The project for this class is designing and creating a piece of hand stitched patchwork fabric and then turning it into a functional and beautiful pouch. Your finished pouch can be used as a small clutch purse, storing special jewelry, holding art supplies, or anything!

This is a great first project because it is large enough to incorporate a variety of fabric pieces and to practice several different types of decorative hand stitching, but still small enough that it will be easy to finish.

I also chose this project because the construction is simple. There are no complicated buttons or zippers and you won’t even need a sewing machine.

The materials and supplies you will need include:

A variety of small scraps of fabric
2 pieces of plain cotton fabric 5 x 10 inches OR 8 x 10 inches
Embroidery floss
Sewing thread
Sewing needle
Length of ribbon or strip of fabric
Optional: ruler, fabric marking pen, lace, something for the end of the closure - beads, button, charm, etc.

I can’t wait to see what you stitch! Feel free to share any of the following in the Projects section:

Your patchwork design from the “Creating your Patchwork Design” lesson
Any in-progress photos
Your finished hand-stitched fabric, both before and after sewing it into a pouch

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Michela Lockhart

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