With needle packets lying all about my sewing room, some stuffed away in little drawers or packed into cutely decorated tins, I thought it was about time that I made a needlecase to house all of them in one place!
And course, if I was going to make one I just had to film it and show you how easy it is to make yourself!
So with my inspiration coming from this book: Sew! by Cath Kidston, I picked out a favourite fabric, some matching felt and all of the other materials and notions I would need to make my needlecase!
This is how I did it…
Here are the measurement and cutting details you’ll need…
For the OUTER COVER you will need: – x1: 9″x6″ rectangle of fabric* – x1: 9″x6″ rectangle of HeatnBond/Vliesofix/Bondaweb – x1: 8″x5″ rectangle of thin/lightweight cardboard – I used a green scrap piece as I didn’t have any white left! (*You can very easily use a Fat Quarter to make this project!)
For the TAB you will need: – x2: 1&1/4″x2&1/4″ rectangles of fabric (the same used on the outer cover) – x1: 1&1/4″x2&1/4″ rectangle of lightweight iron-on interfacing
For the FELT PAGES you will need: – x1: 4&3/4″x7&3/4″ rectangle* – x1: 4&3/4″x7&3/4″ rectangle of HeatnBond/Vliesofix/Bondaweb – x1: 4″x7″ rectangle – x1: 3″x6″ rectangle (*I was able to cut all three rectangles from one A4 piece of felt.)
And now the list of additional items you’ll also need…
– x1: 11mm snap fastener/stud – Hand sewing needle and matching thread – Sewing Machine (with matching thread as well) – Rotary blade, ruler and mat – Pinking Shears – Fabric and craft scissors – Thread snips – Iron
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If you have any questions about this tutorial or have any future tutorial requests, comment below and we can have a good ol’ chat about it!
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Happy Sewing, Friends!
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4 responses to “How to Make a Simple Needlecase!”
Ahh this is so creative and cute! I will definitely have to make one of these for hijab pins so I always have spares in my bag!
Thanks for the inspo 🙂
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Wow! What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing! Enjoy making it and let me know how you go! 🙂
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Su cute! I like it a lot! 🙂 Best from Toronto, Jana
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Thank you!! 😊😊
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