{Michelle Patterns}

Floral Rose Pink Japanese Cotton Print Fabric

Floral Rose Pink Japanese Cotton Print Fabric

Sample Sale Sunday - iPhone Pouch (Sold)

Today I have this iPhone pouch available as a sample.  Sold - Thanks!  This is designed for the iPhone 4S with a rubber bumper, or phones/gadgets with similar dimensions: 4.75" high x 2.5" wide x 0.5" deep.

If you'd like to sew this pouch yourself, take a look at this post.

The price includes shipping and is determined by your location:

US - $6

Canada - $7

Everywhere else - $9

The first person to leave a comment here indicating these two things will be invoiced through PayPal:

1. Where are you--US, Canada, or Everywhere Else?  I don't need your address yet, just the country for pricing purposes.

2. Leave your PayPal email address in the box that asks for your email (not in the comment). I need it to send you the invoice. 

Comments are moderated, so your comment might not appear right away.  But they arrive to me in the order received.  So the first comment to arrive meeting the requirements above will get the sample.

Kayo Horaguchi Party Animals Coral

Kayo Horaguchi Party Animals Coral available at Pink Chalk Fabrics

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Here is another quirky Japanese print.  Take a close look at the deer in the flowers.  There are forks across their necks.  It is hard to see on the blue deer, but there is a pink fork just like the brown fork on the pink deer. Those are forks, right?  Maybe they are going to use them to eat the cupcake on the giant butterfly? 

I do like this fabric. It has that something-something that somehow works. The forks just add another weird and mysterious element. 

Pattern Pieces Only - Basic Phone Pouch

 

Basic Phone Pouch

Check out my new phone pouch!

I happened to have two larger scraps the perfect size for making this pouch. This fabric is one of my favorite prints EVER (read more about it at the bottom), so it is exciting to get the chance to use some of the small pieces I have left. 

I know you want to make this phone pouch too, and many of you already know how.  So for this I'm offering just the pattern pieces with a few relevant notes (allowance, finished dimensions, cutting amounts, etc.). Step-by-step instructions are NOT included. You must know what you are doing, but if you've used my patterns before you probably already know how to sew this pouch. 

 Basic Phone Pouch

Construction

The construction is what I think of as the "sandwich" method.  It is exactly like the Envelope Clutches, and the same basic construction as almost all my small accessory patterns. You sew the pouch, attach the pouch to the back/flap lining piece, and then place the exterior back/flap piece on top with the pouch sandwiched in the middle.  Sew it up and turn it right side out. 

About the Pouch

This is designed for the iPhone 4S with a rubber bumper, or phones with similar dimensions: 4.75" high x 2.5" wide x 0.5" deep.

It is just a very basic phone pouch with light padding. I'm using a light weight fusible fleece, but don't know the brand/weight. It is fairly translucent--once it is applied I can vaguely see the fabric print through the fleece. 

You can add more padding if desired, but might need to make slight modifications.  These are mentioned in the pattern notes.

It takes almost no time at all to make these pouches.  I'm super slow and meticulous about my sewing, and I can make one of these from start to finish in 30-minutes.  If you are doing any shows this summer, these would be perfect for production sewing! 

Fabric Info

This is a Japanese cotton fabric from about 6 years ago. It is no longer in print (as far as I know) and I have no idea where to find it these days.  The selvedge doesn't have any identifying info.  If someone else comes across this print, please post a link in the comments.

iPhone Pouch

I've been experimenting trying to make the perfect pouch for my phone and finally just went back to this simple style.  I made one with a box bottom and tried one with darts on the front only, but in the end the extra depth just wasn't necessary and made the sewing far more time consuming and challenging. 

This is easy, super fast to make and can be made with scraps of fabric.  I'm making another one right now with some scraps from a Japanese fabric from about 6 years ago.  It makes me miss some of the amazing fabrics I had back when I started on etsy!

The pouch has a light fleece padding.  My phone is already in a rubbery protective thing, so it doesn't need much additional protection, and the fleece just helps the pouch keep its shape. 

Dumplings - Make one today!

I have a very silly sense of humor. A few weeks ago, I really wanted to sign off on a blog post by saying "May the stitches be ever in your favor." Today I wanted to title this post "Dumplings, It's What's for Dinner."

I apologize in advance if something like this ever sneaks through. I will try to control myself.

As my experiments in sewing continue, I've decided I'm ready to sew something with a zipper. Michelle's Dumpling Zip Pouch tutorial is my weekend project. I'm a little nervous, but I've really taken to heart some advice Michelle recently gave me regarding sewing.

You just have to go for it.

In preparation for my dumpling making, I've been scouring the Flickr feed for inspiration. I'm the type of person who likes to read about things, look at examples, read some more (is there a library book I can check out?) and then finally, just go for it.

What is the best piece of sewing advice you've received? Or something you learned on your own that you wished you knew when you first started sewing?

 

1. Gwenny Penny, 2. taschenmaedchen, 3. Gwenny Penny, 4. sayonion, 5. craftyozgirl, 6. judihurst

 

I challenge you to make your own dumpling this weekend.

--Bryanne--