The spool portion was inspired by this mini quilt by Jolene at Blue Elephant Stitches. I decided to make a set of them in rainbow tones and applique the finished product onto linen to make a pouch. My longtime best friend and I have recently instigated a weekly craft night- it will be good to get out and not be such a crafting hermit! She knits and I sew, so we are going to teach each other some new tricks :-) I thought a large pouch would be useful for stashing an assortment of scissors, thread, yarn and notions when on the go.
Just used a bunch of scraps from my bin for the spools. Hand stitched on some stray "threads."
On the reverse side, I did some colorful machine stitched rows and hand sewed on the word "stitch"...you know, in case I forgot what I was supposed to be doing. Don't you hate when that happens??
Lined the inside with one of my favorite Erin McMorris Wildwood prints that I have been hoarding and used a bright orange zipper.
This baby measures in at 13" by 10", so lots of goodies fit. I can envision a series of pouches in this theme....
18 comments:
Such a cute and cheerful little pouch!
I love this! It's a good way to use up small scraps of your favorite fabrics.
Clever idea - I like it.
Last make of 2010?!
Oh. My. Goodness!! Love at first sight!!
So wonderful -- love all things rainbow and this takes the cake!
Great job.
xoxo pink and green mama,
MaryLea
This pouch looks great! Thanks for linking to my blog.
Super cute, I love it! Awesome idea for a craft night, can't wait to hear how much fun it is :)
Fantastic, I love the finishing touch of the stray threads.
I love this like....Well like I love after christmas sales. And that's a lot of love!!!! You did great!
Amanda
todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com
Cute!
I love the colorful thread work and hand embroidery.
I Love It!!!
Your an Inspiration.
This is just so cute - would be so handy to carry a bit of hand sewing in!
Hugs,
Kerry
kerrykatiecakeskeb43(at)gmail(dot)com
This is ridiculous cute -- I especially like the bright orange zipper!! I am starting to get bit by the pouch making bug too! Looking forward to seeing what else you do with this design!
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Thanks so much for the generous giveaway :) Your blog is cute - look forward to reading more after I finish surfing all the others :)
Excellent pouch! Can one ever have enough little zippered pouches? I think not. I use them for EVERYTHING.
Ohhh...Seriously! I must craft!
The sweetest little pouch...I really must make one of these one day...I love your attention to detail!
I love the name of your blog, I love the look and feel of your blog and I love the projects you linked to with this being my fave of the three - all fabulous though!
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