Dear blue plastic shoe box, I know that for the past few years you have sat beside me on the couch and carefully held my cross-stich projects and supplies without complaint even though you were really made to protect a pair of my beloved shoes. But the time has come for a change and my new sewing caddy was designed just for this purpose....
I've been working on all kinds of things for Christmas and birthdays lately and was looking at my fabric stash and I realized that there is fabric that I absolutley love, but I don't want to cut into it. (I know I'm weird, I have the same problem with some of my scrapbook paper) I'm afraid that I will mess it up and then I can't replace it. Well, I threw caution to the wind today and actually cut into my beloved red French country inspired fabric. As soon as I saw this wonderful free
sewing caddy tutorial I knew this was the fabric I wanted to use. It's cool and gloomy outside today, the perfect Sewing Saturday :) So here is the fruit of my labor. This sewing caddy has 5 pockets inside and 3 pockets outside. It was fun to make and I'm glad it had 1/2 inch seam allowances and not those annoying 1/4 seams! I think it will look alot better than the shoe box on my side table in the living room. (sorry shoe box)
I've been working on all kinds of things for Christmas and birthdays lately and was looking at my fabric stash and I realized that there is fabric that I absolutley love, but I don't want to cut into it. (I know I'm weird, I have the same problem with some of my scrapbook paper) I'm afraid that I will mess it up and then I can't replace it. Well, I threw caution to the wind today and actually cut into my beloved red French country inspired fabric. As soon as I saw this wonderful free sewing caddy tutorial I knew this was the fabric I wanted to use. It's cool and gloomy outside today, the perfect Sewing Saturday :) So here is the fruit of my labor. This sewing caddy has 5 pockets inside and 3 pockets outside. It was fun to make and I'm glad it had 1/2 inch seam allowances and not those annoying 1/4 seams! I think it will look alot better than the shoe box on my side table in the living room. (sorry shoe box)
poor, poor blue plastic basket. ;-(
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about some fabrics...especially Debbie Mumm!
Maybe I'll make it up the blue plastic shoe box and use it to house my beautiful leopard pumps :)
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about cutting my favorite fabrics. I'm afraid to ruin them! But you did an amazing job, it's gorgeous! I love the red fabrics, especially the red and white fabric in the background.
ReplyDeleteThe red & white is flannel I just bought to make some new pj's for myself :
ReplyDeletePoor shoebox )0: But, hey, sometimes you have to move over and make room for the new guy and that new guy is gorgeous! LOVE the fabric! That's one bag that will make you happy just having is sit beside you~
ReplyDeleteI know this is an old post but I just found the instructions. I'm still learning how to sew and don't know what WOM means in the instructions. Can you please help!?
ReplyDeleteMichelle....WOM is width of material. Most times you will see it as WOF (width of fabric). I hope that helps :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! It does.
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