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Tuesday 7 May 2013

Give Me Liberty Please!

When Krista and Nicole threw down the Liberty-lined gauntlet to stitch up some Liberty last month, they didn't have to ask me twice.


As soon as I saw Ayumi's Embroidery Pouch in Patchwork Please! I knew I would be making one in advance of the sewalong - it's near the end of the book, so it'll be months before that one gets the treatment, so I started formulating a plan immediately.  A Liberty-Heather Ross plan. 

The sew-along booted my butt into gear!

I showed you the cover a while back, and I know I have already put the finished shots on instagram as I was so happy with it and couldn't wait to show off; but today I am linking up with Nicole's blog for all to see...


I am so in love with this pouch.  It finishes at 9.5" square, which is perfect for a nice sized hoop to fit inside.

As you were party to my vinyl dilemma, you may like to see a bit closer how I managed to incorporate one of those 50 pence pencil cases, zip 'n' all...


Instead of the second side pocket, I cut open the pencil case, unpicked the vinyl from the right-hand side of the zipper, (with the zip closed and pull at the top), and then trimmed to size; I amended the pattern slightly so that my pocket was lined was some Klona jade, and attached a strip of Liberty to that, and the other side to the edge of the zip sandwiched with the linen, the same way as you would sew the first side of a zippy purse.

Apart from not dividing the other vinyl pocket, this is my only real deviation from the published pattern.

Having a transparent pocket, or rather two, is so useful, and I am glad my gamble paid off.

Due to all the vinyl, I machine-stitched the binding to the inside first, then hand-stitched it down on the outside.


So there you have it!  Thank you Ayumi, your pattern is brilliant, so it really would have been difficult to make a duffer!  And a final thank you to Krista and Nicole for getting me to make this sooner rather than later.

I am over the moon with every inch of this pouch, it's another favourite thing ever!

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Don't forget to pop over to yesterday's post if you haven't entered my Sew Mama Sew giveaway for the chance of winning your own bit of linen and Liberty. 
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36 comments:

  1. I love it! And what a clever miss, solving the plastic problem like that ! Brilliant!

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  2. Oh, you clever sausage! It looks amazing. Makes me want to take up embroidery! (and that's saying something...)

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  3. Cute cute and love the see through pockets!

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  4. Super cute Hads, Super cute!!

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  5. You are a clever bean! It deserves to be a favourite. Nice make Mrs. Di x

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  6. it's so adorable, and I love how you improvised with that clear vinyl pouch! brilliant idea. and thanks so much for joining us!!

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  7. I have just ordered Patchwork Please! from Amazon and I think they must send it from the US as it says it will take a couple of weeks. Now having seen your lovely Liberty make I am even more excited for it to arrive! I think I may be using this for FQR sample swap goodies x

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  8. The combination of Liberty and Heather Ross is inspired and I love your improvisation with the vinyl pockets. Nice work!

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  9. WTG on getting the 50p pencil cases in :oD

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  10. This is so lovely, I might have to copy it.

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  11. Good job getting creative with the vinyl!

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  12. This is a wonderful project made even better by your clever creativity

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  13. You are SO clever...this is beautiful and perfect for your embroidery stuff.

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  14. Beautiful. I want and neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed it!

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  15. So pretty! Clever you repurposing the pencil case!

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  16. Oh this is brilliant and I love the pencil case incorporation. I have several of those unused pencil cases and now I'll know what to do with them!

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  17. I normally don't play well with synthetics like that plastic stuff, but I just LOVE what it's done to your project. How fun to peek in the pockets and it gives everything a little shimmer. Great finish!

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  18. What a pretty case! Love how you incorporated the pencil case.

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  19. You've made a wonderful case, and added the vinyl pockets so cleverly! I'll be on the hunt through tesco soon...

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  20. I love it and the way you added the 50p pencil case is so clever!!

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  21. You are such a smarty pants, no wonder i like you so much, this is gorgeous!

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  22. Wow, that is fab! Am awaiting that book bought with birthday funds, and this might be the first project I tackle. Won't be as fab as yours though :-)

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  23. Oh nicely done!! And good work on the vinyl pocket! Very clever indeed!

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  24. It's goregous. I may have to amend the sewing kit I made , beasue it's useless, everything falls out!

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  25. I am totally in love with this!

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  26. It's gorgeous! Love the wee sausage dog on the front :-)

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  27. It's SO cute. And the pencil case is a brilliant idea - I'm going to have to do that!

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  28. Saw this on Flickr....and I really really like it, you clever stitcher you x

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  29. Oh my. I think my heart just beat a little faster there when I saw these pics. Beautiful beautiful beautiful!

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  30. Boy, how did I miss this? It's lovely!!

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