Halloween Costumes Continues: Trick or Treat Bags

To accompany the boys' Halloween costumes as Superman and Batman I decided to put together these:



Their very own Superman and Batman Trick-or-Treat bags of course :).

The idea started when I was at Target over the weekend and ran into these cute little trick or treat bags:

Unfortunately I didn't get good shots pre-modification. One is a spider modif and the other a cat.

Cute but doesn't match the boys' costumes ... but for $1 a piece and knowing that I'll have to make them SOME sort of bag I decided to get them anyways.  That's what extra felt and some creativity is for right? :P


So remember these extra Superman and Batman felt patches from the cape?


They will be put into good use after all. A quick little picture tutorial of what I did to make the patches (I mixed pictures from the Batman and Superman patches to show each patch in progress):

1. Use parchment paper and trace logo from a t-shirt or other source.
2. Pin along - but NOT directly - on the traced lines onto the felt
   
   
3. Cut along lines
   
   
4. Do this for both the colors for each patch accordingly
   
   
5. Then pin the top colors (red for Superman, yellow for Batman), on top of the bottom colors (yellow for Superman, black for Batman)
   
   
6. Blanket stitch along all edges where the top edge covers the bottom piece
   
   

As for the bags, I just took scissors and some good ol' fashioned muscles then off comes the little spider and cat - leaving plain black bags. There was some remnants I couldn't remove but the patches covered it right up.

Once the bags were ready, I stitched the patches straight on each one and voila! Easy-peasy Trick or Treat bags for my Superman and Batman:


Perfect size openings on top for both my little guys - haha Oh I do wish they get healthy treats like these when the day comes :P -


Happy TRICK or TREATING!

I am sharing this project with these fun linking parties :).