For the first one, I grabbed one of his old uniforms. I thought it would look great with a bright red zipper (still using zips I had saved from discarded clothing!) and a flag-themed fabric for the liner.
I lined the front with batting and put a few lines of quilting in there for detail and to hold the layers together.
Right after I started that pouch, #5, my order for Soft and Stable came in! I just HAD to try it out, and got to work on Persimmon Dumpling Pouch #6:
Very easy to quilt through, easy to cut, and I'm so thankful for Wonder Clips.
This time, I used a Desert Storm camo fabric. I used part of it (it was a rucksack cover) for a new mat for the girls and had just a smidge left over. I thought my hubby could use two pouches. Right?
I love the professional look I got using the Soft and Stable -- the pouch sits up nicely and just has a great feel to it!
I'm not unhappy with using the batting, though -- the BDU camo is so thick that combined with the batting, it also has a nice heft. Here are the two pouches:
On both pouches, I installed tabs on both sides, for easy zipping and unzipping. For #5, I used folded BDU fabric; it was a bit thick to deal with. For #6, I used the ribbon from DCU pant legs. I used the same ribbon as a zipper pull for that pouch, and the ribbon from BDU pants for the other.
Here's a peek inside:
By the time I was on pouch #6, I was confident enough to make some personalizations, and put a pocket inside:
I measured before I made it, so it could fit his razor -- he used this as a dopp kit on the trip!
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Oh, trust me, they were duly rewarded for their efforts!
As always, thank you for reading!
KZK
Nice hats, girls☺
ReplyDeleteThose are great for a guy. Maggie looks a bit nervous about having that thing on her head.
ReplyDeleteI love these pouches! So cute and useful!
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