First off, thank you all for the lovely comments and get well wishes you left on my last post. I'm finally feeling better and my sewing machine even got a little workout yesterday.
It all started with this block of hexies.
It all started with this block of hexies.
I enjoyed working on it, I loved the way it looked, and I had no purpose for it. So, this poor hexie block kept hanging out on my design wall, keeping company to a few other pretty blocks that I don't know what to do with.
And then I came across Leila (Where the Orchids Grow)'s new make up pouch. That was all the incentive I needed to grab my hexie block, cut it up into smaller pieces, and turn it into a new pouch. Ta da!
I used Ayumi's tutorial, just like Leila did, but I made a few adjustments to my pouch's size since I did not want to waste any of the hexies. The pouch I made is a little bit longer (about 10" long) which turned out to be a perfect size to fit my most used sewing supplies.
Even my bulky rotary cutter fits in perfectly. And the seam ripper and a thimble will finally have a permanent home - no more looking for them every time I need one of them?!?! Now that would be something.
I love how this metal zipper adds such a wonderful touch of finesse to the pouch. It is a little shorter than recommended in the tutorial, but I was dead set on using it. It still works, but it would have been better if it were just a little bit longer. Oh, well! there's always another time.