Well, as I have at least two pouches to make on my Making Christmas list, it seemed like the right time to finally finish what had been started many moons ago :)
And here it is, the fabrics are all by Amy Butler from my stash so it was a very economical make!
I am filling the pouch with some mineral bronzing powder and the brush to apply it, which I hope she will love as much as I do. If you haven't come across Lily Lolo mineral cosmetics before, I cannot recommend them highly enough ( and I am not being paid to say that!). The products themselves are excellent, free of any parabens, perfumes or dyes, so great for sensitive skin and on top of that their customer service is second to none. My order was dispatched a couple of hours after I placed it and arrived in the post the next day!
As my Instagram readers will know, this pouch did not come together seamlessly. For reasons unknown to myself, I pulled all the zips closed before stitching up the side seams ready to turn the pouch the right way out. As many of you will no doubt know from similar experiences, that makes it well nigh impossible to turn the pouch out!!!
It took me at least an hour of fiddling with the zipper pull through all the layers of fabric to finally get it to budge along the teeth. Fortunately neither the zip nor the pouch were any the worse for the wear, which is more than could be said for me. A restorative glass of wine was an absolute necessity :)
Hoping to get more ticks on the list this weekend, although we have just come back from a trip to IKEA, which resulted in a car full of new furniture for my newly-decorated sewing room. I might have to negotiate indecipherable diagrams and innumerable screw sets, not to mention an irritable husband, just to get to the sewing machine!
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After a dry spell of pouch making I always nearly forget to undo the zips! I have to run through a check list in my mind before I finish sewing!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I've only made one of those pouches - I need to make more!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love putting together IKEA furniture! Mad?
ReplyDeleteSuper purse for your efforts xxx
Exciting! I'm Ikea kind of girl as well. Looking forward to see what you picked. I really like the color combo of your triple pouch. I guess you'll never forget to open up the zipper again :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your zippy purse, I've nominated you for a blogging award here http://bluegiraffecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/long-time-no-blog.html if you have time to join in that would be great, no worries if you are too busy!
ReplyDeleteOh I do love finding ready to go projects like that!
ReplyDeleteFab zippy purse and good luck with the Ikea furniture but yeah to the newly decorated sewing room :D
ReplyDeleteYour last paragraph re IKEA made me laugh more than the previous post about knitted breasts. What is it with blokes and IKEA??? I think they just have the wrong mindset... LOL!!! Mind you, I NEVER attempt to put the items together. You'll have to show us photos. The triple zip pouch looks fabulous and a bonus that it was already cut out.
ReplyDeletePretty pouch! Have fun assembling furniture and getting your room in order :)
ReplyDeleteNice pouch. How was the tutorial? easy to follow ?. I have seen it and have been wanting to make one.
ReplyDeleteas you say you had one or to hickups assembling this but it looks very nice now, do not think I could tackle all those zips!!
ReplyDeletea newly decorated sewing room sounds very exciting :-) My husband is about to put some shelves up for me in my sewing room (which is also the guest room - not very convenient!) so I know about treading carefully round the drill, cords, nails etc!!
ReplyDeleteOh the times I've done that with a zipper! You'd think we'd learn :) Your pouch came out looking fab.
ReplyDeleteI love these pouches, I got one in a swap last year and it's so useful, love the colours too. Looking forward to pics of your new sewing room!
ReplyDeleteGreat pouch. I must try my hand at making one myself one of these days. hope the sewing room set-up hasn't been too frustrating. I must admit I am a big fan of Ikea and have never any problems building their furniture myself.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - those colours are divine. I can absolutely imagine the need for a glass of wine after that escapade!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely pouch! I don't take husband to ikea - if he chooses to we take bets on how long until he says "bloody ikea" - the girls have their own tool boxes so they don't have to ask him to put things together!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour pouch is gorgeous.... and I am so glad you were able to get the zippers open finally!
ReplyDeleteGood luck putting your furniture together!
Susie
The pouch looks amazing! I am so sorry to hear about the zippers. I am so glad that one of my sewing friends warned me about it before I made my first one. Best advice ever!
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