I love sewing little zippered pouches. They are so handy to pop into your handbag to store all manner of items - from spare change, loyalty cards, tissues, medication, make-up essentials etc. I made this little hexie zippered pouch using some … [Read more...]
Triangle Patchwork Pouch
Have you seen the new Jelly Freedom Zippers by Lecien? They are so versatile and come with 48 inches (120 cm) of zipper tape and three sliders. You can mix and match the sliders to create colourful zippers at the length you desire. The zippers come … [Read more...]
Triangle Coin Pouch
Sewing time has been in short supply lately. Life has been keeping me busy and away from the craft room but I managed to sneak a bit of time today to make another Triangle Pouch. (You can find our tutorial here if you would like to make your own … [Read more...]
Triangle Pouch
2014 has been a great year for A Spoonful of Sugar and we have had so many lovely opportunities as a result of our blog! We are so grateful to our lovely readers for your wonderful comments and support. As a thank you for visiting us throughout the … [Read more...]
Sewing Tool Pouch
You can never have too many pencil cases! I made this sewing tool pouch to hold my favourite sewing gadgets/tools - perfect for taking to sewing group and sewing retreats. It is made using our Pencil Case tutorial which is suitable for beginner … [Read more...]
Ribbon Zippered Purse
Do you love pretty ribbons and trims? We have a large ribbon collection with many novelty ribbons that rarely get used. Making a ribbon zippered purse is a great opportunity to use some of our pretty ribbons. It was fun co-ordinating a few different … [Read more...]
Making a Pencil Case
Thanks for all the lovely feedback and comments on our Triangular Pencil Case! Due to popular demand we have put together a tutorial so you can make your own pencil case.The triangular pencil case is the perfect project for using some of your … [Read more...]
Pretty Box Pouch
With a few hours to spare yesterday afternoon, I sorted through my stack of pretty fabrics and stitched up another box pouch. I love all the pretty colours in this one and added a French motif that was left over from this project. I used some … [Read more...]
Box Pouch
I love little patchwork projects that use your treasured scraps. I needed a quick project to take along to my sewing group this week so settled on the Triangle Box Pouch from Patchwork Please! by Ayumi Takahashi. I constructed it using red, white … [Read more...]
Sewing Accessories Pouch Pattern
We had a number of requests for the pattern for our Sewing Accessories Pouch that we shared recently. We are pleased to report that the pattern has been improved and written up in tutorial format with lots of photos showing each step of the … [Read more...]
Sewing Accessories Pouch
There is nothing quite like a sewing retreat to reignite your passion for sewing and quilting. This past weekend, I went on my annual sewing retreat with a lovely group of crafty types (including fellow bloggers - Janelle from Janellybelly Bags and … [Read more...]
Macaron Coin Purse
Ever since we first spotted macaron coin purses in the Japanese sewing magazine, Cotton Time, we have wanted to make our own. We love everything French and the sweet little zippered macarons are so cute in size and the possibilities when it comes to … [Read more...]
