1 Word Play Scissor Pouch Pattern
2 Wordplay Scissor Pouch Pattern by Sarah Fielke Materials: To make all three pouches you will need: * 25cm (10") of dark fabric for the applique background. I used 43141-8 Navy for mine, which is not one of the Scandinavia fabrics. You could just squeeze get all three backgrounds out of a metric fat quarter but you would be safer with a 10 strip. *Three 9" zippers to co-ordinate with your fabric * one packet of Pellon Fusible Fleece or similar * a fat 8th bundle of Word Play Fabrics. This will give you enough for your pouch linings, the backs of the pouches and the appliqué. *one piece of template plastic *silver gel pen or your preferred marking pen to mark the applique and embroidery *applique tools - if you are using my applique method you will need liquid applique glue, a silver gel pen, milliners needles and thread to match your applique *embroidery needles *Aurifil Mako 12 weight cotton in black and light pink (stranded embroidery cotton will work just fine too) Method First we are going to make the stripes for the back of the pouches. From each of your fat 8th's, cut two strips, 1 1/2" along the long side of the fat 8th. This should give you two strips 24" long. Cut each of these strips into three 8" lengths. Mixing the colours up as you like, sew the strips together into three pieces that are each 11 strips long, using a 1/4" seam and pressing the seams to one side. Trace the bag template onto the template plastic and cut out with scissors. Trace around the bag template to cut out two pieces from your stripped piecing. Cut another piece from the stripped piecing that is 4" long. Cut a piece of light green that is 4" wide by 11". Sew the pieces together along the long edge. Cut a bag back from this piece. Using the bag template, cut out 6 pieces from the fusible pellon. Fuse three of them to the backs of the three pieced backs you have made.
3 Using a window or a light box, trace the word "Stitch" onto the green fabric, at least 3/4" from the bottom of the green piece.. Backstitch over the word (through the Pellon) using black thread - a single strand of Mako thread (it does not separate) or 2 strands of stranded embroidery cotton.. You should now have pouch three backs that look like this (without the zippers of course!) Now for the fronts. Using the bag template, cut three pieces from your dark applique background fabric. For the tape measure bag, cut a strip of 43139-4 White that is 2" wide. Using a Hera marker or by ruling a line, mark the back of the strip 1/2" in from each edge on the back. Trace the tape measure pattern onto the strip using a light box or window, with the top edge of the measuring tape lines right along one edge. Back stitch the pattern. Turn the embroidery to the back and press the edges to the back 1/2" along the lines you made. Using the applique glue or your preferred method, place the strip along the bottom edge of one of the pouch fronts, 2" from the bottom. Applique the strip to the pouch. Iron a piece of fleece to the back of this bag piece. Thread For the thread reel, cut out the pattern pieces for the reel and the block of thread from the grey and pink fabrics. If you have one of my books you will be able to read about my applique technique in detail, or take my class at Craftsy to see me demonstrate it! In short, trace the patter pieces onto the front of the fabric using a silver gel pen. Cut them out a scant 1/4" from the gel pen line and glue them to the background using small dots of liquid applique glue. Finger press around each shape and stitch them to the background using thread to match the applique fabric. Using a window or a light bow, trace the thread line onto the background with the silver gel pen. Iron a piece of the fusible pellon to the back of the appliqued bag front, and back stitch along the drawn line using the pink Mako 12 weight or 2 strands of embroidery cotton. Scissor To make the scissors, repeat the steps for the thread reel. The arrows on the scissor placement diagram show you which pieces go underneath which. Iron a piece of fusible fleece to the back of this piece when you have completed the appliqué. When you have appliqued all of the bag pieces and ironed a piece of fleece to them, it's time to put them together! Place a piece of your bag lining face up. Place your zipper face up along the straight edge of the lining, with the ends poking out. It's better to have a longer zip not a shorter one, you can always trim it back. Place the pouch front on top of the zipper,
4 face down. Pin through all three layers. I hasten to point out once again that I am a quilter not a bag maker so these instructions are as basic as can be! For a more detailed (and very cute) zipper pouch instruction, check out Ayumi's post here - that's where I learned to put in a zip. Using your zipper foot, sew along the straight seam through all three layers. Unzip the zip halfway, and start at the end furthest away from the zipper head. When you get close to the zipper head, stop and lift your foot, unzip the zip past your needle, then lower the foot and sew to the end. Press the lining and the bag front away from the zipper, both to the same side. Repeat this process with the lining and the bag back and press them both away from the zip again. You should have something that looks like this. Seperate the linings from the front and the back of the pouch, and put them back together again with the linings right sides together, and the front and back right sides
5 together, like this. Starting at an edge of the lining, sew all the way around the edge of the pouch, 1/4" in from the edge. When you come back towards where you started be sure to leave a good gap so you can turn the pouch through when you are done. **Be careful to have the zipper unzipped at least halfway when you do this! Or it's a pain in the proverbial. Ask me how I know :) Trim the ends off the zip for a neat finish.
6 Trim the seams on the curved edges back a little to make them easier to turn. There is no need to clip. Turn the pouch right side out through the hole you left in the lining. Use a turning tool or a knitting needle or similar to push all the seams and curves out smoothly, and press as you do so. Your bag will look like this: Stitch the opening in the lining closed, either by hand or machine, and then push the lining into the bag and press everything down smoothly. And you are DONE. Fill with cute stuff. ;) Fabric referred to in this tutorial is Word Play by Sarah Fielke for Windham Fabrics. Sarah Fielke is the author of 7 quilt books, an Aurifil ambassador with three thread collections, a fabric designer for Windham Fabrics and teacher of two classes at www.craftsy.com. She teaches at shops, groups and events throughout Australia and internationally. You can find Sarah at her website above, her blog at www.thelastpiece.net, on Instagram @sfielke, Twitter @sarahfielke or Facebook at /sarahfielke. This pattern is copyright to Sarah Fielke and is not for photocopying, group use, sale or distribution without permission. If you wish to teach classes from this pattern please contact Sarah at sarah@sarahfielke.com to purchase copies for each student in the class. Goods made from this pattern are not to be sold.
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