Learning Something New~

Phoebe and I meet almost every week. I don’t know if you have seen her work yet, but everything she makes is amazing!!! So I have been learning from her, and yesterday she taught me how to make a cell phone bag and a zippered pouch!!

The cell phone bag was originally planned to be an iPod bag, but for some reason, my final product turned out to be a bit too small (How did hers turned out fine?!). My phone fits perfectly, though, so it didn’t exactly turned to waste… (Hum, I totally planned all this, you know… ;-) ). It even has a pocket for the headphones!! How clever!!!

Then she taught me how to make a zippered pouch. I’m always a little bit afraid of making it cause it looked so difficult, but actually it’s not complicated at all!!! This little one only took us about half an hour from beginning to finish!!! Now I can put all my everyday necessities in this pouch and throw it in my bag,  so I won’t have to dig for them every time when I need them~~

Now that I’ve learned these basic, I think I’ll be able to built on it and maybe combine my cross stitch pieces with them. I’m sooooo going to miss Phoebe when she moves back to Taiwan!!!

My First Zippered Pouch

Alex told me she got my package, so I decide to put this one up first while I am still organizing the photos from my trip.

Remember the kitty cat pattern I stitched almost a month ago? Well, I finally found a zipper foot for my sewing machine so I wanted to put it together as a return gift to Alex. And here is my very first attempt on a zippered pouch.

Pattern: Novalee02 "Chatchatchats"
Thread: DMC cotton floss
Fabric: 18ct oatmeal aida by Regency Mills
Stitch Size: 3" x 2"
Completion Date: 09-05-2008
Finishing Date: 09-20-2008

Zippers always had frightened me. But after reading Anna's tutorial on how to make a zippered pouch, it doesn't seem so complicated anymore. I couldn't say that my outcome was perfect, in fact, I couldn't even keep the lines straight.... But I was satisfied with my first try, I'm sure practice makes perfect!!

To make it more personally, I also made a fob that goes with the pouch. I have to say tiny things are not the easiest things to make.... I had to used a cord to cover up my lousy hem stitches.... But all in all, I think it is cute - just don't look too closely.... ;-)

Now I look at all the perfect finishes my fellow stitcher do, and I wonder how they can make things so perfectly!! I hope someday I can stitch as well as they can, too!!