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Updated on June 5, 2024
Disney Princess Tutu Favor Bags. Create tutu favor bags for each of the Disney princesses for your next Disney princess party!
For my daughter’s Disney princess party I knew I wanted to make some tutu bags for favors that looked like the different princesses. I have seen these floating around the web and knew they would be easy to replicate.
My version does require a small bit of sewing. I had to make some of the bags because I could not find the right colors in the craft stores I have here locally.
How to Make Disney Princess Tutu Bags
First, I will show you how to easily create a bag easily out of felt. I chose felt because the edges don’t fray and felt is fairly durable.
Also, the small sheets of felt were a perfect size, I had many colors to choose from, and they are very inexpensive (under $0.50 per sheet).
How to Sew a Felt Favor Bag
Supplies:
- Felt
- Coordinating Thread
- Rotary Cutter and Ruler (or Ruler and Scissors)
- Sewing Machine
Start by cutting the felt 6 1/2″ wide.
Trim the remaining piece of felt leftover to be 1/2″ wide.
Pin to the top of the bag and sew the handle on either side of the bag.
Fold the bag in half with the sewn part of the handles facing out, and sew up each side.
Trim the corners (careful not to snip your stitches) and turn the bag right away! See? Easy peasy!
Decorate Each Princess Tutu Bag
Now, for the fun part – decorating the bags. I saved images of all the princesses to my phone before I went to the craft store.
I purchased tulle to match the main part of each princess’s dress. I also choose a coordinating ribbon or trim for each tutu bag. Most of the trim I purchased by the yard since it is so much less expensive. I didn’t need full rolls of trim to go around a 6 1/2″ bag.
To create the tutu portion of the bag, I folded the length of the tulle over in thirds and pinned it to stay in place.
I sewed a basting stitch through the top edge.
Note: A basting stitch is simply sewing on your machine (or by hand) with a large stitch length. Do not backstitch at the beginning or end of your fabric.
Then I trimmed the folded bottom edge so that it was actually 6 layers of tulle for each tutu.
Gather the fabric. You do this by holding the top stitch and pulling on the bottom stitch, or vice versa.
I pinned the gathered tulle around the top edge of the bag.
I sewed the tulle to each bag.
I didn’t want to switch out the thread for each trim that needed to be attached to the bags, so I used white thread to attach all of the tulle. All the tulle edges were covered by trim so this was fine!
Then, I used my hot glue gun to attach the trim.
Start by placing a layer of foil on the inside of the bag. Then, hot glue the trim over the top edge of your ruffled tulle. Add hot glue to the trim one small section at a time.
Use a popsicle stick to hold down the trim while it cools so it doesn’t burn your fingers. Then, I would move on to the next section until it was glued the entire way around. Overlap the trim a little when getting to the end. You can fold it over a little to make a more finished edge.
In the first bag I did, I did not add the foil inside the bag. I ended up hot gluing the insides of the bag together because the bags are somewhat thin. I did this to the first bag I made. Sorry, Snow White!
Fill the favor bag with goodies and they are ready for the party. For our treat bags, I added a princess fruit snack, small notebook, pencil, lollipop, and glow stick.
They looked so cute all lined up!
Elsa:
Anna:
Ariel:
Belle:
Rapunzel:
Tiana:
Snow White:
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty):
Cinderella:
Flamingo Toes
Kathy Coffelt says
These are adorable bags. What is the length of the tulle?
Laura Silva says
Kathy,
I used about 18-24 inches of tulle around each bag. Since I purchased tulle by the yard, I folded it into 3rds before gathering and sewing to have 3 layers of tulle. The length of the tulle was about 8-9 inches. Hope that helps!
Laura
Kelly says
Hi Laura! These are adorable! Is there a way to do this without having to sew? I would love to do as a craft for my daughters birthday with the girls. Could I just gather to make a pleat and hot glue? Thank you!!
Laura Silva says
Kelly,
I think you could definitely use hot glue, but they may not hold up as long as if you sewed them together.
xo,
Laura
Irina says
This is awesome! Is there something that I can do for buys like these bags? Thanks.
Laura Silva says
Irina,
I purchased the small bags at Walmart. You can also get them at most craft stores and at places like Oriental Trading Co.
xo,
Laura
Irina Yamashita says
Hi Laura, I just saw that I wrote this wrong. What I wanted to know is any ideas for boys! Thanks.
Laura Silva says
Irina,
Are you asking about boy party ideas? I have lots of ideas for both LEGO Batman and LEGO Ninjago. You can see all party ideas here: Parties. Hope that helps!
xo,
Laura
Sarah b says
How much tulle do you need per bag?
Laura Silva says
Sarah,
It will depend on the width of the tulle bolt at your fabric store, however, 1/4 of a yard is usually more than enough.
xo,
Laura
Susie says
I am making these bags for my daughter’s princess party! Thank you so much for the tutorial! Would you happen to remember where you got the gold/black ribbon for Anna? I am having trouble finding something similar and yours seems so perfect for her! Thanks again.
Laura Silva says
Susie,
I purchased all the ribbon for the bags from JoAnns in the area where they sell the ribbon by the yard. I looked online but I think since it is a by the yard ribbon you would only be able to get it in store. I hope that helps! I would love to see your bags when you are done. Feel free to share pictures in our Creative Community!
xo,
Laura
Nina says
Love these!! Do you sew the tulle and ribbon all the way around, or only the front?
Laura Silva says
I did sew the tulle all the way around the entire bag, but I think you could easily just do the front! Also, for most of the ribbon and trims I simply hot glued them over the sewn edge of the tulle! Hope that helps.
xo,
Laura
Bobbie A Vision to Remember says
Laura! I love these! Stinking cute. My girls want these now, hopefully I end up with enough time to make them before Halloween! Super Cute!
Laura Silva says
Thanks Bobbie! If you can find the bags already made these are SO fast to create. The part that takes the longest is choosing your pretty tulle and trim.
xo,
Laura