Triple Zipping

I cannot remember how many triple zip pouches I have made over the years since Deb at A Quilter's Table wrote the tutorial but here is another one.  I used some of Cynthia's Sewing Studio fabric for Robert Kaufman.  The yellow scissors.  Cute!  And a needle book using the Nana and Company tutorial.  Just so fun!  Have a look!   Linking up with Amanda Jean for finish it up Friday. 

Triple Zipping

 I made this set last weekend when I was a little bit tired of making Illusion blocks.  I have made many triple zip pouches thanks to Deb's tutorial.  I was able to put this one together pretty quickly and without any gnashing of teeth or stitch ripper drama.  I also made a wee needle book using my favourite tutorial from Nana and Company.  And I used my buddy Cynthia's fabric for Robert Kaufman, Sewing Studio.  This was a lot of fun.  Check out the sewing machines!!!!!  Anyway, I digress.  This is actually for next Christmas.  I am a little ahead of the game.  Mum will use this as a her gift in her weaving guild's gift exchange.  I made her a set for this last Christmas as well.  I do have fun making the needlebooks pretty!

And while you are stopping by, have a look at what Cynthia is up to... she is making excellent progress on her Aviatrix quilt and I have not even started!

Warp and Weft Sewing Society Project... just a little bit zippy!

 I wanted to make a yet another zippy pouch to demonstrate some zipper tricks and hints for my quilt guild people.  I just happened to have the perfect fat quarter of Aneela Hooey's Sew Stitchy fabric from Warp and Weft.  So here is a little Warp and Weft Sewing Society project.

Then I had a little bit of fabric left over so I made a needlebook to go along with it because I just love making needle books.  I used this tutorial for the needlebook.  

Pouch:

1 zipper... at least 14"
2-2" by 3" scraps for the zipper tabs.  I used some of the black dot from Lotta Jansdotter's Sylvia line also at Warp and Weft.

Prepare zipper as in my tips and hints from yesterday.

I used for the body of the pouch:

2-2" by 12" linen
2-4" by 12" Sew Stitchy
2-12" by 5" linen

Lining:
2-12" by 10" Sew Stitchy

Batting:
2-12" by 10"

Piece the main body fabrics and sandwich with batting.  Quilt as desired.  Make the pouch and enjoy!

Simple and Sweet Swap... another needle book

This is the second needle book in the last week.  This is the one that will be sent off to my secret swap partner in the Simple and Sweet Swap.  I used some scraps of Heath and a bunch of Kate Spain bits and pieces.  The felt is a lovely wool felt in a soft grey.  The wool felt makes beautiful needle book pages because the felt has lots of structure.  Nice.  I won't show you all the pages but know that every page is embellished.  That's the fun part!  Once again this is from the Nana and Company tutorial but I bound the edges on this one too and added the inside pocket. I made my own covered button for the closure.  I love making covered buttons!

Now I just have to add all the other bits and pieces and get this ready to mail!

Linking up with Amanda Jean for Finish it up Friday.

Works in Progress and a wee finish

I signed up for another swap.  Round 2 of the Simple and Sweet Scrappy swap.  We are swapping needle books and 4 fat eights.  I made this needle book on the weekend and totally second guessed myself.  I love it but I was not convinced the pink was going to be a good fit with my swap partner.  You know what is coming.  I decided to keep it myself and then I made another needle book for my partner.  Tee hee hee.  The other needle book for my partner is pretty nice too.  So here is the one I am keeping.  I used the Nana and Company tutorial with a few tweaks, like binding and an inside pocket.  I use wool felt for the pages.

And here is a giant pile of 4 " squares that I have been cutting and cutting for multiple I Spy quilts!  I have been doing a lot of fussy cutting!

Linking up with Lee for Work in Progress Wednesday and the Needle and Thread Network.

A little needlebook finish...

I made another needlebook.  I get such a kick out of making these.  Seriously!  I used some of my sawdust scraps to add some interest to the front and back.  I used a linen scrap but the icing on the cake is the lovely 30wt Aurifil 5017.  That lovely bright green thread with a gorgeous sheen adds a finishing pop to the whole thing.  Can you see that I COVERED a button!  That was so much fun!  Yesterday when Mum and I were out thrifting, I bought all sorts of vintage covered button packages so I can cover buttons until the cows come home!

I embellished all the little pages.  Amy at Nanacomapany always does that on her needlebooks.  And I think I will pop this into the needlebook swap at our net guild meeting.  I already have another one made so maybe I will swap two!
Linking up with Amanda Jean for Finish it up Friday.

A little Friday Finish

I made another Mendocino needle book.  I used this tutorial but made it just a wee bit bigger.  I also added a pocket to the front and back cover.  How much fun is this?  I had another fabulous vintage button to use for the closure.

 And then I had a lot of fun with the inside pages.  I used a really fabulous wool felt for the pages.  It has a lot more body and substance than regular craft felt.  I used my handy dandy fancy rotary cutter blade that I leave in my handy dandy back up rotary cutter for making fancy edges on the pages.  Snazzy!

This will be a door prize for my next quilt guild meeting and I really hope it goes over well.  And I am going to link up with Amanda's finish it up Friday and with Megan for Sew Modern Monday.   Be sure to check out all the other finishes!  I am going to do just that.