Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Pouch with a View

My good friend Mahriam over at Three Owls Handmade  has done it again! Her newly released Pouch with a View pattern is available on Payhip and also on Etsy and it's a winner people! You're going to want to get your hands on this one.

She told me this all started when she realized she was carrying her hexie projects around in a ziploc bag! For real? This is the girl who designs gorgeous bags and pouches in her sleep. A ziploc bag? So she created three sizes of the see through pouch to match the sizes of gallon, quart and sandwich sized ziploc.

I was so happy when she asked me to test the pattern out for her (ok, let's be honest here, I begged! I think she let me test it just to shut me up!) When I saw her prototypes on Instagram I thought, "it looks like an aquarium!" (seriously? where do I come up with these weird thoughts?) So I ran right off to Joann's to hunt down some fishy fabric and the vinyl I needed. Before the night was over, I had made this large version of the pouch....


I couldn't wait to make more! I had some Lighthearted fabric (by the lovely Ayumi at Pink Penguin) that I had been hoarding saving for the perfect project. This medium pouch came together quickly...


And then I had to try a small pouch (which, yes, is rectangular, oops! but yours will be square because you will use the correct sized pieces!)

And I thought I was done with pouches for a bit (or at least until my big zipper order arrives, teehee). But then I remembered the tiny half inch hexies I had begun assembling a year ago and then lost interest in. Hmmmm.... I wonder.....


Well yes! they do indeed look adorable inside a Pouch with a View! So all in all, I completed four pouches in no time flat. What a great pattern this is. Go get one. NOW! Happy pouch making.


4 comments:

Maria said...

Oh what great punches. Would make a lovely birthday gift...LOL.....

Three Owls Handmade said...

Ellyn, you are a crazy lady! You are the best tester ever, and I was fully prepared to beg you to test for me. And then you went above and beyond and made so many different version, including the INSANE teeny, tiny hexagon pouch!! Thanks for all your help, sweet friend.

Debbie said...

Very fun! Curious if you have intended uses...

Sally said...

Very adorable! I will definitely be buying this pattern at some point. I've been wanting to make little purse sized first-aid kits to give out to some family at Christmas and that small size might be just the ticket (if I can't work out how to use my white sparkly vinyl.