(b) An embroidered hanging sachet makes a fragrant ornament for a holiday hanger.

Hangers - How to make 'em:
1. Cut batting into strips 9 inches wide. Wrap each arm of the hanger to four thicknesses. Baste the batting in place.
2. Use this template to cut four pieces of fabric, deciding first which direction to run stripes or patterns. With fabric folded right sides out, cut two pairs of pieces.
3. To apply piping or rickrack, machine baste on right sides of two of the pieces along ½ inch seam allowance. If using rickrack, center stitching line along center of rickrack. If using piping, stitch just to the inside of the cording, making sure that the piping itself is towards the inside of the piece. In either case, apply trim only around the two long, curved sides of the piece, not across the short flat end, which will form the opening.
4. Lay one piece that has trim attached over one that does not, right sides together. Turn pair of pieces over so that the basting side is face up. Use the basting line as a guide for your seam, sewing the seam just slightly inside (toward the center of the piece) the basting line.
5. Clip seam at curved ends, turn right side out. Remove any basting thread that is visible. Press.
6. Stuff a 2-inch ball of batting into the end of each half of the hanger cover. Insert batting covered hanger ends into covers, keeping seams straight along top and bottom of hanger. Where the two sides of the cover meet, turn ends inside and slipstitch together by hand.
7. Fold ribbon in half and place around neck of hanger with ends hanging in front. Pull ribbon around to the back of the hanger and to the top. Tie bow in front. Trim ends.

Sachets - How to make 'em
1. To make the sachet as shown, first download the image from http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/us/5554.htm and embroider on fabric, either by hand or machine.
2. Center motif, cut to a 4 by 4-inch piece of fabric.
3. Cut two pieces of fabric both 3 by 4 inches.
4. Fold and press a ¼-inch hem on one 4-inch side of both pieces of fabric.
5. Machine stitch hems.
6. Baste rickrack around perimeter of embroidered square, ¼ inch from edge.
7. Right sides together, pin the two 3 by 4-inch pieces onto 4-inch piece, overlapping stitched sides.
8. Machine stitch seam all around over basting line.
9. Turn right side out and press.
10. Slip stitch small ring in center on back with top of ring just below top.
11. Insert sachet inside cover.
12. Slip ribbon used in making padded hanger through ring on top of sachet, then tie in bow around neck of hanger.

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