I'm a very bad big sister - my lack of sewing has extended to my little sister's birthday present, which was *grumblegrumblegrumble* months ago. But over the Easter holidays, I was very productive and made her this sugary-sweet little Kindle pouch from pattern drafting to completion in under 4 hours:
Doesn't it make your teeth ache?
I had a chance to use my darning foot and try out free machine quilting for the first time.
It's kinda addictive! So my hearts don't look perfect and the whole thing looks a little 'home-made', but I love this fabric (strawberries!!) and I enjoyed making it ...
Plus, I made up the pattern and construction as I went (eek!) when I decided I didn't like the pattern I had found online. It's quilting cotton with needlepunch cotton batting, lined with some corduroy, which I interfaced with the fusible stuff, just to help the structure along.
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| Testing for size with my Kindle. I had to wrestle it out - it felt too at home to leave! |
I was so pleased to be able to use this ribbon - I bought it aaaaages ago from
Crafty Ribbons (don't go there if you don't want to be tempted to buy ridiculous amounts of ribbon!) and have been waiting for a special project. Little sis is definitely special enough. I just hope she likes it - I'm writing this post on Friday night (I'm such a party animal!) and giving it to her tomorrow!!
