Travel Sewing Pouch

A few years ago I made a travel sewing pouch and ran a class teaching it. It proved really popular because a) it was easy to make and b) people saw a variety of uses for it!

Pretty Patches Magazine really liked it too, and have published it in their July issue!

This is a great pouch for bringing all your essential sewing equipment away on holiday.

The pockets can be customised to suit your equipment, and there's a handy zippered pocket in the back too! 

Of course, you could translate this pouch into a travel art supplies case, beauty supplies, or for keeping electronic devises safe. 

They also make great presents for sewing buddies!

So where are you heading off to this summer?

Jude xo

Last of the Presents!

Well I didn't get the weather to paint my ugly chest of drawers yesterday.

Instead, the Christmas decorations came down, were packed away for another year, and we moped around mourning the end of a truly festive and relaxing season.

I did get a bit of sewing done however.

The winner of my blogiversary giveaway (Lorraine) requested a blue and green travel sewing pouch.



This will be making its way to USA this week, together with 10 Tula Pink fqs.

And one last Christmas present make I forgot to show you.



This is a bag for life I made mum.  Most of the materials are recycled: a tea towel from Portugal (top), waterproof Irish linen offcut (bottom), and leftover Ikea fabric as the lining. Even the elastic strap is out of one of my girls' skrits!

Mum opened this present in front of my big sis, who has now put in her order for one!

Christmas Day!

Blogiversary Giveaway!

Happy birthday to me!  I'm 2 today!!

It's just staggering where the time goes! 

In the 2 years I've been blogging I have learnt so much and have made so many wonderful bloggy friends.  I love being a part of this online community.

I'm also touched beyond words to those of you who regularly read my blog, and also to those of you who are able to leave comments.  I love getting comments, and they have often been the catalyst to some lovely friendships.

To celebrate my anniversary, and say thank you to my readers and followers, I'm giving away 10 fqs of Price Charming by Tula Pink....

...... and I'll also make you your very own travel sewing pouch in the colours of your choosing.





Just leave me a comment telling me what colourway you'd like your travel pouch made in. I'll let Mr Random Number Generator do the dirty on Friday 28th December! (If you already have a travel sewing pouch, I'll make you a different pouch!).

If you are a 'no reply comment blogger' (i.e. if you have left a comment here before and never got a reply from me!) then you will need to give me your email address in your comment so I can contact you.

And just in case you don't happen to win this time around, the travel sewing pouch pattern is available here in my Etsy shop.

Travel Sewing Pouch Pressies!

I have a few 'stitchy' friends I want to make for this Christmas.

So I thought my ever practical Travel Sewing Pouch would be just the ticket.



These pouches have now been filled with goodies are ready to be parcelled up and sent off!

And I've also got my Brit Bee Secret Santa pressie all sewn up too! 

Happy Wednesday!

Nearly There!

For my Thursday and Friday classes, it is the end of term!  Here is a wee summary of what the Thursday crowd were up to:

This is a selection of journal covers and travel sewing pouches which the ladies made in just 2 weeks.  Aren't they fab!  I didn't get taking pictures of everyone's, but trust me when I say they were fabulous!

Well done to the ladies in all my classes, for producing such wonderful creations, getting to the end of term, and putting up with my chaos and mistakes!!  You have been a privilege and a joy to teach (well, most of the time!).

The patterns for the Journal Cover and Travel Sewing Pouch are now available in my Etsy shop.

I have just one more evening class next week and a Saturday workshop, and then I am officially clocking off for 9 days!

I am so much looking forward to my first real slice of time off since Christmas!

Well, this weekend I am nursing a sick girl back to health, watching Wimbledon, and trying to stay in my PJs for as long as possible!

Hope you have a relaxing one!

It only hurts when I laugh!

My Wonky Star cushion class finished this week.  Here are some of their fabulous creations!

And what you can't see here are all the wonderfully inserted zips in the bases of the covers!  Well done ladies!

My Friday class produced some gorgeous Beach Huts cushions, using a paper piecing technique, but I will be taking pics of those soon at our Exhibition.

Next week, starts a new project making Travel sewing pouches and journal covers.  Here are some samples I've made for class, and some extra journal covers for June Birthday pressies.

The first journal cover shown here is for a young friend who really enjoys baking with her mum.  Now she can keep all her favourite recipes in her own notebook.  I made it from a pair of jeans, including a pocket on the back of the journal cover, and even the buttonholed closure tab was the bit that holds the trouser leg up when they are rolled up into three quarter lengths!

The linen/lace journal cover is a recycled cushion cover that my pet goat (cleverly disguised as a dog!) decided to chew the corner of.  I particularly liked this cushion cover because of the vintage buttons on it, so I'm pleased to be able to put them to good use again!

Following my sports day antics yesterday, I now ache in muscles I didn't even know I had places! Even my armpits hurt (what's that all about!!).

My Friday night will now consist of sitting down, drinking port and having to endure the England footie match on TV (my husband's English - I've no choice!!). 

Hope you have a lovely Friday evening!

Travel Sewing Pouch

I remembered a pattern I'd been given at 'Quilting college', for a travel sewing case, that I'd never got around to making.

Using some free curtain fabric swatches, and half an hour later, I had this to show:

The 3 pockets in this case could easily be re-sized for specific items, and it could even be used for holding other things e.g. notebook & pencils.

Another very handy pouch!