Well this week has been a catching up and making useful things time as I have been on a little trip which took most of my energy! I went to London overnight with my daughter and two grandchildren to see my son-in-law -to -be getting an award from work as he has been ‘down there’ on a training course for 8 weeks. Here we are on our sightseeing day!
Granny and Max outside Buckingham Palace
Although I had a lovely time the only energy I had left for sewing was enough to make a very small thing – a caddy to hang from under my sewing machine to keep my scissors and seam ripper always to hand!. I had been promising myself a sewing caddy for ages as they don’t take very long to make really. I used a fat quarter which had cats and kittens neatly depicted in little squares just the right size for pockets!
After heming the cat fabric I sewed it on to a plain calico background and then sewed straight lines to make separate pockets. On the top I sewed some little loops of bias binding for my tweezers etc and to the right I made a little pocket, stuffed it with left over fabric strips and used it as a pin cushion!
Sewing Machine with new Sewing Caddy
So that was my week, what about everyone else over at Handmade Monday? Why not take a peek at what they have been up to!!
xxAlixx
The sewing caddy looks great with the cat pockets!
What a brilliant idea – so good why aren’t they everywhere?
what a great idea! Well done for taking time to make something for yourself too, its so easy to not get round to these things isn’t it 🙂 x
Great caddy!
Why haven’t we all got one of those? What a brilliant idea!
What a really clever idea – great for all the little bits and bobs you need when sewing (well any craft really) Hope you have a good week.
That looks a very useful addition to the sewing machine. I’m always mislaying my stitchripper (which is used to often!) Lovely material.
What a brilliant idea !!! I love the cat fabric. xx
This is a great idea, love the fabric too.
Trips away are brilliant, but like you I find them tiring, I always look forward to getting home.
Jan x
Good idea – I’m always losing my unpicker which is a nuisance as it’s a much used tool!
Brilliant idea. I could use one of these. All my sewing tools are just balanced carefully on the edge of my sewing cabinet.