In looking for a tutorial online for a zippered pouch, I didn’t find anything fantastic – or rather, anything that hit the skills I wanted to present to my class tomorrow – so I just designed one myself (notes to follow). Note: my resultant pouch wasn’t too fantastic itself, but it will do.
I love free-hand embroidery; just a tiny detail that only takes a few minutes. The expensive machines that do embroidery for you – it’s not for me.
I have some vintage threads and I used a buttonhole thread for the running stitch around the patch. Pearl cotton for the letters.
I like lining; it adds to the interest, finished look, and the durability of the sewn item.
http://themonkeybasket.blogspot.com/2006/08/pencil-bag.html
Take a look at this case. It has a very clever lining technique. I made mine bigger so it would hold more and all recipiants loved them. Here is my PR review.
http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=34789
Thank you! Those look very cute. I have used a similar lining technique before but thought I’d branch out. Meh. I’ll try your tutorial next time!