Hexagon Sewing Book

  

Hexagon Sewing Book

 Some  fabric prints are just so cute that it seems a shame if they aren't highlighted in a small project.   What a pity to put them in a big quilt, where they might be overlooked!   

I first saw this needlebook on the               My Three Sons blog and hoped I            could find my little hoarded stash of this Heather Ross Fabric,  It is almost impossible to find now.  Lucky me, I spied it in my fabric closet.

 I made my own version (with pockets).  It turned it from a needle book to a sewing book and holds embroidery floss and a small pair of scissors.

Materials Needed: 

1.5 inch cardstock hexagons (5 if you want pockets and only 3 if you prefer no pockets)

wool felt

fussy cut fabrics

bias tape - 6 inches

D-Ring or Swivel Hook

Start out with one fussy cut scrap of fabric that can wrap around your cardstock.  Make sure you have at least 1/4 inch excess on all sides. This will be the front cover of your needlebook.   I liked the crisp look with the cardstock in, so I just left it there.

Trace your shape and cut out one wool felt piece the same size as your hexagon.   Pin the wrong side of your front hexagon to the wool felt.     Machine stitch very closely  from the edges, sandwiching in  one end of your bias tape at the top, in between the two hexagons. 

This will become your hanging loop. 

One pocket can hold a small pair of scissors.

  Next you need your 2 other hexies  

(pockets are optional but so easy to add!  Simply fold one hexie in half and attach only on the bottom sides and bottom.)

Place your 2 hexies wrong side together and sew all around except for the top side.                       

Leave the top open to insert the other side of the bias tape.  This can be a little fiddly and is easiest if hand sewn.

 With this small sewing book, a fussy cut fabric  can be appreciated at any time you take out your sewing tools. The pockets can be used to store your thread or a needle threader.  Or both!

 Your needle book can be attached to your sewing bag handle in a conspicuous place. 

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Three Purses

  Three Purses

       It was so much fun to English Paper Piece these 3 panels.   Clamshells and hexagons are fun to work with and in my imagination I saw them as cute purses.    The fun stopped when it was time to attach handles to them and make actual purses.  I hemmed and hawed on what to do and eventually hung them with my other WIP's (works in progress) until inspiration came.  There they remained.  Sigh. 

     Today is the day I am going to finish all three of them!   

Purse #1 - I am attaching to a tote that was purchased at Target for $1.99 (in their front of the store bins) because then I don't have to make any handles.

Purse #2 - I purchased 2 handles at JoAnn's for $4.95.  I decided to just use one of the handles and attach it on the sides of the purse.  

Purse #3 - I decided to make into a pillow!