Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial

Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial

Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Two packages wrapped in red and green fabric with small stars on the fabric. White ribbon ties the packages. A strand of wooden beads, a white snowflake ornament, and a faux pine bough as props, displayed on a light wood surface.

Double-sided fabric wrap with ribbon

When I was growing up, Santa always used special wrapping paper. It was always metallic! So fancy. I wanted to come up with a special twist for quilters and make it sustainable. Afterall, if a quilter runs out of wrapping paper, there’s plenty of fabric to use to wrap things! Plus, if you have a little extra ribbon, you can make an all-in-one alternative for paper that can be reused year after year. Plus, you can tie it up to make the unwrapping more accessible.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • (2) fat quarters, one preferably a darker color to hide what it’s wrapping (or 18" x 18" squares).
  • (2) 36" polyester ribbon of any width you’d like. I used a 7/8" grosgrain which works well. One sided is fine.
  • A pen or pencil for marking.
  • A glass or mug to trace to create a shallow curve.
  • Rotary cutter or scissors.
  • Sewing machine.
  • Ironing board and iron.
  • Lighter to carefully melt the raw edge of polyester ribbon (if desired).

Let's do this! Directions are below their respective photo(s).

Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green fabric rectangle shown pinned wrong sides together with a red fabric rectangle on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface.
  1. Cut (1) 18" x 18" square from each fat quarter.
  2. Lay out the fabric squares on a cutting board, wrong sides together.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green fabric rectangle shown pinned wrong sides together with another fabric rectangle. A mug placed on a corner of the rectangle, and a marking pen tracing the curve of the mug on the fabric. Placed on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface.
  3. Place your cup or mug at a corner, aligning with the edges of the fabric.
  4. Trace the outer rim of the cup/mug onto the fabric with a pen.
  5. Repeat on the other corners.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green fabric rectangle shown pinned wrong sides together with another fabric rectangle, on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface. The corner of fabric is marked with a curve, and a rotary cutter is cutting on the line.
  6. Cut through both thicknesses on the drawn lines with a rotary cutter (or scissors) on all corners.
    Green fabric rectangle shown pinned right sides together with another fabric rectangle, and two pieces of white ribbon on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface.
  7. Place fabrics right sides together, matching the same rounded corners as before and pin in place.
  8. Cut (2) 36" lengths of ribbon and trim the raw edge on an angle if you'd like. If desired, on polyester ribbon only, you may very lightly (and very carefully) singe the raw edge of the ribbon to keep it from fraying. One brief pass with a lighter is enough. Please be careful to not burn your fingers or anything else.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green fabric rectangle shown pinned right sides together with another fabric rectangle, and two pieces of white ribbon being placed between the two fabric pieces in the corner. Shown on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface.
  9. Place one piece of ribbon on top of the other, matching the raw edges. If the ribbon is one sided, place right sides together.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green fabric rectangle shown pinned right sides together with another fabric rectangle. Demonstrating how to insert two pieces of white ribbon into the middle of the pieces. Displayed on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface.
  10. Tuck both pieces of ribbon between the fabrics at the tip of a corner.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green fabric rectangle shown pinned right sides together with another fabric rectangle. Demonstrating how to insert two pieces of white ribbon into the middle of the pieces. Displayed on a gray cutting board atop a wood surface.
  11. Pin in place so that ¼" of the ribbons is protruding from the layers of fabric. You’ll sew this into place.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A green fabric rectangle sewn right sides down to another piece of fabric, with white ribbon secured in the middle. Demonstrating on a sewing machine how to sew around the corner.
  12. Stitch twice over where the ribbon is placed, close to the curved edge. Sew ¼" from the edges of the fabric squares, leaving at least a 4" opening for turning. Make sure the unpinned edges of the ribbon do not get caught in stitches on the opposite edges of the wrap.  Trim the edges of the ribbon to match the seam allowance on the fabric.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A green, fabric rectangle, sewn around the edges to another fabric rectangle. Clipping the seam around the corner to reduce bulk. Displayed by a sewing machine.
  13. Clip the rounded seams a couple times to reduce bulk. Be careful to not cut the threads.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Green and red fabric rectangles sewn together around the edges and turned right side out. Using a pin to expose the very edge of the sewn parts to prepare for ironing.
  14. Turn right side out and press, using a pin (if desired) to make sure the seam doesn’t get bunched inside the layers of fabric.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. Red fabric rectangle with topstitching and two sewn-in white ribbons on the corner of the fabric. Displayed by a sewing machine.
  15. Topstitch close to the edge, all the way around, including over open edge you used to turn the wrap.
  16. If desired, topstitch again, ¼" away from the first set of stitching. Use a fancy stitch if you’d like. 
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. My Hygge Home book placed atop finished green fabric wrapping material with a sewn-in white ribbon tie. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. My Hygge Home book placed atop finished green and red fabric wrapping material with a sewn-in white ribbon tie. Fabric folded over the book on one side. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green and red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Displayed on a light, wood surface.Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green and red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
  17. Wrap your gift. Place the gift in the middle of the wrap, with the ribbon at the top. Fold in the sides, then bring the bottom corner of the wrap over your gift. Bring the top corner down to cover the rest of the gift.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. One package is being wrapped in green fabric. Demonstration photo on how to tie the white ribbon tie that is sewn into the wrap. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
  18. Once it’s wrapped, pull one ribbon down. Take the other piece of ribbon and pull one up so one piece of ribbon is facing up, and the other facing down. Carefully flip over the gift, keeping the ribbons in place. And yes, I did switch sides on the wrap. You didn't miss anything!
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. The tie is in a bow. Displayed on a light, wood surface.

  19. The first option is to take the free ends of the ribbon, wrap around on top of the first layer of ribbon, and tie in a bow to secure.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in green fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
  20. For a more accessible wrap, rather than tying a bow as shown on the previous method, tie a slip knot (think starting crochet) that you can simply pull out by tugging on the ends of the ribbon.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Showing how to wrap the package with the ribbon. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
    Double-sided Fabric Wrap with Ribbon Tutorial. A book is wrapped in red fabric with a white ribbon sewn into the wrap. Ribbon is tied in a bow. Displayed on a light, wood surface.
  21. The third option is to cross the ribbons in the middle of the gift and twist to wrap around the free sides. Then bring around to the top of the package where the ribbon is sewn on and secure in a bow.

This will work with bigger wraps, too! The trick is to make length of the ribbons twice as long as the length of any side of your fabric square.

Enjoy! And Merry Christmas!

Fabrics are all from the Wintertale collection by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics.

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