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How to Make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag (FREE Pattern)

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Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens! #halloweensewingprojects #halloweensewing #halloweensewingcrafting #halloweentrickortreatbags #halloweentrickortreatbagsforkids

Halloween Project: Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloween trick or treatings!

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens! #halloweensewingprojects #halloweensewing #halloweensewingcrafting #halloweentrickortreatbags #halloweentrickortreatbagsforkidsThis pumpkin tote is a fun addition to your Halloween collection that you can use year after year to collect candy or decorate your home!

Materials:

orange fleece – 2/3 yard for large size, 1/2 yard for small size

small scraps of black fleece for pumpkin applique

nylon webbing – 2 yards for large size, 1 yard for small size (I often salvage this from broken backpacks or purses)

small piece of stiff cardboard, chloroplast, or plastic canvas for stiffening the bottom of the tote

hot glue

glue stick

Sewing Essentials (pins, scissors, etc.)

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!

How to Make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag:

Step 1 – Cut out the Elements to the Trick or Treat Bag

Gather your materials.

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!Cut out 2 trick or treat bag pieces and

1 set of the pumpkin face.  Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!Cut two if you want a face on each side of the bag.

You will also need a rectangle of your cardboard/plastic (14.5″ x 7″ for large size, 9″ x 4″ for small size) as well as a scrap large enough to wrap around it.

Step 2 – Add the Jack O’Lantern Face

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!I find it helpful to cut out the face on the pattern piece and use it as a template to place the face pieces.

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!Use the glue stick to glue your pumpkin face pieces in place as marked on pattern (this temporarily helps keep them in place; you can also use pins).  If you have no desire to sew on the face you can use fabric glue or hot glue to glue on the face and skip sewing.

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!Stitch around the edges with a straight stitch or zigzag. After trying both I prefer the straight stitch.

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!

Step 3 – Sew the Sides and Bottom to the Halloween Trick or Treat Bag

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!All seams on the bag are 1/2 and inch. With right sides together, sew the two sides and bottom of your Halloween treat bag.

Step 4 – Sew the Corners

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!To finish the bottom of the back fold the corners and make the seams meet.

Fold the corners so that the side seam matches up with the bottom seam.

With right sides together, sew the corner shut.

Step 5 – Make the Bottom Sturdy (For candy)

Place your cardboard/plastic on the scrap of fleece.

Hot glue the fleece to wrap around, and trim any excess.

Step 6 – Reinforce the Tote Bag Bottom

Place it in the bottom of the trick or treat bag. Now your bag has a sturdy bottom!

Step 7 – Finish the top edge of the Pumpkin Tote

Fold over the top edge to the wrong side by 1″ and stitch hem in place.

Step 8 – Add The Straps 

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!Cut two lengths of webbing for the straps (18″ for small, 36″ for large).

Melt the ends with a lighter so that they don’t fray.

Place the ends on the inside of the top hem, matching up with the markings printed on the pattern.

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!Stitch in place with a box and an ‘X’ so that it is secure.  You just finished the How to make a Halloween Treat Bag tutorial.

This pattern has been drafted by Gracious Threads for Fleece Fun.

Download the Pattern Below:

You can get a free copy of Adobe reader here. By downloading  you are agreeing to pattern terms of use. Click the picture of the pattern envelope to download the .pdf !

Tote pattern is available in two sizes: small (9″ X 9″ X 4″) and large (14.5″ X 16″ X 7″)

halloween tote dowload large halloween tote dowload small

 

More Halloween Tutorials:

  • Boo Witch Mason Jars
  • Candy Corn Bowling activity/ printable
  • All Hallows Eve Printable Party Pack
  • Fabric Pumpkin
  • Jack O’Lantern Finger Puppet
  • Halloween Printable Treat Box
  • Jack O’Lantern Tote

Other Free Bag Patterns:

  • All of the Free Bag and Purse Patterns available
  • No Sew Hobo
  • The Blogger Bag
  • Leather Tote Bag
  • Quick Sew Hobo
  • Wine Bottle Gift Bag
  • The Easy Book Bag
  • Diaper Bag Tutorial
  • The Man Satchel
  • Shave Kit Case
  • The Tablet Cover
  • Quilted Leather Clutch
  • Little Purse Tutorial
  • Child Sheep Purse Tutorial
  • Drawstring Backpack Tutorial
  • Sleeping Bag Pack

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Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!

Learn How to make a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloweens!

Learn How to make a Halloween Treat Bag with this FREE pattern and easy to follow tutorial. Make a bag that will last several Halloween trick or treatings!

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