DIY Basmati Rice for American Girl Dolls

        In order to sew 18" doll size Basmati rice bags for our doll's kitchen, we decided to recycle the large beautiful bag that the rice normally comes in. What this means for our small family is that we have to wait a full year in order for the rice to be consumed!

Left, the original Basmati rice bag. Center, the front of our American Girl Doll versions
of this rice bag. Right, the backside of the bags are made of the same rough woven fabric.

 Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. To begin, I cut out the smaller round logo design from the front and back of the bag, leaving enough fabric around it to sew a small bag approximately 2" x 2 1/2".  Then I also cut fabric without printing from other areas of the rice bag to be the backsides of the doll versions.
2. Sew the right sides together using a tight straight stitch, leaving the top edge open. Turn the small bags inside out and sew a secondary blanket stitch along the outer finished edges of the rice bags using heavy embroidery floss. 
3. Then stuff each rice bag with seed beads and sew the top edges of each bag shut, turning in the raw edges. 
4. Cut off the handles of the original rice bag. Measure these to the lengths that you like and fold them in half lengthwise to whip stitch each one shut.
5. Attach a handle to each doll rice bag using the embroidery floss. I covered the ends with tiny cuts of brown felt and stitched these over the ends to prevent fraying. 
6. The weight of the seed beads make the doll rice bags feel nice and heavy, just like the real Basmati bags that come from the grocery store!