Hi, and Happy New Year to anybody still hangin’ in there with me and reading the ol’ blog! Thanks for coming back, and for your patience with my slowness. I make no promises for 2022, either with the blog or otherwise. May things only get better!
Before Christmas, I came across a tutorial from Sew4Home for a cute little origami triangle pouch, thanks to Rochelle of eSheep Designs, in a post she titled “Last Minute Holiday Gifts to Sew”. Now I wasn’t even planning to sew any gifts for Christmas, but these were so adorable and I happened to still have a lot of ribbons Jess had designed several years ago for Renaissance Ribbons, so I decided to give one a try. Here’s my first one.
The front and back:
It can be opened from either side.
Here’s the inside:
When completely unsnapped, it opens flat. I guess I neglected to get a photo of that. Use your imagination. :)
I was rather pleased with the ribbons/fabric combo I found!
I gifted that one to a friend. Since it was fun to make and I had lots more ribbons, I decided leave other Christmas preparations til the last minute (so it would feel more like normal, y’know?) and make some more. It wasn’t exactly easy finding ribbons and fabrics that would work together, but I managed three more combos, plus a duplicate of the first one. Sometimes it pays to buy fabric grab bags!
4 comments:
Awww... thanks for the shout-out. And good on you for making the pouches! The ribbon really does make this project unique and different, and good ol' Jess there certainly designed some terrific looking ones. Best wishes to you for a productive year!
Thanks, Rochelle… from both of us!
I made one of these in the fall (October maybe?), but I used a sheet of faux leather in a fun pink print. New sewing required- just cut it out and install the Kam snaps. I use it to hold my earbuds, and it works quite well. I was going to order some more neutral printed faux leather (what I have is fairly pastel and girly) and make a few for my boys (and other family members) for stocking stuffers, but I never got around to it.
I like your ribbon versions. Might have to try that when I get some spare time to see something! I’m not sure my ribbon collection includes such cute options as your though. :)
Thanks, Jenny! That’s a great idea to use the printed vinyl… certainly a time-saver, and cute to boot!
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