This week, I decided it was time to knuckle down and do some work on the denim pouffe that I'd promised LB that I'd make her for Xmas. I'd made a start and completed a couple of the sides of the square shaped pouffe. It's dimensions will be approximately 17" square and 11" high. It's really only for her to use as a foot stool, so it didn't need to be too tall.
I'd made a start and completed a couple of the sides, then I decided I didn't like one of them and made a bit of an alteration to it and the third side took a long time as it was partly hand stitched due to the thickness of the parts of the denim jeans I was using.
On Wednesday, I got the sewing machine out and continued with the sides and also the top, which I'd cut out, but not sewn together. I managed to get all four sides completed and the top, which I was super pleased about. Here's some pictures:
Top
Front
Sides and Back
As you can see from the photos, each side of the pouffe is constructed differently, using the fabric in different ways. Some sides are more simple in their construction, and I may yet add a jeans pocket onto one of these for interest. Others, such as the front, took longer, as the seams of the jeans that I used here, needed to be sewn together by hand due to the thickness of the fabric. I think the overall effect is quite interesting though and it was a great way of using bits that otherwise might not get used.
I now just need to make the bottom panel, which will have a zip closure, so that the stuffing can be taken out and the cover washed if necessary. All the panels will then need to be sewn together, which is where it starts to get a bit more tricky. I'll post again about this project when I've made more progress, but this was all I wanted to do for today.
Whilst I had the sewing machine out, I did a few small bits, the first being to finish the denim wristlet. Here it is on my wrist:
The button hole isn't the best and I may need to go around it and reinforce the stitching by hand, but otherwise I think it worked quite well.
I also made a pair of wrist warmers from some wool that I cut from an old sweater. I meant to use this when I made my hot water bottle covers, but couldn't find where I'd put it. Subsequently, I remembered, so I decided to make these wrist warmers with it. I do still need to bind the inner seams and probably the bottom to prevent unravelling, but they turned out okay and should be useful in the winter months.
Finally, I made a new little sleeve for my snips, which are very sharp. The old sleeve above was ripped and I didn't want the snips ripping the fabric of my scrap basket, so I made this new one from some vinyl samples I had in my stash.
It does the job and fits perfectly into the pocket for the snips, making it easier to put them in and take them out. (They were catching on the ripped sleeve). A very small make, but one that does make life a bit easier and safer.
That was enough sewing for one day, but I was happy with what I achieved.
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