Cedar Tree Sachets

Here’s an ever-so-practical way of saying ‘moths be gone’ from closet shelves and clothes and linen drawers: a cedar tree sachet. And, it’s very easy to make.

Project Materials:
Green gingham fabric or thin muslin
Thread, needle, scissors, sewing machine
Rickrack or grosgrain ribbon, optional
Cedar shavings (Buy in quantity inexpensively in the pets supply dept.)
Dark brown felt, 1 piece

Directions:
1. Taking the shape for our design from the cedar tree, which is the basis for our sachet project, cut 2 triangles ? from your choice of thin fabric. The size of the triangles should be cut small enough to fit nicely in your linen or lingerie drawers or suited to where it will be used.
2. This optional step is to sew rickrack or decorative ribbon on the front of each triangle to resemble garland on your miniature cedar tree.
3. Lay two pieces of cut fabric on top of each other, right sides together and pin.
4. Sew two ?triangle pieces together, leaving at least a 1” opening at the bottom center, opposite the point at the top.
5. Fill the sachet with cedar shavings.
6. Cut a small rectangle from brown felt and insert part way into the bottom center of the triangle that you left open. This will resemble a tree trunk.
7. Hand sew the opening closed.

Note: The fabric chosen for a sachet must be thin enough to release the fragrance of the cedar, which is a natural moth retardant. Yet, the fabric must be thick enough to keep the cedar from escaping.

©Deborah Tukua, country author of Pearls of Country Wisdom.

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