Materials:
scrap of woven fabric at least 6"x24"
fusible interfacing at least 6"x24"
thread for sewing machine
steam iron, or dry iron and spray water bottle
2 flannel scraps cut to 8"x8" each and serged around edges to make 'kleenex'

1. cut a piece of fusible interfacing to 6"x24" and fuse (according to package directions) to woven fabric

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_01.jpg

2. trim down to 6"x 23 1/4"

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_02.jpg

3. Starting from one end make chalk marks to divide into sections: sectionA is 1.5", B= 1.5", C=14", D=3 1/4", E=1.5", F=1.5"

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_03.jpg

4. Now you get to start folding! With right side facing the ironing board and wrong side facing you, fold/press sections A and F in.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_04.jpg

5. Fold/press section B under and E in.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_05.jpg

6. Fold/press section D under (please ignore extra chalk lines on pouch closest to you in pic)

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_06.jpg

7. Flip over so right side of fabric is facing you.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_07.jpg

8. Bring left side up and over to right side as shown in picture and fold/press

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_08.jpg

9. If you plan to include a logo label on this you can unfold now to sew in correct spot, as shown by pin placement in picture.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_09.jpg

10. Notice how bottom of label is facing the 'A' section

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_10.jpg

11. Refold on previous press lines and stitch each side of pouch 1/4" from edge. You can clip the corners as well at this point, so it flips nicer.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_11.jpg

12. Flip right side out and press, poke corners with something rounded like a chop stick.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_sewalong_kleenexpouches_12.jpg

*I like to make 2 8"x8" single layer flannel wipes to include in the pouch, I just serge and round corners as I go*

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/AW_swaptissueholders.jpg

Thanks for sewing along!

Sarah :)

great sew along!! thanks a lot! :heart:

Thank you!!! :D

Beautifully done thank you. The colors make me so happy to look at them.

Thanks.
It is just what I need to make for the kids.

love and blessings
angie

Thanks.
It is just what I need to make for the kids.

love and blessings
angie

Great sew along :thumbsup: I'll have to try a few of those.

Thank you thank you! I think I'm going to make quite a few of those! :D :thumbsup:

I love the batik fabric you used, it's so pretty!

thanks sarah! i'll definately be making a few of these. :)

WOW that is awesome thank you!
Question, what do you mean by clip the corners? In the pic you showed had you "clipped them"? Sorry that's probably a dumb question! LOL

great sew-along! I just made an eiffel towers pouch for my mom!

Thank you for the sew along.

that's great, I'll be whipping one up tomorrow I think...cold season and all :p

Originally posted by the6dunlaps
WOW that is awesome thank you!
Question, what do you mean by clip the corners? In the pic you showed had you "clipped them"? Sorry that's probably a dumb question! LOL

No in the picture I didn't clip the corners, it was an after thought from when I flipped it right side out and realized that I needed to trim the bulk from the corners so it would lay nicer. 'Clip corners' is when you cut a little triangle off of the seam allowance so that when you flip it right sides out there is less bulk inside.

HTH,
Sarah

Originally posted by thrillhouse
great sew-along! I just made an eiffel towers pouch for my mom!

I wanna see :)

Sarah<----who needs to buy more interfacing!

Thanks for a great Sew Along!

I hope this one gets saved before any purging is done. :)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am b-marking this for future quickie presents.

Erin

Thanks Sarah. My dd and I fought over the one you sent me! LOL Now I can make her one.

Hadyn and I have been doing origami together for about 2 weeks now so I showed her your pictures. She got really excited and said, "Oh great, now you can make me some fabric origami cats and birds!" LOL So, um, got any patterns for those. :joker:

Thank you! I'm printing out the instuctions so I can have this as my project to work on at work tonight!

Originally posted by lovebugsmama
Thanks Sarah. My dd and I fought over the one you sent me! LOL Now I can make her one.

Hadyn and I have been doing origami together for about 2 weeks now so I showed her your pictures. She got really excited and said, "Oh great, now you can make me some fabric origami cats and birds!" LOL So, um, got any patterns for those. :joker:

LOL, nope sorry. I do have a little cinch purse that my mom and I figured out from my aunt but thats it.

Sarah

Sarah Help!

When I flip my pouch right side out my interfacing shows what am I doing wrong?

Sarah, I made 5 of these yesterday. They were so much fun, I couldn't stop myself! Thank you so much for the sew along. Are you willing to share instructions for the cinch-purse you mentioned above?

Originally posted by lisak
Sarah Help!

When I flip my pouch right side out my interfacing shows what am I doing wrong?

The lower flap needs to be flipped to the front. If that doesn't make sense then if you could post a pic maybe I can describe better according to what your pouch looks like at this step

Sarah

Originally posted by dehart
Sarah, I made 5 of these yesterday. They were so much fun, I couldn't stop myself! Thank you so much for the sew along. Are you willing to share instructions for the cinch-purse you mentioned above?

I am totally willing, just swamped at the moment with an amazing slew of sewing mamas headed to my house. The cinch purse is awesome to make from pretty embellished cloth napkins that can be found at thrift stores- and I don't have any at the moment.

I'll do it eventually :)

Sarah

Okay here's what one side looks like.

Sorry they are so big I thought I shrank them I'll redo them in a minute. Here's the other side. This is the side I was flipping to the other. There was still about 1.5 inches of interfacing showing is that right.

Woohoo! Thanks Sarah, I'll be looking forward to it. :D

In the second pic it looks like the flap at the top of the pic is what is supposed to be flipped to the opposite side (side shown in first pic). The finished product has a flap that 'closes' over your kleenes, when the flap is up you will see a 'back pocket' and then a slit in which you can enclose your kleenex.

This is pretty hard to explain so feel free to ask for clarification and I will try to be as clear as possible.

Sarah

Okay thanks. I was doing it right then. I just wasn't sure I appreciate your help

You shouldn't be able to 'see' any interfacing unless you open the kleenex slit and look inside. When you are sewing the side seams and getting everything lined up I make a point of making sure that those two folds are butted up against each other because if they aren't then I know when I flip it there will be a slight gap. As long as they are snug against eachother then you won't see interfacing- especially if the pouch is holding wipes/kleenex.

BTW pretty fabric :)

Sarah

I gotcha. I figured that's what was happening. Just wanted to make sure I was folding it correctly.

Thanks to your sns I'm making her a headband to match. She's so excited.

Awesome! I have the same gifts set aside for a few people as well :)

Sarah