Hi and welcome 😊 I'm up late Sunday morning to finish my Project Quilting (PQ) challenge - creating something with ombre fabric. Here is a short post on what I made.
Ombre fabric
I had no idea what to make with ombre fabric. I have a few fat quarters of the Snippets collection by Chelsea DesignWorks for StudioE fabrics. A year ago I made a student agenda cover for my niece in the black fabric. This time I decided to use the bright to dark blue but I didn't know what to make.
Finally on Friday I realised that I've been wanting to make something to carry my reading glasses and phone around the house. I started searching bags, cellphone bags and finally found what I wanted under small pouch patterns. I wanted it easy to make with no zipper. I also needed it to expand. I thought that I would have to box the bottom but finally the tutorial I found had pleats - even better!
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| Ombre pouch to carry my glasses and phone |
If you read my post in early January, you'll know that I cut up a favourite pair of PJ bottoms and used the lovely fabric to line my agenda/journal. I had some left (the other leg 😁) and used it as lining for this pouch. When I see that fabric, it makes me smile.
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| Ombre pouch with pleats |
I didn't take any process pictures but it was simple enough to make and I'm really happy that it came out because I had no idea what size to make it. I was hoping to put the glasses and phone at the bottom of the pouch, one on top of the other, but it's not quite wide enough. It does hold them well side by side.
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| Phone and glasses in the ombre case |
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| Ombre case ready to go! |
It's not really obvious that the fabric on the case is ombre, but you can see it underneath the case. It's quite lovely.
What I learned
- The most difficult part of this challenge was figuring out what I wanted to make, and then finding the correct words to search.
- I found a great tutorial by sewingtimes (see link below)
- I'm really happy that it worked out because I had difficulty figuring out what size to make it.
- Adding the pleat on the sides of the bottom part of the pouch is very useful, but I should have made it just a little larger.
- Now that I know what I'm doing, I might make more of these. They might also be cool to FMQ.
- Did you notice my new Oliso iron and wool pad? I got them for Christmas. They are really great.
Related links
- EASY DIY MINI POUCH | No Zipper Small Pouch Sewing Tutorial [sewingtimes]
- A Different Kind of Agenda and Fabric Cover, January 09, 2025
- School Agenda Cover on Free Motion Mavericks, February 07, 2024
Linking parties
I'll be linking up to many fun parties, particularly the Project Quilting (PQ) 16.2 Ombre challenge. Make sure to check out the other projects! Put your foot down, Off The Wall Friday, Finished (Or Not) Friday, Beauties Pageant, TGIFF, Patchwork & Quilts,
Project details
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Ombre pouch for my glasses and phone
made for Project Quilting, challenge 16.2 - Ombre
size: closed 7" x 7"; open 11½" x 7"
Material: Ombre commercial fabric, recycled fabric from PJs, fusible interfacing
Technique: pillowcase style pouch with Velcro
Merveilleuse pochette, belle et utile ! J'aime beaucoup ce tissu ombré, et quel bon usage de cette chute de pyjama que tu aimes tant. La magie du patchwork ! Astucieux ce pli sur le côté.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful ombre fabric! Such a great idea to make something you need.
ReplyDeleteVery nice glasses and phone case.
ReplyDeleteGreat little pouch and a useful project to boot! I used some ombré fabric in my project—a piece on the back and for the binding!
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