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ding exterior 4 2 x 14 5 inch strips of vinyl i think mine was 16 gauge a hera marker non stick presser foot binding clips step one iron your medium weight interfacing onto the back of your lining fabric set aside step two cut your pocket binding strips into 15 inch strips using binding clips to help hold the binding on your vinyl pocket pieces top stitch the binding onto all four step 3 use a ruler to measure 1 1 2 inches down from the top of your lining piece line your first pocket up with this and use binding clips to hold as you stitch close to the bottom edge if you have a non stick presser foot for your machine it may help to use it for this step continue lining the top of your pocket pieces up with the last stitched line and stitch close to the bottom of the vinyl the last pocket piece should leave about 1 2 inch of lining uncovered step 4 using a water or heat soluble fabric marker and your ruler mark lines at the top and bottom picture shows only marks at the top but do the bottom too at the 2 5 8 4 3 4 7 1 4 9 3 4 and 11 7 8 inch marks line your ruler up at the center marks first and press the line with a hera marker machine stitch on the line you pressed with the hera marker repeat this process with the other marks you measured moving out from the center congrats you just made your pockets step 5 embellishing you may chose to patchwork embroider or add applique to your exterior i added a little bit of this and that to my exterior step 6 layering lay your lining pockets face down lay the soft n stable on top then the exterior face up you may chose to add a snap or magnetic closure at this time if not then just use binding clips to keeps your layers together use your walking foot to baste the layers together stitching with a 1 8 seam allowance around the entire outside step 7 bind your project like you would a quilt and enjoy later gators melissa 9 comments posted in tutorials bags and purses and totes oh my may 1 i ve been sewing all sorts of delicious totes and bags preparing for an etsy shop update so fun what are you sewing today later gators 2 comments posted in quilts new tote and some head scratchers apr 13 i cut into my maker fabric this weekend to make this really fun bag the pattern is the 241 tote by noodlehead you can buy it here usually i m pretty good at figuring out how to make stuff without a pattern but i kept staring at all the awesome pictures of this bag on the net and thinking how in the world does that go together it was driving me crazy trying to figure it out in my head so i finally just bought it i am glad i did what a nice pattern i m sure i ll make many more i changed it up a little by piecing the main bag panel and i added grommets and a leather handle with swivel clips i scored a really nice bag of leather scraps at the craft store for 7 bucks and i had a 40 percent off coupon which made it even cheaper so now i have lots and lots of leather for purse straps cool side story while i was hammering in the grommets i kept thinking don t hammer your thumb melissa don t hammer your thumb i totally hammered my thumb it was all swollen and throbbing like a fred flintstone cartoon speaking of head scratchers a few other things have had me thinking hmmmm lately too one is this pillow i love it i keep seeing it in home decorating pictures it s totally an album block right we can make a quilty one but for some reason my brain took forever to figure it out because all the album blocks i ve ever made are just one row of steps then i thought maybe you make in like an irish chain no maybe like a trip around the world no you have to make the album block but instead of making the block you make the whole thing at once laying out all the pieces and sewing long rows right or is there an easier way maybe i ve confused you as much as myself lol two is my house we re having it scraped and painted the 3rd week of may you would think it would be fun to pick out new house colors but it s a nightmare we have to live with it for 10 years what if it s ugly part of the reason is we have to keep the trim dark and the body light or it would cost 30 more we both hate the red but can t figure out a good color scheme we re spending a small fortune on sample pots to try out and none of them have worked i thought we nailed it this weekend with a light gray body dark gray outer trim and a darker browner red inner trim and here is the crazy man i live with it reminded him of ohio state colors and he wont have people saying that to him who would see a house and think of sports uggg men any suggestions about the house not the man hehehe hope you have a great week melissa p s i ve been using instagram a lot lately i d love it if you want to add me and i ll add you back i m lussier1971 6 comments posted in quilts farmhouse glam mar 21 i think i freaked some people out with my last decorating post especially my husband and my mom i hope you lovely readers aren t too put off by the direction my tastes are moving and that you continue to see something here in my posts whether it be quilting or decorating that interests you and if not we can still be friends just think of it as if your friend got a really bad haircut you still stay friends say nice things and wait for it to grow out lol i can only explain it as i ve had the some of the same furniture and decor for 12 years or more and quite frankly i just get sick of looking at it after all that time i explained it to my husband as you wouldn t want the same stuff in the year 2000 as you would in 1988 right i think he is mostly concerned about me spending a ton of cash on new things change doesn t have to mean buying all new things sometimes you can just add a little paint i got a change bug this week and incorporated some of the design elements i was talking about last time in this little nook under the stairs i cut a template out of cereal box cardboard and traced it on the wall with chalk i used chalk paint to trace the lines then i gasp painted the sideboard with the same chalk paint i still need to wax and distress it it s looking a little starkly white at the moment added a pretty mirror and some new lamps viola something new to look at i can add the quilt shelf back when i get sick of looking at it like this but for now it s feeling fresh uncluttered and spring like enjoy the weekend melissa linking here 7 comments posted in decorating sewing room adventures mar 17 woo hoo it s finally spring glorious spring or something almost like it enough of a beginning of spring for us to go out and clean up the flower beds this past weekend and cook out some steaks on the grill i ve been sewing little projects every day waiting for it to be nice enough to go outside a new spring summer purse with bamboo handles and matching wallet the wallet took 2 tries as i was making up the pattern as i went along the first one was rather floppy so i used timtex on the second go around i m in love with the fabric which was purchased at joann s i know i loved it so much a bought yardage to make curtains for our next camper it reminds me of retro barkcloth a little embroidery project that turned into a block that might turn into a pillow trajectory mini quilt that also might turn into a pillow you can find the paper piecing template for free here a jack russell terrier mini quilt in honor of our sony the wonderdog she s going to be 17 this year i found the block in an old book of mine if anyone needs to know i m sure i can dig it out and get the title for you the frayed edge jacket by favorite things i ve had this pattern around for years i finally decided now s the time to make this little bugger i started out with this prototype that i m giving to mom for mother s day primarily because i had a hunch i would want mine smaller more fitted not because i thought the first one would suck lol i have to finish the lining and adjust the sleeve length on hers picture is without lining you ll see lining on the collar and if you roll up the sleeves when done then i m going to start on mine with some awesome new cotton and steel fabric that arrived in the mail recently here are the fat quarters i m making my jacket out of so yummy speaking of fabric arriving in the mail i ve had a hard time staying off the computer and pushing the buy button here are some fun things that have showed up recently maker by art gallery fabrics some super fun pam kitty garden adorable milk sugar flower by elea lutz i better get back up to the sewing room have a wonderful day melissa 7 comments posted in quilts low volume table runner kit mar 4 remember this little table runner i made after the holidays well i finally remembered to organize the leftover low volume scraps into 2 little kits the table runner measures 15 1 2 x 43 inches it s perfect to place under a spring vignette for your table just lay the strips out evenly into 3 rows and sew them up i quilted wavy lines the kits are 12 50 and that includes shipping you will need backing binding and batting have a great day spring is almost here melissa posted in quilts little hexie thread catcher tutorial mar 3 i ve been wanting to play with english paper piecing for a long while specifically hexagons i have dabbled with them in a pattern i wrote a while back but i would love to make a whole quilt with them someday to satisfy my itch and create something useful i made a little thread catcher if you would like a kit scroll down to the bottom i ve needed this little cutie forever if you ever looked at my floor or table while i m sewing you would see that i usually just toss the threads willy nilly all over the place now i have a little container to keep the place a little more tidy would you like to play along first you will need to print off the 3 4 inch hexagon templates i got mine here i used card stock print off a 1 inch template page too you can use one of the 1 inch hexagons as a cutting template for the fabric there are lots of tutorials on making hexies online so i won t go into that here my little tips are use a baby rotary cutter to cut your fabric around your 1 inch template and use a dab of sewline glue stick in the middle of your 3 4 inch templates to keep the fabric steady while doing your tacking stitches you will need 10 hexies for this project lay them out in a pleasing manor and whip stitch them in a row like so you can take your papers out as you go or at the end it s up to you i took mine out when i was completely done connecting them cutting the fabric 5 1 2 x 12 1 2 main fabric 5 1 2 x 12 1 2 lining fabric 5 1 2 x 12 1 2 sturdy canvas or interfacing 2 1 4 x 22 binding construction let s begin with the lining fold your fabric in half and sew up the edges using a 1 4 inch seam allowance all seams are 1 4 inch for this project then sew the bottom with a 1 4 inch seam at this point if your fabric is directional like mine pay attention to which side is the bottom next you will box the bottom by fiddling with your fabric until you have a flat triangle in the bottom corner using your ruler measure in 1 1 4 inches from the tip of the triangle mark a line with a water or heat soluble marking pen i use frixon pens they rock just run an iron over them and it disappears now sew on your line back stitching at the start and stop repeat on the other corner trim seams to quarter inch and set the lining aside now lets work on the outside using your ruler measure down 1 1 2 inches from the top long side and mark with your marking pen be sure it is water or heat soluble you don t want a permanent mark on your thread catcher this is the guide for placing your hexies next center your hexies pin and hand stitch i use yli silk thread and applique needles to stitch on now layer your outside fabric onto the canvas you can spray baste safety pin etc i just used some straight pins to hold the 2 layers together quilting time do whatever quilting you would like i used 3 strands of dmc floss in pink to go around my hexies when you are done you can remove your marking line in my case i just had to run a hot iron over it we are going to construct the outer unit just like we did the lining making triangles in the corner marking a line at 1 1 4 inch sewing on the line back stitching at the start and stop trimming the corners off now turn the thread catcher inside out isn t it cute now grab your lining and stuff it down inside use your fingers to push it down into the corners and pin the perimeter matching up the side seam i hand basted a seam around the very top to make it easier to sew on the binding so the fabrics wouldn t shift now sew the binding to the outside using a 1 4 inch seam turn it inside out to make hand stitch the binding easier turn it right side out and admire your adorable thread catcher pick up all the stray threads you just made and throw em in there buy a kit i have three one left little kits made up if you would like to purchase one they are 25 00 which includes shipping they include the lining outer and canvas fabric the binding the pink dmc floss for quilting and the best part is i ve already basted the hexies for you later gators melissa 3 comments posted in sewing room craft tutorials post navigation older posts welcome i m melissa i m so happy you stopped by to read what s been up in my world lately i post about my quilting and home decorating adventures as they happen please feel free to leave a comment i d love to hear from you looking for my patterns my etsy shop for wholesale inquiries contact me check our my pins follow me on instagram published here looking for an older post looking for an older post select month june 2017 october 2015 september 2015 july 2015 may 2015 april 2015 march 2015 february 2015 january 2015 december 2014 november 2014 october 2014 september 2014 august 2014 june 2014 may 2014 april 2014 march 2014 february 2014 january 2014 december 2013 november 2013 october 2013 september 2013 august 2013 june 2013 may 2013 april 2013 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