I Spy Bags

Supplies

Fabric swatch
Matching Thread
Plastic sheet (from fabric store)
Trinkets, fancy buttons, themed buttons (fabric or craft store)
1 bag of plastic pellets (from craft store)
ribbon
Metal ring (Office supply store)
Fabric scissors
Sewing Machine
                                                                                    Craft paper

Cut 2 Fabric pieces into a square measuring8" x 8". Cut the center out of the piece for the front as a 3 3/4" square. (This is for the plastic sheet to be sewn to)
Cut the plastic sheet into a 4 3/4" square.

For the front piece cut the corners of the inner square about an 1/8"to 1/4". Just enough to turn under to have a finished edge showing for the front. With this folded under sew the plastic sheet to the unfinished side enclosing the folded fabric edge around all 4 sides of the fabric. Then move the sewing needle 1/8" from the inner stitch and sew another stitch for reinforcement and also for aesthetics.

Cut a rectangle piece of matching fabric for the pocket to sew onto the piece of fabric for the back of the bag. Determine how wide you want your cards with the contents in it to be and cut that pocket size accordingly. Fold under the edges of the pocket piece and again then iron in place. Place the pocket piece as you want it placed on your bag and then sew on the edges tacking down what you ironed so that the edges on the inside of the pocket are finished clean and aren't exposed to fray and now sealed shut.

Place the back panel of fabric and the front panel of fabric right sides together and sew the edges using a 1/4" to 5/8" seam then do a parallel stitch right next to that to reinforce for strength.On the top edge sew a looped piece of ribbon with the metal ring looped through ribbon. This is what you will attach the I Spy cards to. Leave a 1" to 1 3/4" opening on the side to allow for filling of contents. After you have filled with the cotton pellets and trinkets/buttons, fold the unfinished edges of fabric inward. Sew along the unfinished opening to seal the edges with a straight stitch overlapping the sewn borders slightly and reverse stitch to reinforce.

For the cards:
Make a list of the trinkets to go inside the bag. Arrange trinkets into categories such as colors, themes, size, functions etc. Give these sections a fun title on your cards. ex. Sports, Nature etc.
Design a figure with craft paper representing a few of the items in the bag to glue next to those items on your lists. Type up the list and glue to colored paper, place your pictures with the coordinating list and laminate cards. Punch a hole in the top of each card