Hi! I'm Michelle...the other half of CooperCreativeConcepts. I do
mostly crafty things....well I attempt them anyway. My first attempts
at sewing were simple blankets....I mean....who can't sew four straight
lines. (Between you and me mine aren't exactly straight) but I'm trying
and I am hoping to get better at it. So it came time to start thinking
of Christmas gifts and I was thinking of what I could make for our
girls stepmother. I knew I couldn't buy anything for her because
honestly I really don't know what types of things she would like. So I
happened to come across a crochet needle holder on
Favecrafts.com.
My lightbulb came on as she has taken to crocheting....not from pattern
but more "freehand" I guess you could say and her things are beautiful!
Anyway.....I found out she was keeping her crochet needles in a baby
wipes box....so a gift was born.
I deviated from the original pattern as I try to make things I do
simpler. I always try to start a project by thinking of what I already
have on hand. So I first found a satiny white patterned cloth napkin, a
black pillowcase and a small black and white patterned ribbon that I
had. I am a sucker for the scrap bins at craft stores. I found a
pretty scrap of cotton material that was a white background with a dark
pink and black damask pattern at Hobby Lobby in Aiken SC on a trip to
see family at Thanksgiving. I cut a square piece of black material from
the pillowcase the same size as the cloth napkin and sewed the two
together around the edges. I then consulted the pattern and used the
measurements for the "pouch" piece. I cut it to the appropriate size
and sewed it to the black side of my project. I then sewed the pockets
per each measurement.
My cutting and sewing wasn't exactly straight so I knew I had to find
something to cover the edges. I found a wide black and white damask
ribbon that I attached to the edges with heat and bond. Love that
stuff!!! I then sewed the small ribbon on the outside for the tie and
viola...project completed. I was really really nervous that she would
just think it was awful or goofy or something but she loves it. I had
actually forgotten to take pictures of it before I wrapped it so the
pictures here are ones that she took and sent to me.
Michelle
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