I was so excited to receive my first sew hot brand rep parcel this month. I was sent the new Alison Glass ‘Wildflower’ fabric range. I must admit I was a little unsure about some prints in the collection, however my sister liked them. So I decided to split the collection into two fabric pulls and make us both some pouches.
I took inspiration for the quilting from the walk book by jacquie gering. I have both of the walking foot quilting books and find them so useful. I actually scaled down the design for the smaller pouches as I felt it would work better to see more of the design. I definitely aren’t confident enough at quilting to do a full quilt but I think doing these small projects is building my skills and confidence. The quilting definitely popped more on the foam and the variegated thread adds interest, so I am very happy with that.
For my fabric selection, I decided I might as well make myself another maxi and mini travel case set. I have made several and use them all. I think I might not use this set for sewing too, so I didn’t add the needle keeper felt. I am thinking of the maxi for stationary and the mini for in my handbag. I think it will work well for those little bits I always have in my bag, like plasters, tablets, lip balm and tissues etc, only time will tell though.
