An itty, bitty finish...

This very cute little project had been sitting for about 18months waiting to have the binding hand-sewn down.  One and half years is a long time for a little project to sit patiently!

It all started when I was gifted the small stitchery piece from a lady in my quilt group who had made many of them to give out to members.  I wanted the embroidery to be the focal piece.

So... after some thought, I decided to make a new cutlery roll for my work lunchbox, using a pattern that I had made up several years ago.  It's so weird to go back and re-read old notes in my quilting journals and see what I had been thinking at the time... A trip down memory lane...

Simple cross-hatch quilting, fusible pellon wadding and everything else out of "the stash".  A lovely, if I do say so myself, little project that is practical and shows off someone else's embroidery.  

Finished size:  12.5in x 17.5in

 

Boxy Evening Bag

So.... I saw a video on Instagram, which lead me down a rabbit hole of "Oh, I've got this, I've got that..." and apparently I had everything on hand that I needed to make this small boxy evening bag.

A bit of cork fabric, some tape for the handles, a raid of my zipper drawer, a little bit of thread and, viola - I had all of the materials needed, right at my fingertips.  

Unfortunately, the light shadows don't show up the inside of the bag very well, but it is a pretty little print of green and grey/blue, to compliment the outside fabrics.

On top, it is a simple zipper and little "pulls" to make opening and closing easy.

I love this zipper detail shown in the above photo.
 

I think this bag will be perfect for going out in the evening or for lunch - it perfectly holds a wallet, phone, tissues, glasses in their case and keys.

I plan to make more of this bag for gifts and next time, if I use cotton fabric, I  will use some interfacing to give the bag a bit of structure as well as making the handles a little bit longer so that they can slip over a hand and wrist.

Pattern used:  DIY Pouch with Handle from Kotobuki Sewing on Instagram