When I was making the Divided Basket I received comment that my lining looks like sunrise so I took the leftovers and turned them into Le Challenge project.
Inspiration comes from Svetlana and Rachel. I went with the easier tutorial with raw edges inside.
You can see that I topstitched only once on one side and twice on the other. I recommend you only stitch once further from the zipper but still catching the zipper side inside. As I topstitched too close to zipper it was sort of flipping over not holding the shape properly that's why I went with the double topstitch. I guess my batting was too thick for this kind of pouch.
I made it a bit too small so there was not much room to make it too boxy. I left the corners without trimming as they are not too big.
You can check what others have created for the Rising Sun theme here.
Not a big finish this week you say? Well I got one more but only sneak peak for now.
Plus I got something else to share for the Valentine's theme. My girl wanted to learn how to sew. I'm not keen on letting her go on my machine so she started with some embroidery. She did pretty well.
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| I had to wash it since it got dirty during the making process. I didn't want to ruin the texture of embroidery and it looks like really badly ironed. Oh well. |
Happy Valentine's Day!
Linking up with TGIFF and Crazy mom quilts.
I love the embroidery and I think that the textured background (not bad ironing) adds to the piece, it is one for her to be proud of. Your pouch is lovely too, the colours are so yummy.
ReplyDeleteThere IS .. a house ... in New Orleans ....... they calllllllllll The Rising Sun ............. (now that song is stuck in my mind, lol) - that's a gorgeous pouch - the fabrics work so well together! Speaking of boxing problems - I tried a new-to-me pattern last night (Suzy's Sack) and accidentally stitched the box seams, on the outside instead of the inside, lol. I had to cut them off and restitch properly, which made the bag smaller than it should have been. Next time around it'll go smoother! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're lucky that you have a daughter (and eventually, daughters, I bet!) that want to follow in your footsteps - my boys - not so much. Not at ALL, in fact, lol. Her embroidery is adorable - has she already asked to start another project?
Lovely "semi-reveal" - can't wait to see the whole thing :D
Put the embroidery face down on a towel and iron it from the back with plenty of steam. It will press the fabric wonderfully but the embroidery stitches won't be crushed. Cute little pouch!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic pouch. I look forward to trying these boxed pouches.
ReplyDeleteThose colours in your pouch are gorgeous. How I wish we had some of that sunshine in Somerset at the moment.
ReplyDeleteGreat pouch, your daughters heart looks great.
ReplyDeleteReally lovely! What do you do with all of them?
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What a fabulous boxy pouch. I love the straight line quilting. Glad to see your daughter is taking an interest in sewing. She did a lovely job! Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteCute pouch! Your daughter did a great job on her project
ReplyDeleteWell I just love you boxy pouch and the color is knock out! Great job! First sewing save forever! I love finding things around the house my girls made (28) & (22) and now my Grandson.
ReplyDeleteAw, your daughter's heart embroidery is awesome. She clearly inherited her mom's sense of design! Great pouch, Vera. Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove the pouch! It is definitely saying sunrise to me! Thanks for sharing on le challenge! And your daughter's embroidery is super cute!
ReplyDeletea lovely brightness that does your heart good
ReplyDeleteYour pouch is so pretty! Definitely sunrise! And isn't it so sweet when they want to learn. Your daughter did a great job at her first embroidery. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great interpretation of the Rising Sun theme.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing, love the quilted pouch!! Your daughter did a wonderful job on her first embroidery, you inspire her greatly :)
ReplyDelete-Soma
That's great that your daughter wants to have a go at sewing, I love it when my daughter asks to help me out in my craft room. And is that a radiant orchid quilt you gave us a sneak peak of?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pouch and I'm looking forward to seeing your peek project :)
ReplyDeletegreat pouch. What a good idea to use up the extra fabric!
ReplyDeleteYour pouch is pretty. And I love that you are teaching and encouraging your daughter to sew! I remember making things by hand from my younger days.... it stays with us somehow. Can't wait to see the quilt all laid out!
ReplyDeleteSusie
Love that boxy pouch, the colours are great! And your daughter's embroidery is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about "bad ironing"! These are the most beautiful hearts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely pouch ! I like the colours !
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