Sew TracyLee Designs Introduces: In The Clear Quilted Pouches sewing pattern

Have you made your In The Clear Quilted Sewing pouch yet?

Pattern includes tons of pictures and instructions to make pouches in two great sizes.

Tracy’s self-tested TIPS for sewing clear Quilters Vinyl are included.

Instructions for TWO sizes are included:
SMALL STUFF – approximately 4″ tall by 4.5″ wide
MY STUFF – approximately 4.5″ tall by 8.5″ wide

This is a downloadable pattern, so you receive it immediately after you check out of the shopping cart!

The SMALL STUFF pouch is perfect for holding small items like flash drives and earbuds. It’s also EXCELLENT making gift pouches. IDEAS: Fill with first aid supplies…ideal for the Mom-on-the go to put in her purse or glove compartment. Make a coffee/tea, creamer & sweetener gift pack. Make a gift pack of small, individually wrapped candies or treats. Use to store small game pieces (i.e., board game pieces) or toys (small balls, jacks, a small collection of legos)…this is excellent for organization AND travel purposes. Store sewing machine feet, hand or machine needles, bobbins, wonder clips, etc. in their own pretty cases…keep your tools and supplies clean, dust free and quickly find them because you can SEE the contents.

The MY STUFF quilted pouch is perfect for small to medium size items like pencils, pens, paint brushes, etc. Great gift idea for kids heading back to school – customize the fabric to your kid’s favorite themes or colors. MY STUFF size also makes great organizational and storage pouches for quilters, sewers, artists, and anyone who has small items to organize or store. Enjoy safe storage and travel with your rotary cutter by giving it a home in a pretty MY STUFF pouch.

Once you learn the tips and techniques, these are *FAST and EASY* to sew!

YES! Tracy gives clear, specific, written permission for the individual home sewer/crafter to make this item for sale and profit. See pattern cover image in the gallery above for the specific details.

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Sew TracyLee Designs introduces the Zipster…vinyl mesh wallet downloadable sewing pattern

Do you have scraps of vinyl mesh you’ve been holding on to because you knew there was SOMETHING you could do with them? This is the project for you!!

Zipster is a sewing pattern for a vinyl mesh keychain wallet. Note, the keychain configuration is optional

and you may quickly and easily make your vinyl mesh wallet without the keychain option, if you desire.

The Zipster pattern makes a perfect wallet for guys and gals on-the-go. The feather light vinyl mesh keeps the wallet light enough to be a keychain, enabling you to keep all your absolute essentials together.

*FAST and EASY* to sew!

Finished dimensions are approximately: 3.25″ high x 5.5″ wide (excluding keychain tab and ring).

Pattern uses vinyl mesh (a single 1/2 yard piece will make several), 1.25″ split rings, a closed end coil zipper of 7″ long or more (longer is better!), and fabric scraps (or a fat 1/8 will make several)!

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2011 Havf a Heart Christmas Ornament Sewing pattern

Click here for the instructions in PDF format for quick and easy printing – requires a new or updated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Click here for the pattern piece(s) – requires a new or updated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Havf a Heart™

Heart Ornament or pincushion in 2 sizes

Permission to copy and distribute this complimentary pattern at no charge to others, for personal or NON-PROFIT use, for guild and group projects is granted provided all copyright information and references to Sew Thankful are kept in tact one each and every pattern copy printed/distributed. Permission is also granted to individual crafters (doing their own sewing themselves) to make reasonable quantities of finished items to sell at individual craft fairs, boutiques, etc.

If quilt or sewing shops wish to share this pattern with their customers, permission is granted provided that a COMPLETE printed copy of this entire pattern with all copyright information and all references to www.sewthankful.com is included along with the finished item at NO CHARGE for the pattern itself other than a nominal fee to cover cost of paper and toner. Pattern may be included in a prepared kit that is sold , subject to all the previous requirements.

For any other use, please contact tracy@sewthankful.com to obtain the appropriate permission and/or licensing.

Use of this pattern is voluntary. End user assumes all risk. Neither Tracy L. Chapman nor Sew Thankful Inc. shall have any liability with respect to loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this project. SEW THANKFUL and the SEW THANKFUL logo are a federally registered Trademark/Service Mark of Sew Thankful Inc.

Make your ornament as plain or fancy as you desire.

Make it plain! You can use a single fabric (all 4 hearts the same color) or go scrappy with all 4 hearts different fabrics. Make it fancy! You can make a truly special, customized ornament by using a solid fabric as one side (half) of the heart. Use the plain side as your canvas! Embroider a name, date or special message. Or draw, paint, write, appliqué, embellish with beads, buttons, silk ribbon or hand embroidery, or other creative, personal, artful ideas.

Please read entire pattern carefully all the way through at least once before you cut or sew.

Two Sizes – Finished Measurements:

Large – approximately 4.75” high x 5” wide, depending on how full you stuff it
Small – approximately 3.5” high x 3.5” wide, depending on how full you stuff it

Materials required for EACH ornament:

Large

Light Fabric: 12” x 6”

Medium to Dark Fabric: 12” x 6”

Polyfil or cotton stuffing such as Sweet Dreams by Quilters Dream

Batting Scrap: 6” x 6” (thin, flat cotton batting or poly fleece preferred)

Template Plastic

Ruler or straight edge for marking

Pencil

Thread

Hand needle

Awl

Ribbon (silk, organdy, satin, etc.) you can use up to .5” width if it is a thin ribbon such as organdy or silk. .25” widths are recommended for bulkier ribbons

Optional: Sew Easy Tweezers or Crochet hook

Small

Light Fabric: 9” x 4.5”

Medium to Dark Fabric: 4.5” x 4.5”

Polyfil or cotton stuffing such as Sweet Dreams by Quilters Dream

Batting Scrap: 4.5” x 4.5” (thin, flat cotton batting or poly fleece preferred)

Template Plastic and

Ruler or straight edge for marking

Pencil

Thread

Hand needle

Awl

Ribbon (silk, organdy, satin, etc.) you can use up to .5” width if it is a thin ribbon such as organdy or silk. .25” widths are recommended for bulkier ribbons

Optional: Sew Easy Tweezers or Crochet hook

*Note: ^{Depending on the width of fabric, you should be able to get 3 + Large or 4 + Small ornaments from .25 yard of light + .25 yard of medium to dark fabric . Directional fabrics may yield less. You may also choose to make the ornament from a single fabric or from 4 different fabrics for a scrappy look. I recommend making one with contrasting fabrics first so you get a good feel for the construction process.}

Click here for the project instructions in PDF format for quick and easy printing – requires a new or updated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Click here for the pattern piece(s) – requires a new or updated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Removable Quilted Backless Bar Stool Covers — DONE!

I don’t know how old these bar stool are. They belonged to Jeff long before we got married. Our sons love to sit on them to eat breakfast at the kitchen bar/counter. But the nasty fake pleather had become split and crackled and looked plain old UGLY. It was driving me crazy.

Finally, after being on my to do list for nearly 3 years, I finished the covers last night. Here are a couple pics:

CoverFabricCloseUp — close-up of the quilted fabric

Jeff and the boys love the new covers and I’m SO happy not to see that old crackly, split pleather anymore. They are removable — I simply added a casing around the bottom hem of the circumference band and inserted elastic. Now when the covers get dirty I can pull them off and just toss into the washer & dryer.

I did not use a pattern, I just quilted up some fun stash fabric using pretty Rainbows thread…then I made it up as I went along and we really like how they turned out. It was much easier and faster than I imagined. Looking back, I can’t believe I put it off so long.