Hello there, how are you? I've been beavering away on my trusty Bernina and made myself a little travel sewing kit based on a tutorial found here.
The tutorial is quite long and involved steps I didn't want to take, so I looked at the photos and figured it out and did it my way.
On the far left and right sides, I have made divided pockets with Velcro fastening to store thread and buttons. The little felt square book (don't know what else to call it), holds pins, needles and safety pins. I just couldn't resist using one of those little framed key pictures for decoration. It's all thready around the edge too, just how I wanted it. Can you see the nifty little felt triangle to hold the scissors? I made a little tab fastened with a press stud to keep them safely tucked inside.
I made my own thread holders using offcuts of cardboard, cutting little triangles into the side to wind the thread around. The buttons are in a plastic bag, otherwise you know what would happen don't you? Buttons everywhere in my suitcase.
I see more threads that need snipping. :)
The kit consists of three layers of fabric with one piece of fabric having iron-on interfacing adhered to it to provide some padding. Wadding perhaps would have been better but I didn't have any so I had to improvise.
So there you have it, a travel sewing kit just ready to pop in my suitcase for when I go travelling. I've got a few more suitcase storage ideas to make yet. Watch this space.
Anne xx
The tutorial is quite long and involved steps I didn't want to take, so I looked at the photos and figured it out and did it my way.
On the far left and right sides, I have made divided pockets with Velcro fastening to store thread and buttons. The little felt square book (don't know what else to call it), holds pins, needles and safety pins. I just couldn't resist using one of those little framed key pictures for decoration. It's all thready around the edge too, just how I wanted it. Can you see the nifty little felt triangle to hold the scissors? I made a little tab fastened with a press stud to keep them safely tucked inside.
I made my own thread holders using offcuts of cardboard, cutting little triangles into the side to wind the thread around. The buttons are in a plastic bag, otherwise you know what would happen don't you? Buttons everywhere in my suitcase.
I see more threads that need snipping. :)
The kit consists of three layers of fabric with one piece of fabric having iron-on interfacing adhered to it to provide some padding. Wadding perhaps would have been better but I didn't have any so I had to improvise.
Anne xx
Love it Anne, very inventive & that fabric is great. Lots of sewing from now on eh!!!!!
ReplyDeleteKaren Xxxxx
ps moved back to blogspot :D
It is lovely - and what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
I love it, great fabric.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely - a very handy little thing. The technical term is 'housewife' pronounced 'hussif' - not so much in use now, but that is what little sewing cases like this were traditionally called.
ReplyDeletePomona x
oh man!
ReplyDeleteYou are SO organized!
I'm one of those people who throw things into a suitcase 1/2 an hour before I leave for the airport!
That's an interesting little fact from Pomona too, isn't it?