The steps below show you how to make one yourself. The photos are of the first pouch I made. It was my test run to see how it turned out and what I needed to tweak.
You need 2 different sized circles of material. I used my large dinner plate and my sandwich plate as tracers. You need to cut 2 circles of each size. The inner circle must be smaller than the outer circle. For my test pouch I used the same material on both sides. I cut mine out with pinking shears for less fraying.
On one of the large circles you need to make a buttonhole about 2.5 cm. (1 inch) from the edge. This step has to be done first else you will have to hand stitch an opening. With right sides together sew around the outside. Leave a small opening so that you can turn the circles so the right side of the material is showing. Top stitch around each edge and this will close the opening you left. I always press my material before doing the top stitches to eliminate any puckers or odd shaped sides. On the larger circles you need to sew 2 rows of stitches for the ribbon to slot through. The buttonhole you first made must be between these 2 rows of stitching.
Place the two circles on top of each other with the centers lined up. I drew a small chalk circle to sew around to fasten them together. Sew from the outside edge of the small circle to the opposite side. Do this is two more places. All sewing lines should intersect at the middle of the smaller circle. It rather looks like a pie being cut into 6 equal pieces when finished.
Thread some ribbon through the buttonhole, around the large circle and out the buttonhole again. Stitch the ends of the ribbon together. Pull the ribbon to close up the pouch.
This pouch was made with larger circles and I made four rows of stitching to intersect through the center. Then you can fill it with your jewelry, pull closed and pack it in your suitcase
Beautiful -- great gift idea, especially for anyone who travels a lot.
ReplyDeleteCool Idea, thanks for sharing the instructions.
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