Thursday 23 November 2017

Stitching Santa 2017 progress

I have been gathering suitable gifts, most with a sewing theme, but a couple of surprises too, for the Stitching Santa swap/exchange, hosted by Sewchet which I'm taking part in.  My parcel will be going abroad, so I need to get it sent off soon, so that it will arrive before Christmas.  Part of the fun is not knowing who is sending the gifts to you.
I have made a little fabric storage box, using a tutorial from SewforSoul, which can be found  here .  It was a great tutorial, easy to follow and I enlarged the pattern just a little to make a bigger version.  I used the fabric which I bought to make a doorstop back in 2015, which you can read about here.  So far, it has made a doorstop, a notebook cover and now a fabric box.  I used fusible wadding to give the material a bit of added strength and that was a first, but was easy to sew through and worked well.
It could have just a little bit of the inside material showing, as above,  but Chris thought it looked better with a bigger amount on show, so that's what I did.
I used some green cotton material for the inside which worked really well, picking up the green on the outer fabric.  I am really pleased with the result and hope that the recipient will like it too.

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  1. It looks brilliant and I am very sure that the recipient will love it.

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    1. Thanks, EC. It's useful and decorative, so hopefully will be welcomed. I need to get wrapping and sending now!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. it's lovely. you did a great job!

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    1. Thanks, Wendy. For a first attempt at a fabric box, I am really pleased with it.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. It’s lovely, what an interesting piece of fabric and the inside green contrasts brilliantly xx

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    1. Thanks, Cheryl. That fabric has been used for a few things now and has definitely earned its price (which was more than I would usually pay for fabric!) Having a large fabric stash can sometimes be very worthwhile.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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