A lovely friend had been admiring a pouch that I take with me everywhere, so I decided to make her a nice roomy pouch for her recent birthday.
Somehow I remembered the free "Create" paper pieced pattern from Make Modern by Kristy @ Quiet Play. I reduced the size by about 80% from memory so it would fit on the side of the pouch. The pieces were rather teeny tiny but still worked out ok!
I love the "denim" look of the fabric which was ironically given to me by the same friend a while back. The lining was some leftover fabric from the Ironing Board Cover Swap last year, and I thought was perfect for this project.
I made most of it up as I went along. Boxed corners are my new favorite thing too - and it has the bonus of some extra maths :p And of course a bit of outline stitching never goes amiss.
The one thing that irks me with pouches is that I can never get the "corners" to be as beautiful as I want them. Teeth to the lining, teeth to the outer... of course some results are better than others but never as perfect as I want them to be... If you have a foolproof tip for zip corners do share!
Overall I was really delighted with it and I know it's being used already! Hoorah!
So, what delights, tips, tricks or makings can you share with us this week?
Hope you're enjoying the school holidays!
L xxx
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