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Current Projects / Sewing kits for non sewists
« on: December 05, 2018, 23:09:26 PM »
Having seen the (very different) pincushion and thread holder which I made for a friend DD hinted that she would like something similar but wouldn't need so many different colours of thread! At craft club on Saturday one of the ladies had a nifty little kit and so I've just finished making a couple of similar kits; one for DD and one for her twin sister - the eldest DD sews curtains and surely doesn't need such a basic kit which contains:
a mixed packet of needles
an assortment of safety pins
a few berry head pins
embroidery scissors - ( @Lowena only £4-50 each but they cut well)
tape measure
4 spools decent thread, black, white and school uniform colours.
Two squares of fabric 12" x 12" and a square of wadding slightly bigger.
Place fabrics RS to RS and then the wadding.
Sew all around with 1/4 inch seam allowance, leaving about 2 inches unsewn.
Trim wadding away, turn so that the two RS are outside, close the opening by hand.
Press then quilt as you wish - I did all over FMQ squiggles, but anything you like.
Fold in half diagonally with lining fabric to the outside.
Fold corners over and adjust to get a pleasing envelope shape.
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Mark the fold lines, open out and machine stitch. (This needs to be accurate!)
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Fold the corners back on themselves - should look like an open envelope on both sides with a pocket in the middle.
(I stitched the overlapping corners down but not strictly necessary)
Sew a length of ribbon to each point.
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Fill with whatever, fold the flaps down and tie the ribbons.
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Made with 15" squares it would be about the right size for travel size toiletries.
a mixed packet of needles
an assortment of safety pins
a few berry head pins
embroidery scissors - ( @Lowena only £4-50 each but they cut well)
tape measure
4 spools decent thread, black, white and school uniform colours.
Two squares of fabric 12" x 12" and a square of wadding slightly bigger.
Place fabrics RS to RS and then the wadding.
Sew all around with 1/4 inch seam allowance, leaving about 2 inches unsewn.
Trim wadding away, turn so that the two RS are outside, close the opening by hand.
Press then quilt as you wish - I did all over FMQ squiggles, but anything you like.
Fold in half diagonally with lining fabric to the outside.
Fold corners over and adjust to get a pleasing envelope shape.
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Mark the fold lines, open out and machine stitch. (This needs to be accurate!)
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Fold the corners back on themselves - should look like an open envelope on both sides with a pocket in the middle.
(I stitched the overlapping corners down but not strictly necessary)
Sew a length of ribbon to each point.
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Fill with whatever, fold the flaps down and tie the ribbons.
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Made with 15" squares it would be about the right size for travel size toiletries.