Zipper Pouch / Bag

I finished my first zipper pouch after work yesterday... the first of many to tuck away for gifts.

I used Noodlehead's Open Wide Zippered Pouch tutorial (link) because I liked how the pouch will sit upright when open...

..... ready for you to reach in and grab whatever you need.

I think next time, I'll put a little pocket on one side of the lining...  this would make a nice little bag to carry hand-sewing projects with you to appointments to keep you busy while you wait.

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Link is now working, thanks to head's up by Janet O!

Payback and Planning

I've been bad... I let the fabric scraps/remnants pile up on the cutting board while I moved quickly from one project to the next.  However, there comes a time when one must clear the cutting table and organize, sort, and dispose of said scraps / remnants appropriately.   So I bit the bullet and carried everything to the dining room table to give me enough space to sort and organize.

What a mess!  Most of the actual scraps too small to use have made the trip to the circular file... and I've sorted some.  The big pile on the upper left needs to be tackled next.   And since my son and family are driving up to spend the day with me tomorrow...  I need to get busy so I can clear the table off.

After the finishing the 16-patch, I thought I would take a break and make some zipper pouches to tuck away for gifting...  so sorting the above-referenced fabric was necessary because I was looking for several fabric "sets" like the grey and yellow prints in the lower right corner above.

I have some zippers on hand, ordered from kandcsupplies on Etsy.   So I just need to select fabrics and get sewing.

A Little Nostalgia

Once upon a St. Paddy's Day eve, a little blonde girl was upset.  She didn't have anything green to wear the next day and didn't want to get pinched at school.   So her mom made her a shamrock from green crochet thread... no pattern, just free-handed it... and pinned it to her shirt in the morning. Little blonde girl wore it several years for St. Paddy's Day but the shamrock always lived in her mom's dresser drawer.

That was 30 yrs ago and it's still in my drawer... however, my daughter says she wants her shamrock back...