I must confess.....

Just in case you haven't been paying attention ... I really do like making pouches. They're quick (well, sometimes), you can still play with mixing up fabrics, use up little bits of fabric, you can patchwork, you can quilt or just let the fabric speak for itself. You can get a quick 'crafty/quilty' kind of fix and have something good at the end of it.

I find them really useful for organising little bits and pieces that otherwise might get lost. I use them for sewing bits and pieces if I go somewhere else to craft/sew or knit. I use them for make-up, my daughter uses them for all her hair bits ties and bands and clips and, and ..... You' think therefore wouldn't you that projects would go smoothly, no issues, no pain but sometimes it doesn't all go according to plan.

This one was o.k. I was pleased with the way the fabrics went together and the lining is in a lovely little 'paprika' coloured (well, it is a kind of orangey red') polka-dot. I think you can just see it in the photo. The binding at the top was a new thing for me and I like the effect a lot. I think it makes the whole thing looks finished. I also inserted the zip differently too. I sewed fabric on to the zip ends so that when you've finished the zip sits nice and flat on the top. So, two good things about this pouch as far as I'm concerned.

Next up, is this little patchwork number. Made out small squares of Amy Butler prints, mostly from the nigella range. (Can you name them all?) I couldn't get the zip in as well as I like to. Was it me? Hadn't I drunk enough coffee that day? Who knows - but I think I'd have completely ruined it if I'd continued to unpick the zip. I suppose if I'd have added a binding to the top edge I might have found it easier to keep the fabric flat ? Anyway, it's another little pouch for me.

Nigella in Patchwork

This next one is a complete monster of a pouch - you could probably get some hefty hair brushes in this one! No, I didn't intend it to be this big but well the pattern I was following (Yes, this time I thought I'd try something different. ) said .... and I just followed and .... well. Don't get me wrong I love the way the fabric goes together and I'm not unhappy with the free motion quilting. The lining is beautiful but it's just too big.

(Reminds me of those pictures of Viking longships you see!)

I've always used boxed corners in these little pouches and this pattern uses some (complicated) folds. Which look great I just couldn't get everything square without a bottom seam to measure everything against.

My son reckons that I had a 'blonde' moment - cheek, he's a lot blonder than me. I'm going to have another go. No, doubt you'll be hearing about it.