My mother and I wanted to make this a long time using plastic bags that had my family company logo on it. My father closed the business several years ago. My parents both passed in the recent months and in cleaning out we came across the company bags. So I just made one and it is fabulous! These will be great gifts for my siblings, nieces and nephews. A wonderful memento for everyone.

Let me preface this by saying I am not a big time sewer. I can hem and do minor things with my sewing machine (I'm 56) but let me tell you! lol I watched your video to the end, walked into my craft room, cut the Reese's bag and (with minor changes since I didn't have the sticky vinyl) I CREATED A ZIPPERED BAG! I'm so excited. You even showed me how to put in a zipper that I'd never seen before but that is the best tip I've learned in a long time. I love the extra pop that the material on the zipper ends gave. You have made me very happy today. I thank you and my Mom (83) will thank you when she receives her new Reese's bag which are her favorite candies.

@mrsmrs4844

5 жыл бұрын

Hi... What did you use if you didn't have the sticky vinyl?

I had the idea to use this tutorial to make bags out of vintage pattern envelopes. After 2 bags that weren't good enough to give as gifts, #3 finally came out to my satisfaction. If you are using vintage pattern envelopes, you might consider the following modifications: after bonding the vinyl and squaring up the front and back, use a 1 inch fabric strip (either the same as the lining, or a contrasting fabric) to border all sides of the front and back. I also cut the 2 bottom corners with my curved ruler, so that the 2 bottom corners were not square, but rounded. You could use a small plate to get the same effect. The first 2 bags, I quilted. The third bag, I just stitched in the ditch (between the pattern and the fabric strip). Turning the bag right side out is a challenge, and having the bottom corners rounded makes it just a little bit easier. The other thing I noticed is that the pattern becomes wrinkled as a result of turning it right side out. I can't see any way to avoid that. I did try putting the finished bag in the ironing board, covering it with the paper that came off the vinyl . . . but no difference. Still a great idea. One bag finished. Five more to go.

@reitharecord6118

2 жыл бұрын

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A helpful hint for turning vinyl inside out is to heat up your ironing board then lay the pouch on it to warm it up. It turns a lot easier when it is warm. Works well for all vinyl & oilcloth. Love your bags!

@ALTMAN1922

3 жыл бұрын

Hair dryer works well too!

@susanmercurio1060

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@thisnthatwithYaya

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect little gift for those hard-to-buy for teenaged girls!!!

Thanks SO much, Jenny, for this fun idea. Your videos are getting me through my darkest hours of grief and loss. I am grateful for your cheerful voice, kind face, and great talent.

What a fantastic idea my daughter just came back from America and brought me Hershey s hugs and kisses chocolates for a present now I can make a pouch with the bags love your tutorials. Paulene from Perth Western Australia

@kathyeubanks5524

6 жыл бұрын

Paulene softley G’day! It’s a good child who brings their mother candy!

@MissouriQuiltCo

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Paulene! We can't wait to see your cookies and cream creation! Feel free to share with us on our Missouri Star Facebook and Instagram using #msqcshowandtell! :)

@vanceandbonnieneuberger8881

5 жыл бұрын

Wish I would have known about this when we made a trip TO Australia!!! I could have saved things!!

You never fail in your great tutorials. Easy to follow. My daughter loved the bag I made her. Candy bar is a Big Hunk. An old candy that is for sure. It came with a clear window in the front. So instead of looking at the batting, I put some lining material in the window. But if I was really thinking.....I could have put rapers from the candy bar in the window going all different directions, then the lining material. What a simple amazing wonderful project. Thank you being a amazing wonderful person. I wish I could have met you when I visited Hamilton a couple of years ago. P.S. not sure what needle to use sewing on vinyl, so I used a Sharps needle.

“Empty the bag any way you want. No judging!” Haha. DOVE chocolate, a staple in our home. :) LOVE this idea!!! Thank you for sharing, Jenny; you’re an awesome educator!

jenny, love you; love your videos;little tip; when making tabs for zipper ends, when u iron them, leave the one end a little bigger for the bottom; this way you will catch the bottom when you sew the tabs.

Thank you, Jenny. Your tutorials are my favorite. You make everything so easy to understand!

I am all for combining my two favourite things . Sewing and chocolate . Jenny you are awesome !

I just love you, I would love to spend a whole day with you showing me how to sew! You are a great teacher and I make a lot of king size pillowcases that you showed me. They also make great gifts. Thank you never stop doing this please

You make sewing so much fun! Always looking forward to your next videos. This one is great! Thanks for being you and everything you do for us!!!

I so much love watching the tutorial, I called looking for the pattern, then I ordered the 2015 back issue of BLOCK, but it's makes more sense to me when I can see you make it. Thanks again for remaking it.

Jenny, you do such an amazing job of explaining things. I really appreciate it!

I have 6 nieces...guess what they’re getting for Christmas?! Thank you Jenny!! Fabulous tutorial!!!

I have been saving pretty coffee bags to make a tote but had no idea how to go forward, now I have so many ideas and know what to do, thank you Jenny!

Love this project but that jumping bean iron fascinated me, wow.

Jenny, you are hysterical...I love the tutorials and you have challenged me to sew again. MSQC has quilted several of my tops in the last month or so!! Keep up the great work.

Thanks Jenny! Having directions given complete and clear is how I learn best. I've followed you for many years and this is the second time watching this. Godspeed to you & yours.

Thank you Jenny!!! I can’t wait to make this!! Now I need M & M fabric!! 😃♥️

Hey Jenny! Well this just proves, one woman's trash is a quilters treasure!😉 I love it and my family will love the presents I have in mind for each of them. I love your teaching style. I would never have been able to quilt without your tutorials. I know you are not going to believe this but I have never read a pattern successfully. I have to watch a process to understand it. I have always struggled with this, let's just say Mrs. Leaphart, my high school Home Ec teacher, retired after teaching me. Anyway, you give such JOY to my life with quilting, sewing, and crafting. Thank you Jenny! Have a blessed and happy Fourth of July 😘!! Laura

@MissouriQuiltCo

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Laura! Thank you so much for your kind words! We are so lucky to have wonderful members of our Missouri Star family like you! :) Thank you for tuning into the tutorials, and for all of your support throughout the years.

@luannfischer747

6 жыл бұрын

Laura, I just wanted to let you know that there are many of us out here that can learn by seeing and doing better than reading. And if you go back and read the directions after you’ve seen someone do it, they tend to make sense ‘then’. There are visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic (sp?) learners. The more you engage all three areas the more connections in the brain it makes. AND the best way to put something in permanently, show someone else how to do it. That’s how a little girl that I taught some basic sewing skills to, at age 7, was teaching her friends how to sew in zippers by age 10. You tube videos became her source when I moved away. She even won a district sewing award at 11 from Kohl’s Find someone to share with. And have a wonder filled day.

@clairedillingham-buckley7274

6 жыл бұрын

Laura, I too can only get the gist when watching Jenny and a pattern is no good to me because I can't understand any of it, if I try I just get more frustrated...

@tlsnana9539

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Me too!! This ol’ grandma has been sewing since she was 7. I even made my own wedding gown. Put a quilt pattern WITH precuts in front of me and promise me the (guaranteed) winning lottery ticket plus a bag of mini m&ms if I finish and I’ll still be poor and sugar deprived at the end of the day. I need a good Missouri Star video first.

@susanmercurio1060

2 жыл бұрын

I had a friend who said that she could only learn something she had to do with her hands if someone showed her how. I noticed afterwards that I am the same way.

Thank you for teaching me how to sew without judging. I just love all your videos. Wonderful idea for pencil cases and little wrist bags!

Jenny, Thank You for these directions. I'm looking forward to making one of these bags. The directions were the best!

Thank you Jenny I can see lots of these in my future for the grandchildren, love it!

Hi Jenny, I have done these using clear Contact paper but I think I like the Iron On Vinyl better because no sewing through the sticky back of the Contact. Such a super idea! Love your patient teaching style...makes it "sew" easy!

I’ve actually have used this iron on vinyl and it is magnificent!!! I’ve made bags out of place mats and I used this vinyl for the inside so you can wipe it out and it’s wonderful!!!

@owendrake9231

5 жыл бұрын

Why at an awesome tutorial. I love your teaching. Thanks

@owendrake9231

5 жыл бұрын

What an awesome tutorial. I meant to say.

I just love your videos. Quick. Clear. Beautiful projects. Thank you! I made a fun candy bag for a friend's daughter in no time!

You are the best Jenny!!! Please don’t ever retire.

I made a Tootsie Roll pouch for my husband, since that is his favorite candy. It was very easy to make and is a great conversation piece. Thanks, Jenny, for another fun tutorial.

@reletaortiz2026

2 жыл бұрын

My husband loves Raisinets. I made him the large bag to keep in his truck for cords for electronics. It's bright yellow & easy to find when he has all his hunting gear in the truck.

I have 15 grandchildren and this is going to make a cute Christmas present for them. I did see your first tutorial on this but this updated one is much more detailed. Thank you Jenny for another awesome tutorial. I have only been quilting for 3 years and I have learned so much by watching you. Thank you!

Great tutorial Jenny!! You always makes your class Look so easy!! Thank you❤️

That is such a cute idea. Thanks Jenny! You are the best teacher.

You make sewing so much fun! Thank you Jenny!!!

This is amazing to me!! I just started quilting i think these are perfect for my granddaughters and sisters..and myself who is candy fanatic!! Jenny you are so AWESOME!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING ALL YOUR QUILTING TUTORIALS

I love, love, love this tutorial! You rocked it Jenny!!

Love it. I know my little nieces will want them. I went right out and bought the fusible vinyl . I did not know such a thing existed. Will give something to do during the Delaware heat wave this week. No gardening this week.

Wow most times when I watch a sewing tutorial, Im not learning much in the way of doing things but watching you work has taught me alot! Great Video! and i love the idea of the candy bag!

Your tutorials are so much fun. Especially when they involve calories. I think I will make one for each of my Grandchildren. 11 bags of candy here I come! LOL

I love it!!! I love you Jenny!! “You could have a potato chip purse,” omg I love it!! Your too cute! Love your tutorials!!

I just made one for my mother with the Caramel M&M’s for her sunglasses. The case she currently uses has an end where you have to pinch to open it to get sunglasses out. Hard for her with rheumatoid artists- she loves it!!! Thank you again - you made her so happy!

There are a lot of tutorials for this bag, but yours is by far the best! Thank you. I bought 5 bags of different candy, so I could make these. I'll try really hard not to fight with my dear husband, over the contents of the bags! Ha!

What a great project for my grandkids!! Thanks Jenny.

I love these bags, and have made a couple of M & M pouches. Such a cute little gift!

I love watching your videos because you give step by step instructions and it’s so easy for a beginner like me to learn how to do it. Thank you so much 😊

Love your videos! Will be making this soon as I go get some M & M's and get the bag! LOL. Thank you Jenny for such wonderful lessons...You are a great teacher!

Great idea. My granddaughter would love one of these for Christmas.

Thank you so much for the best Valentine Idea I have seen. My granddaughter will absolutely love it. I also have a dear friend who has two granddaughters as well. Keep the great ideas coming. Love Live Love your channel. ❤❤

Traveling soon and going to place Candy bag -zipper down in my purse; To stow singles (tip money)and help camouflage. When traveling to All-inclusive resorts you need lots of bulky singles, currently use paper envelopes, kinda' obvious...Another great tutorial!

Love the way you teach. What a great idea. Thank you. I know some great gift ideas now.

Hahaha Jenny i love the no-judgement zone and the tutorial! I can't wait to do this 😃

I love this idea and tutorial. I was able to take my display m&ms bags and make a bag, not perfect but I am thrilled. Thank you so much!

This is such a cute and quick idea, great for gifts for younger relatives.

No more zipper fear. Thanks for showing us. I’ve wanted to do these for years and now I think I can!

Thank you so much Jenny. Another awesome tutorial, and what a great idea 💡. xx Mags

What could be better than chocolate and quilting, they go hand-in-hand. I’m off to find the perfect candy bag. Thank you once again.

“It still smells like chocolate!” Hysterical! Love your tutorials!

This is the best tutorial I've seen for this so far . Thanks!

Love you and your wonderful tutorials, you are so down to earth!

You are a wonder! You make everything seem so easy! Thanks again for another successful tutorial!

I love this Jenny ..Thank you for all your tutorials. X

If you were going to give it as a gift, you could pour the candy back in the bag when you're finished!

@mmiddleton8807

6 жыл бұрын

Missy Retzlaff a

@joychristner5643

6 жыл бұрын

Get a snack bag to put candy in then in your hand made bag, keeps the inside clean.

@tammilani

6 жыл бұрын

Genius idea! 💡

@kristiedentice8021

5 жыл бұрын

Oh ya, that would also be a good idea!

@Jana-TheCraftyGambler

5 жыл бұрын

Missy Retzlaff awesome idea!

Since I don't buy gift bags am always looking for a creative way of recycling other items - cigar boxes hold gifts, etc. The large chip bags from Costco will be perfect for larger gits! Thank you!

@virginiaomalley

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, great idea!

Love this! Easy to follow along and my grandkids love them

Jenny, love this video! Kids would go nuts over bags like this!

Adorable!! I want to try it - hope it turns out as cute as yours did!

Cannot wait to make for my family for Christmas! And of course I''ll have to serve the family by eating the candy in order to have the bags to recycle in this manner. Oh, this is going to be fun!!!!!

What a great stocking stuffer. I just might make one for myself with my favorite candy. Thanks

I've been saving our chicken feed bags to "make something." Now I know what to make! Thank you.

How super cute is this? Thank you guys for such a great ideaaaaaaaa

Lol! Oh wow! That's so cool Jenny! Definitely going to make one some time down the line!

What a 'sweet' idea! Thanks, Jenny!

I sew enjoy your teaching style and this presents sew many ideas. Thank you

Those are so cute. My grandkids would love them! Thank you again for a great video.

One of the best videos I've seen for making these candy bags!

I want both sides of my bag to be the same, so I guess I'll be forced to get two bags of chocolate! 🤣

@brendiareeves449

3 жыл бұрын

I don't care if both sides of mine are the same, but will buy two bags so I can enjoy them while I sew. lol

@olivewoo522

2 жыл бұрын

I purchased a ‘share’ size bag. I don’t know why someone would share!!!!

@vanceandbonnieneuberger8881

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, I’ve found out-the hard way-that some chip bags have been changed and fall apart when you’re trying to turn them-I tried it twice with the Sam results both times. 😢😢

Still smells like chocolate! Yes, must make one. I always attribute making mistakes to someone not holding their mouth right ...integral part of all instructions! Thank you Jenny, so fun!

@rrmother3748

3 жыл бұрын

My grandma always said "You gotta hold yer tongue right if ya want it to work right." Words of wisdom from the Greatest Generation!! I guess you and Jenny agree with that

Very good tutorial, I have never used the iron on vinyl. But will now.

Love, Love, Love this project! I can't wait to make a dozen of them. This will be an awesome gift for my girlfriends!

Well, I don't know HOW I missed this video last summer!!! But I'm so glad I found it now. These are adorable little bags. I will never tire of watching your tutorials. :o)

I Love your instructions; can't wait to try, I have a large Lay's Potato Chip bag!!

I love this!! They are so pretty unique… I will be making some. ❤

Great tutorial! I remember when these were popular to make, neat to see they are again.

I think the candy industry is going to be loving this tutorial as it will probably increase sales-lol. Goof thing I have some Dove chocolates in my fridge.

That candy bag is as sweet as you miss Jenny!

I love this!!!

I'm thinking of a "DILL PICKLE POTATO CHIP" purse! And hoping that dill pickle smell stays!

@MarenM4085

6 жыл бұрын

Judy Schulz I want to make instant ramen pouches XD

@vanceandbonnieneuberger8881

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve made a Cheeto bag for our son to send to a friend in Russia! I’ve seen the dill pickle chips. I’ve been saving all kinds of bags, including dog and cat treat bags!

@yeah4me1

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarenM4085 OMG How funny!!! Great gift idea!!

@CapeCodRed47

3 жыл бұрын

That's what my middle daughter wants. She's 50 for heaven sake!

Brilliant. Can’t wait to get started!!! Thanks so much for this.

I just made another candy bag for my granddaughter...these are fabulous!!!

Great video, I would use the vinyl on the inside too, so you can wipe it clean.

My granddaughters LOVED these! Especially when they contained money and some "jewelry". I'm the best nana ever!

Oh my I want that iron. Lol I bite my top lip. Fabulous idea , so doing this with my snack bags, getting ready for Christmas gifts to all my nieces and nephews, thanks.

These are so cute!!!! Thank you for sharing this! 🙂

Thank you so much. I have been looking for 6 mos to figure out how to make these. Grand kids would love rhem.

Love love love - thanks for doing this one!!!!

Absolutely loved it. Great gift and kids intro to quilting. I cant wait to try this and then share it

@suehamilton625

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you purchase the vinyl? I've never worked with it before. Do you recommend a brand?

Thank you, you made it look so easy. Now to get candy bags

Jenny un proyecto muy creativo. Felicitaciones. Un saludo Anita de Chile.

Great video - going to try it this weekend. Thank you Jenny!

Love, love, love this!! I cannot wait to make several of these. :)