Last minute gifts
I make ditty bags / travel bags.
Do a quilt sandwich (fabric-batting-fabric). Edge finish (serge) around all 4 sides. Add zipper (or velcro) to opposite edges on 2 sides - this produces a tube. Stitch remaining 2 edges/ends closed. Turn right side out. Add ribbon length to zipper pull or add decorative pull.
Size is totally flexible and I vary mine according to what I find in my scrap box but try to have the rectangle sides = zipper length.
I use mine for (1)shopping day(s) (to keep my stuff organized - coupons, fabric samples, reading glasses, note pad, etc. - without filling my purse with loose papers) and for (2) traveling (to keep my reading material - magazine(s), map, etc.)