Recycling denim

I love to recycle. So, when my brother asked me to shorten his new pair of jeans I decided to use the remnants to make some always useful zip pouches.

To bring some colour to the pouches I matched a lovely Ikea fabric, with orange cat prints for one, and some orange lace for the other. My magic sewingmachine made the rest….

I love the result.

A farewell gift

My post today is about a little gift I made for a friend who is leaving for a while.

My friend and Taiko teacher Tomoko is going back to Japan for 1 year, so I wanted to thank her for her kindness, patience and for all the time that she spent on teaching me.

I also selfishly made this so that when she looks at it she might remind of me too, and, by the way, little pouches are always useful! 😀

Thank you for all the happy hours Tomoko-sensei. Come back soon!

Pouch and handmade envelope decorated with washi-tape

Inside the pouch…. made by me. =^.^=

Embroidery detail

the other side….

Marta’s starred bag

I didn’t produce much in this past few weeks but at least I made this tote-bag for my friend Paola‘s daughter Marta. Last week it was Marta’s 13th birthday and her mother told me that she needed a large bag so…. the obvious present. Since she is a Star, I decided to use a star printed fabric. This canvas is also waterproof, which is handy because, despite the light coulour, it is easy to clean.

As I had some fabric left I also made her a little matching pouch for her lipstick or make-up. 😉

A star bag for a Star Girl

The tutorial is from the lovely THE PURL BEE website and you can find it here.

The toothbrush pouch

Following this useful tutorial I made myself a brand new pouch for my toothbrush and toothpaste to keep in my drawer at work. The fabric is a remnant of my previous project while the zip is upcycled from an old bag.

I changed the measures to fit in the toothbrush and the result is definitely better than expected!

New pouch for my toothbrush

new pouch for my toothbrush

My new toothbrush pouch in my messy drawer at work!

Boxy pouches for two

Last Sunday afternoon me and my friend Paola decided to give it a try to this lovely tutorial and make ourselves a boxy pouch each. We cut and misured and then I took out my faithfull sewing machine and made it!

Paola’s fabric (blue with white drops) was a bit lighter than mine (blue with white leaves), so the result is not just alike.

Despite, in the end we were both happy with the result, I decided make some small changes and unpicked the sides to add some flaps on both to make it easier to zip/unzip.  🙂

Blue boxy pouch with flaps

Two boxy pouches (without flaps)