Scrub Stitchin Kawandi project

 I have been ing some finishing off sewing days at home.

My kawandi piece has been finished for some time but it needed making into something.

We all need pouches for our bits and pieces, marking pens, pins and glue. 

My finished fat quarter size piece is all stitched. Now I am marking DOWN 5” on the left side and UP 5” on the right side. Draw a line joining the 2 marks.

With a smaller stitch sew each side of the drawn line.

Cut on the line. This now makes 2 pouches. Measure the length of the edge and add about 4”. Cut a continuous zip and have 2 zipper pulls ( or you will need 2 zips ). Mine was 25”

Attach one zip to the cut edge on the right side. Iron over and top stitch along the edge of the zip at the back. This will hide the raw edge fabric and will prevent anything caught in the zipper when opening.

Fold in half and feed the zipper pull on. Trim the zip level with the edge of work. I actually covered the end with a tab on one and folded the zip to make a tab on the other.

With the edges already tuned under and hemmed due to the Kawandi technique the side and bottom seams only need to be topstitched closed to make the pouch. 

I put little dangly things on the zipper pulls for decoration.

I didn’t want mine left flat so I turned inside out and sewed dog ear corners. Turn it back out and a base is formed so they stand up.

All ready for show n tell next April