Pattern: None
Fabric: 100% cotton in seafoam, light green and multiple stripes
Notions: Sulky 100% Rayon thread (colour #1508 "Putty"), quilt batting 100% cotton, fray check
Completed: 13 Sept 2013
Time: 8 hrs
Comments: The majority of the time required to make this was spent in the planning and laying out the fabric to confirm that I had enough matching fabric and whether the I could fit all of my small knitting needles adequately. These needles consisted of two types, a set of 4-5 double pointed and circular needles. The US size ranges from 0 to 13 (2.0 - 9.0 mm) for the circular needles and US size 2 to 15 (2.75 - 10.0 mm) for the double pointed needles.
I wanted the case to be flexible so any thought of using cardboard was eliminated in favor of quilting the pieces and creating pouches or pockets. There was 1/4 yard of the the striped and sea foam green fabric each and rather than cut uncertainly, both pieces were centered about the batting, with the latter being cut just smaller than the fabric. Starting from roughly the center, a straight seam was sewn to quilt the fabric and batting together. Sadly I forgot that thicker "fabric" requires a longer stitch length resulting in the only bit of puckering in the project. With the fabric being set in place, the bottom edge was trimmed and the light green fabric was sewn in as make-shift bias tape; this allowed the pockets to be formed with a nice, finished edge.
Now for the fun part: placement! The striped fabric is the exterior and subsequently the pocket flap, which will aid in the alignment and sewing of straight seams. Given the length of the needles, the height of the pocket required some fiddling until a height of 5" (12.6 cm) appeared to secure the needles and leave the sizing information visible. From this point, it was a matter of choosing needle set placement, marking with a pin and then sewing to form the pocket. It is recommended that one start from the center and work out to the ends, sewing at most 2 pockets at a time, in order that fit and easy work well. I ended up with 15 pockets of various sizes, none of which were measured.
Thus, behold the power of remnants!!
Fabric: 100% cotton in seafoam, light green and multiple stripes
Notions: Sulky 100% Rayon thread (colour #1508 "Putty"), quilt batting 100% cotton, fray check
Completed: 13 Sept 2013
Time: 8 hrs
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| Center seam and lower binding sewn into place |
I wanted the case to be flexible so any thought of using cardboard was eliminated in favor of quilting the pieces and creating pouches or pockets. There was 1/4 yard of the the striped and sea foam green fabric each and rather than cut uncertainly, both pieces were centered about the batting, with the latter being cut just smaller than the fabric. Starting from roughly the center, a straight seam was sewn to quilt the fabric and batting together. Sadly I forgot that thicker "fabric" requires a longer stitch length resulting in the only bit of puckering in the project. With the fabric being set in place, the bottom edge was trimmed and the light green fabric was sewn in as make-shift bias tape; this allowed the pockets to be formed with a nice, finished edge.
Now for the fun part: placement! The striped fabric is the exterior and subsequently the pocket flap, which will aid in the alignment and sewing of straight seams. Given the length of the needles, the height of the pocket required some fiddling until a height of 5" (12.6 cm) appeared to secure the needles and leave the sizing information visible. From this point, it was a matter of choosing needle set placement, marking with a pin and then sewing to form the pocket. It is recommended that one start from the center and work out to the ends, sewing at most 2 pockets at a time, in order that fit and easy work well. I ended up with 15 pockets of various sizes, none of which were measured.
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| Fitting the pockets |
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| The center seam puckering |
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| General size of pockets and stripes |
The last steps were simply trimming the raw edges and sewing on the make-shift bias tape, first along the remaining long edge then on the two shorter sides, fray checking the corners. The top area above the needles will act as a cover for the exposed portion of the needles. A blue sash secures the filled and rolled bundle nicely.
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| All the lovely needles fit!! Not endorsed by Boye or Clover/Takumi |
Thus, behold the power of remnants!!
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