Tie Pocket Pouch

 

My Mom sent me this pattern and several of my Dad's old ties.   This pattern is the Tie Pocket Pouch from Indygo Junction.  If you don't have any ties to use, included are pattern and instructions to make one from fabric. 

This is a really quick project.  The instructions include illustrations and are easy to follow.  That is for the existing tie version,  I haven't tried the fabric version, yet.  

I was thinking that the pouch would be able to hold a cell phone but the only really usable pockets are the two little pockets in the front.  The bigger of the two is just the right size to hold business cards. 

 

 

 

Grids & Grommets

This purse was made from the Grids & Grommets pattern from Indygo Junction.  This bag is very versatile!  The handle can be arranged to have two handles (like shown above) or one long cross body handle.  Way cool!

My mother chose the fabric for this bag.  She is very talented in choosing fabric that looks fantastic with the style of bag.  I wish we lived closer so that she could help me more in this area. 

There are two different sizes in the pattern.  This one is the smaller version.  It is small but surprisingly holds LOTS of stuff. 

The flower was made by cutting 4 layers of 3 different sized circles (mine were scalloped) from synthetic fabric.  Place a brad through the center and then heat the fabric circles with a heat tool.  These are fun flowers to make. 

Enjoy your day!

Grommet Grab Bag

Here is a bag pattern from Indygo Junction.  It is the Grommet Grab Bag.  The inside is lined in pink like the flower).  I made this for a friend but I think I should make myself one now.  :)

The instructions were clear.  The only part of the instructions I got confused on were the handles...but that was just a me issue.  After I figured out their explanation of how to put together the handles,  I chose to make them a different way. 

Instead of assembling the tubes then weaving them through the grommets then sewing a tube around the seam of each handle.  I ended up assembling the handles while they were woven through the grommets. 

I did this by:

1.  I cut my handle fabric strip 1 inch longer (for a 1/2" seam allowance).  

2.  I folded and pressed both long raw edges in toward the center. 

3.  I wove the  handle with the cording and fabric strip through the grommets (unsewn at this point). 

3.  On the short edges, I opened up the fabric strip flat and sewed the short ends together. 

4.  I pressed the seam allowance open then re-folded and pressed to match the previous pressed creases (from folding and pressing in long side raw edges.)

5.  I then sewed together the ends of the cording.

6..  I then very carefully, took my time and sewed along the folded long edge to enclose the cording.  I had to take it sections at a time and rotate it through the grommets. 

Overall it was a very quick and easy bag to put together.