for freshening your drawers, car, closets, bathroom, etc.

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You Will Need (7 things)

  • 1 Piece Paper
  • Iron (Optional)
  • Ribbon (Optional)
  • Needle And Thread Or Sewing Machine
  • Lavender
  • Handkerchief
  • Measuring Cup

Steps (10 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Gather your old handkerchiefs (I found all of mine at thrift/antique shops for cheap). I also did some with just plain old fabric scraps and after sewing all four sides used my pinking shears around the edges.

  2. 2

    Lay material flat and iron out any wrinkles.

  3. 3

    Fold in half and then in half again to form a square.

  4. 4

    Sew three sides and about half of the fourth. Leave an opening so you can fill with lavender.

  5. 5

    Bought this large bag of lavender on the Internet to fill my sachets. I made a lot of sachets and haven't even used all of it yet!

  6. 6

    Here is the opening I left on the handkerchief in order to fill with the lavender.

  7. 7

    Take a regular piece of paper and roll it into a cone. You will use this as your funnel for the lavender. Insert into handkerchief and fill. I used a little less than 3/4 of a cup for each. You don't want to over fill because you still need room to sew them shut. Once filled, sew remaining opening.

  8. 8

    This is how they look finished.

  9. 9

    Finished.

  10. 10

    I put them together in sets of two and four but you could do as many as you like. Tie ribbon around both sides and you're done!