Burlap and Toile?

Amy, over at Whisperwood Cottage is hosting a "Burlap Week" challenge on her blog.  I have quite a stash of burlap in my fabric bins, and also yards of red and white toile I bought on clearance years ago, so here's what I came up with.

Throw in some red piping and it looks like Christmas to me!

Without measuring, I sewed a length of burlap together with the toile (right sides together), and sandwiched the piping in between.  I made 2 of these, folded the toile around to the back to create a cuff and ironed the strips flat as shown it the picture below.

 Next, I cut them into five 3 1/2" x 14" strips and layered them onto a rectangle of burlap.

To create the pockets, I stitched 4 vertical seams, evenly spaced, from top to bottom.

I stamped the numbers on with black ink.

I cut a rectangle of toile for the lining and sewed the front to the back, right sides together.  I  left an opening in the seam to turn it right side out.  I sewed 3 red and white gingham ribbons into the top seam, turned it right side out, pressed it, and tied the ribbons onto a bamboo purse handle. 

A little jingle blingy.

Here it is, my burlap and toile advent calendar.

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