Check this out! While the Mom and Dad were visiting, the Dad got me some really neat books at B&N, including Lexie Barnes' Sew What Bags. So, tonight, after repairing one of our sectional cushions (to paraphrase Charlton Heston: "Damn, you, Pottery Barn! Damn you to Hell!!!"....**), I used some really neat fabric scraps that I had from the quilt shop and made this:
A tissue pack holder!
It's perfect for cold and flu season, and a nice way to keep tissues in your purse or briefcase!
And it was totally simple to make!! Woo-hoo! This has "stocking stuffer" written all over it. Beware friends and relatives, you may be getting a tissue holder this holiday season.
** Re: our Pottery Barn Issue... god forbid one washes the cushion covers, lest the zippers may come dis-attached to the actual cushion. I guess I should have known to have the cushion cover zipped during the washing process? Who knew. But, it was an easy enough repair, though I would have preferred to have spent the same fifteen minutes not repairing my couch cusions and instead doing something more fun!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Well that's certainly nothing to sneeze at. (Sorry...couldn't resist.).
This is the perfect project for those bits and bobs of fabric that are piling up from my little sewing projects. I wonder if I can just make a "mini pillow cover" (with the envelope back) cut to size -- looks like that may be the basic concept?? With double-sided fabric (so it looks pretty inside, too)?
Are there any bags in the book that you think you'll make? I have the Sew What? Skirt book and have made a couple of those. Actually found them easier than commercial patterns because I hate all that darned tissue paper. (And because I'm a crappy sewer. I started to put "seamstress" but couldn't type it with a straight face.)
Merrilymarylee: thanks for your message! I am going to try some of the other bags-- they've got a messenger bag that looks fun to make and I'm also going to try the reversible tote bag. I'll post pictures!!
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