16 August 2010

Hexagon Tote~Along Pouch

On my usual blog hopping morning, I stumbled upon Tommy of  The Material Girl. She has what I was looking for! A pouch to tote~along my English paper piecing projects.
  DSCN2344
Isn’t that a cutie?

Tommy has a tutorial to put it together. But here is how I made mine. 


DSCN2332  You will need 2 big circles and 2 small circles; one each main fabric and one each for the lining. (Ignore the two strips of fabric….didn’t use it after all) 
 buttonhole position
{Forgot to snap a photo of this step, so a graphic it is :) }
Using the graphic above as a guide,stitch two 0.5” buttonholes 1.5” from the edge of the main fabric of the big circle.

DSCN2334
Sew the cicles around the circumference,right sides together, with a 1/4 inch seam. Trim the seams..I used my new pinking shears from Ikea :)


DSCN2337
Make a slit in the center of the lining to turn the right side out. ( You should make the slit before sewing to avoid accidental cut into the main fabric ) Press.


DSCN2335
DSCN2336
On the smaller circle, fold into two and then into three. Press, You’ll get six segments.The folded lines# are the guide for stitching. These will be the pockets.

   DSCN2340
On the big circle, stitch two lines. One on each side of the buttonhole all around the circumference . You’ve just made the casing.

 DSCN2341
Place a circular piece of batting on the lining side of the big circle.The batting will be the base of the pouch. So cut the size you like.

DSCN2342
Place the small circle on top of the batting; making sure you have centered all the pieces. Stitch on the folded lines #. Using a hera marker, I marked the circumference of the batting and stitched on the marked line. I’ve just quilted the base !

DSCN2344
Thread a ribbon into the casing through the buttonhole and back out from the same buttonhole. Tie the ends and pull it into the casing to hide the knot. Repeat with another ribbon on the other buttonhole.
  DSCN2344Added two satin ‘ball’ buttons to the ribbon…love it ! draw a heart



DSCN2343
Six pockets to hold the paper hexies, the basted hexies, a spool of thread, thread cutter and fabric for the hexies! All organised and ready to~go !
{You have to click on the pic to get a better look! }



Happy Stitching !


image image image
image image image
image image image


I would love to see the ones you make. Please mail me your pixies so that I can share it here!



12 August 2010

Ring Binder Pencil Case

DSCN2328
Made this today. It’s a zipper Pencil Case for a Ring Binder.

 DSCN2331
Added two eyelets…if you don’t have eyelets, I guess buttonholes can do the trick too !

DSCN2330
Great for keeping all those pens and scissors.
It’s for my sweetheart. He’s going back to school..woohoo!!!clap bravo

Penny joined these parties



image image image
image


10 August 2010

Flower Power

Last week,  Khris of  Sew Prim Khris  and  Freebies For Crafters made it to Homespun!  Have you seen the flowers Khris made?! She put together the Flower Power Sewing  Accesories . Without hesitation, I ‘jumped across and grabbed the instructions’.


image I already made myself a gorgeous pincushion caddy and fabric basket for my sewing room…..


DSCN2327
….so, of course I need a wrist pincushion…. and a matching one too!

  DSCN2326
Makes a pretty wrist corsage too !


lines28 Sew n Tell

DSCN2324
This is Daisy~Do block #1
If you haven’t already started, hurry over to Jenny’s blog for the free BOM.
(Click on the BOMs tab under my blog header for the link)

DSCN2322
…here is block #2

DSCN2323   I chose not to use buttons. Instead, I used the trusty satin stitch and stem stitch.



Happy Stitching !

06 August 2010

Fabric Basket and Pincushion Caddy

DSCN2313
I made this today. Bookmarked the tutorial a long time ago but decided that today is the day.
Thank you Ayumi for the tute.



DSCN2304

Two days ago, I made this. It’s a pincushion caddy!!! See all the pins ?!
 big smile w teeth

DSCN2305
It’s from a book Seams to Me by Anna Maria Horner. I have not seen the book but saw a picture of the caddy in Flickr. My first thought was “ it looks like a ball..a ball with a hole in the centre! ”


DSCN2306
So, I googled for a ‘fabric ball pattern’….. and there were ‘About 2,140,000 results (0.19 seconds)’ !


thinking 2
After I printed the pattern, I put on my thinking cap …..


            DSCN2317  ….Ta~ Da !  I made it without the book !!!

DSCN2321

Perfect sewing companion!

Question: Will I be infringing copyright if I make a tutorial for the pincushion caddy?



Penny joined these parties :


image image image
image image image