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Sample Sale - Zipper Pouch #5 with Butterfly (Sold)

I've been in paperwork purgatory for a few weeks now, and yesterday I got caught up.  Now it is time to get back to sewing!

This morning I made this zip pouch and it is available as a sample today. Sold - Thanks!

I did make a tiny mistake, so read on to hear the pouch details and where I went wrong. 

Here are the details:

I used the #5 template from this document to make this zipper pouch. 

The exterior fabric is a print called Sketch Dot from Timeless Treasures.  I kind of love this fabric.  It does it for me. 

The origami butterfly is very easy to make and you can find a link to the tutorial for folding it on this post. 

The pieces for this butterfly are 3.75" wide x 5" high and the finished butterfly is about 3.25" at the widest point x 2.25" high.

Where I went wrong:

The mistake I made was I got lazy!  Ugh, lazy gets me every time.  When I sat down to sew, the zigzag (standard) foot was still on my machine, and instead of taking 2 seconds--literally 2 seconds!--to clip on my 1/4" foot (I use my 1/4" foot for zippers), I thought it would be ok to use it just baste the one side of the zipper to the lining.  

Which would have been ok if I was careful to make sure the left side of the foot was riding over the zipper teeth.  Instead it slipped down next to the teeth and started pushing the zipper away from the edge of the fabric.  Here you can see how the zipper is up higher on the left side because it wasn't lined up with the fabric edge anymore:

It's also not a huge mistake and no one but me would probably have noticed if I hadn't mentioned it here.  But I wanted to tell you about it so you don't make the same mistake. 

This pouch is lined in turquoise ticking backed with a layer of fusible fleece:

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Milk Cow Kitchen by Mary Jane for Moda

Milk Cow Kitchen by Mary Jane for Moda

 

Destash - Glassine Bags

Is it obvious I'm doing a little organizing around here?  It's kind of never ending, but the change to feeling like it is really fall now has inspired me to change things up in my sewing and work space.  Which means some deep cleaning and looking for new homes for some things.

So I have a LOT of glassine bags because they come in large lots.  They are great for shipping things, storing items, party favors, etc.  Maybe you could use a little stash yourself?

There are 3 sizes and I have them listed in lots of 100 (contact me if you would like a different amount):

• 2.5" x 3"
• 3" x 5.5"
• 4" x 2.5" x 8"

Destash Fabric - Japanese Cotton Canvas (Sold)

Check it out here. Sold - Thank you!

Food Fabric Treasury

There is a special place in my sewing heart for novelty prints.  Many of them are funny, quirky, and unique in a way that just isn't possible with the florals.

Since there are so many fabric vendors on etsy, I figured there would be enough food/kitchen print fabrics to fill a treasury.  So here it is--16 food print fabrics perfect for making Grocery Bags, aprons, or other kitchen accessories.  

Come take a look!  If you like it, please consider marking it as a favorite.  

Sample Sale - Fold Over Zip Wristlet (Sold)

Here come some more samples!  Today this Fold Over Zip Wristlet (Size 2 from the pattern) is available as a sample. 

The floral fabric is Rose Petals by Martha Negley, and the polka dots are one of Robert Kaufman's Pimatex Basics.  It is lined in pink ticking.

Sold Out - Thanks!