I can’t resist little zippered bags. Maybe that’s why I also have been helping many of my “Sewing Club” senior residents to make them. A few years ago I learned that the Sew Lux Fabric company was having a year-long zippered Pouch Club. Each month you would get a complete kit in a clever design. The price was out of my budget, but I never forgot how fun it would have been. Fast forward to a few months ago when they had a sale and I went browsing. I saw that they were selling the patterns (and kits) to some of those cute pouches. I was tempted to buy a few kits but instead bought the PDF pattern for a little Dresden pouch. I have long been wanting to try a little Dresden project and this was perfect!! Here’s the Double Dresden Pouch kit from their page. The little pin cushion is part of the pattern as well.

Voila! Here is my own little pouch, made in some brightly-colored fun fabrics. These little jewel-colored scraps were the perfect little pieces to work with. I was thrilled with making it and following as if I had joined the actual club. Just as I finished it, my friend Cheryl came over for a visit. Here she is holding up the pouch, which I quickly gifted to her.

The pouch was so fun to make and I will be definitely be making more. Next time I’ld like to try one using linen fabric as the background. Perhaps, I’ll also use a heftier interfacing for the next one. I have my eye on some of their other zippered bags. They have ones with an American flag, a sunflower and so much more. Darn, I like them all!! Check out the Sew Lux Fabric site to see all of their kits and patterns. You might just land on a great one for upcoming holiday gifts. Meanwhile, if they ever offer that pouch club again, maybe I could join for just a few months instead of an entire year. A girl can dream right!??

UPDATE: Oops, I’ve apparently been spelling Dresden wrong for the longest time. Like the city in Germany, it does not have an “a” in it. According to our favorite quilt/fabric historian, Barbara Brackman, “The Dresden Plate quilt pattern was one of the most popular quilts made during the 1920s and 30s. It was first published in the 20’s but not always under the name Dresden Plate. Grandmother’s Sunburst, Friendship Ring, Aster, Dahlia and Sunflower are all names” she has seen for this pattern. Interesting, right!? I’ve updated my post here to reflect the correct spelling. Once again, we learn something new every day!

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