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Patchwork Pouch (of good cheer)

It's finally (finally!) feeling like spring here. The sunlight, warmth, and blue skies are doing wonders for morale and energy levels.

I made this little zippered pouch back in February, when I was starved for color and cheer and needed a simple project.


The patchwork is done using the fusible interfacing technique. I had not tried this before, but I liked it. It simplified maintaining the placement of the squares. There was no need to come up with a system for remembering the order of the arrangement when moving back and forth from the machine to the iron. Each square finishes at 1".


The patchwork pieces were quilted to fusible fleece. I like the texture of all the stitching lines and the contrast of the white thread against the colors.


The text fabric for the lining has lots of sewing and quilting words. I used the Open Wide Zipper Pouch tutorial from Noodlehead for the pattern, adjusting the size slightly. This pouch rides around in my purse, corralling some small items and offering a bit of cheer when I see it.
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  1. SewCraftyChemistApril 7, 2014 at 12:00 PM

    This is so perfectly awesome!!!!

    I'm one of those people however, who finds sewing bags extremely hard and complicated :)

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  2. Mama DuckApril 9, 2014 at 10:45 PM

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  3. TindiApril 9, 2014 at 11:54 PM

    I recently discovered your blog and have read every single entry. I am inspired by your hard work, diligence, and excellence. May the Lord continue to bless you abundantly.

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  4. CherylApril 14, 2014 at 12:06 AM

    Super cute!! Such an interesting patchwork technique -- looks great!!

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