Playing with pouches stage 3

To-day I sent off a parcel to my Pretty Little Pouch Swap partner & am nervously awaiting her reaction!

She said she would love a coin purse with a metal frame & her likes were Japanese fabrics & designers, so I came up with this wee pouch:

 

I used Kyoko's tutorial (http://cottonandcloud.com/blog/free-patterns/mini_purse_pattern.pdf) Although I have made metal frame purses before, I found this one quite tricky because it's so small & when I looked at all the other wonderful pouch swap creations on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1633419@N20/), I thought my tincy wincy purse looked a bit insignificant... so I made a partner for it:

For the sunglasses case I lined it with some soft fleece, so my partners sunglasses won't get scratched

These are now on their long journey across the Atlantic to the other side of America, hopefully to a happy new owner, while I get back to finishing my next swap project - the doll quilt swap. If you get a chance, check out some of the loveliness on the flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/dollquiltswap/ 

Playing with pouches stage 2

In preparation for a perfect pouch for my pouch swap partner (try saying that with marshmallows in your mouth!!) I've been playing with a few more pouch options... this one is for my lovely cousin who has an  adorable wee pug called Charli... 

I love the fabric - its so happy!

I didn't use a tutorial but some great wee pouch tutorials I have really enjoyed using are:

http://thimbleanna.com/blog/?p=566

http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/02/had_a_quiet_wee.html

So back to the pouch drawing board!

If you are interested, you can follow all the pouch fun on the flickr group: Pretty {little} Pouch Swap http://www.flickr.com/groups/1633419@N20/

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Playing with pouches

I love making pouches & wee wallets.... they're fun & quick & a great way to use up lovely scraps.
So, in preparation for the second round of the Pretty {little} Pouch Swap, I have been experimenting with a few on line tutorials & come up with this:

The back has a wee pocket:

And there is another pocket inside:

I used Flossie Teacakes great tutorial for inserting a zip with covered ends http://flossieteacakes.blogspot.com/2009/05/lined-zippered-pouch-make-up-bag.html

I was so pleased with the combination of textures with the linen & soft cottons. If you haven't tried sewing with linen before I would recommend using it with a fusible fleece as it keeps the weave of the linen a wee bit tighter, so your purse will keep its shape.

If you're interested, check out the Pretty {little} Pouch Swap group activities on flickr with loads of wonderful inspiration http://www.flickr.com/groups/1633419@N20/

Hope you have a great day!