Sewing Caddy | While He Was Napping

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So, I will be upfront about this… I don’t have many, er…any?… process pictures. I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out and there was a point where I about gave up on it. But, it worked out. And not only that, it turned out even better than I imagined. At one point, my husband asked me if I was actually going to use it afterward and I admitted I wasn’t sure. But that baby is still securely fastened to my machine and I don’t plan to take her down any time soon. Also… sorry my seams and things aren’t very pretty… or in coordinating thread. I was trying to hurry, I was frustrated, and my thread box was lost. So, you still with me? Awesome. Let’s get started on this sewing caddy.

SEWING MACHINE

SEWING SUPPLY CADDY

Materials:

– 1/2 yard of PomPom Play fabric

– thread

– scissors

– handful of batting (or you could use scrap fabric)

– ribbon (long enough to tie around your machine, so take that measurement for your specific machine)

Directions:

– Begin by measuring your machine to make sure your caddy will fit and not cover up anything you want visible. The area on my machine was 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall. I didn’t want the caddy to cover the stitch indicator display (that little window with the numbers in it).

– When you have your measurements, cut 2 of the large pieces. One for the front and one for the back. I cut mine at 5 inches by 9 inches, giving me a 1/2 inch seam allowance.

– Now you’ll need to decide on the layout of your caddy. I made a list of all the little pockets and features I wanted on mine. It looked something like this:

pocket for scissors
pocket for seam ripper
pocket for chalk
pocket for measuring tape
pin cushion
thread catcher basket ?

– I cut out my pockets: one for the scissors and one for my seam ripper, chalk and measuring tape. I sewed seams on the second pocket to make the three pockets later on. Then I cut a pocket for the pin cushion. Hem the edges of all the pockets.

– Lay out and pin the hemmed pockets to the right (front) side of one of the large pieces. Sew the pockets to the large piece. Don’t forget to leave the tops open… I may or may not have had to rip a seam to fix this… Also, stuff your pin cushion before you sew it completely shut with the bating or fabric scraps. Sew any seams you need to make additional pockets.

– Lay out your two large pieces, right sides together and pin. Determine where you want the ribbon ties (I held my caddy up to my machine to figure it out) and pin the ribbons in place between the two pieces of fabric. Make sure your ribbon doesn’t get caught in the seam when you stitch the large pieces together. Stitch the two large pieces together. Make sure to leave a gap to turn your caddy right side out.

– Flip the caddy right side out and iron down all the seams. Stitch the hole you flipped the caddy through closed.
– Stuff all the goodies and supplies you can manage into your caddy and get to sewing some more fun things!

I didn’t make the thread catcher on this because my initial though was to have it hang below the sewing machine over the edge of the table. But I often end up sewing here:

Yes, just like that. On the floor. All hunched over… I’ll probably look like Quasimodo some day from such terrible posture. And the thread catcher hanging over the edge of the table – uh… what table?! – wasn’t terribly plausible in my case. I haven’t decided if I want to make a separate one all together or one that detaches from the caddy… any thoughts?

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This post was written by Krista and originally appeared on While He Was Napping.

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