Basket

It’s official. I can make a good zipped pouch. I wanted one that can sit, so flat bottomed. One that could hang on a hook. It had to be big enough to hold a good bunch of stuff, but not so big that you can’t travel with it. Washable. Pretty. But especially with a wide open mouth so you can see what’s in it. I searched the net. I like Noodlehead’s pouch. She has a great tutorial you can see here

This in fact is one of her photos showing the wide-openness I love. I used zipper by the yard for most and like them because of the little extra width and fun gold colour, even though the teeth are nylon and sew-thru-able, if you know what I mean.

My pouches are about 10″ wide and stand about 6″ tall. They are lined with fusible fleece to give body. I made a few with Annie’ soft foam too, but it’s not really necessary for form or function. I think the pouches coordinate nicely with matching fabric basket, reversible. The pattern for those…. hmmmm… let me hunt. There are lots of patterns out there, but mine is called Scraptastic and was free from Emmaline Bags.

Here are a few more pics. How many did I make? A lot. More than 30 pouches and I have to say I loved every minute.