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Finished Pencil Case Photos

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These are photos of the finished  Moths to Open Flames  pencil case.  To see how to put the kit together click here. The finished Moths to Open Flames pouch. The inside of the pouch. Closer look at the lining I made it big enough to fit all my pencils and color pencils. To give you an idea of the size: The box is 7"x 5" and 2 3/4" deep And you can see that they all fit with a comfortable amount of wiggle room. Here's the full pouch all zipped up And a view of the other side. The top corner where you can see my zipper and the way that both sides of the pattern seem to flow together. Here's a view of the side. You can see how the Ripple Stripes pattern on each side matches up. The bottom of  the bag is seamless.

Moths to Open Flames Pencil Case Instructions

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This is the instructions for making my  Moths to Open Flames kit into a finished pencil pouch.  You will need: 1 fat quarter of Moths to Open Flames fabric 1 zipper approximately 10" or  25cm Sewing machine Matching thread Hand sewing needle Straight pins Scissors Cut out all five pieces being sure to leave the white borders (seam allowance) attached. Covers for zipper ends: Fold under the white edges, pinning them in place all the way around. Sew around the edges using a matching thread. (I used a bright yellow to make the tutorial easier to understand.) Attach finished covers to the zipper ends by sewing a straight line. (See picture; top  horizontal line) Be sure to leave enough of the zipper exposed checking the positioning against the top of one of the lining pieces. This just helps keep the zipper from fraying and gives you a little more leeway when it comes to zipper size. Place the zipper right side up on top of one of your lining pieces

Fabric Images VIII.

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Moths and Bright Moths test swatches Moths Moths Bright Moths Bright Moths Jaguar or Leopard Spots Jaguar or Leopard Spots Griffin fabric sewn into a warmable rice sock. opposite side of  Griffin  rice sock Griffin

Moths to Open Flames: Contest Entry

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Pencil case cut and sew Summer is almost over, and it's time to hit the books! Arrive at school in style with the perfect pencil case to carry all your sharpened No. 2s. Previews will be shown at the fat quarter fabric size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, August 20th, 2013. Here's an idea of how, Moths to Open Flames , my entry into the Pencil Case Cut and Sew will look when finished. Detailed view of the edge Each side of the bag will have this much of the design.  A closer look at the design on the lining. Here's the large view of the whole pattern.

Gift-wrapped Shelf and Spotted Mouse

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I used Spoonflower gift wrap of my  Wooden  design to paper a shelf. Here's a closer look at the shelf along with a mouse I made for the cats using scraps from my clutch . There was just enough left of the  Black and Gray Dot  swatch, though I did have to use the white selvage for the tail.  Richard was pretty impressed by the extra long tail. Well, at least he was until he noticed the camera!

Lightning Bug Clutch

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A clutch that I made using several swatches. The outside is a combination of my Lightning Bugs and Ripple Stripe fabrics. Close up of one side showing the  Lightning Bugs . And the other side. I used fabric mod podge on the underside of the  Ripple Stripe  swatch to keep it from fraying before cutting out the detailed stripe from the middle and further dividing that in half.  I attached the stripes to both sides of the central fabric with fabric mod podge before any of the hemming took place.  I sewed the clutch up like a basic zipper pouch. The only difference was I had to add a little extra fabric on both sides of my lining fabric because I was using two swatches for the inside to accommodate the extra length that I had added to the outside. The middle lining fabric used my Navy and Gold Spot design that tied in really well with the fireflies and the gold stripes. And the other design I used is from the same collection, Black and Gray D