Sewing: pouch

[blythely]

Just a little update -- despite wanting to crack on with projects (back to the purple blouse and a new pair of PJs) -- I just made Circe a pencil case today with some leftover fabric from her jacket. I butchered a 50p cosmetic purse from the charity shop (so the zipper has a fancy Clinique zipper pull) and lined it with a nice contrasting geometric bit of quilting cotton. For batting I used some craft felt. I tried to buy 5 pieces of felt a while ago from Amazon and instead bought 5 packs of 10 pieces, but it's a nice stiffness for a pencil case so yay!



I followed a helpful tutorial that used a burrito method so there was no internal stitching - very clever!

In other news I finally bought Vogue V1966 for the cowboyish shirt pattern despite dithering for weeks between it and other 70s style. Most of the Western-style shirt patterns available nowadays just don't have the deep collars that I love. I nearly went for McCalls 3705 but couldn't find it from a UK seller in my size. And the Vogue pattern has groovy trousers. Going to make this in a Morris print first, then see how it hangs and try denim.

Comments

[gloss]

I have such a weakness for pencil cases like this! I treasure the one I splurged on that was made from a 1960s kimono.

[blythely]

Oooh swanky! That's a great idea for re-use of "special" fabrics. It was very satisfying to make! I made another one today, by hand to practise my tailoring stitches but also so I could have half an eye on garden documentaries as well. /middle-aged

[tadorna]

So cool!