Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fabric wall pocket tutorial

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Here’s another no-sew project for you!  This is super simple and will add color and organization to your space.  Read on for the quick and easy tutorial.

The tutorial I’m about to show you is completely no-sew, but you could easily modify it with a few straight stitches for a more personalized or practical end product.
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Materials needed:
  • Embroidery hoop (any size)
  • Fabric (2 coordinating)

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Lay out your background fabric over your inner embroidery hoop.

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Lay your pocket fabric, folded in half, over the background fabric.  You can place it half way in the middle, higher or lower, depending on what you plan to put in the pocket.  Just make sure there is enough excess fabric to hang over the edges of the embroidery hoop.

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Slip on the outer hoop and tighten.  Gently tug the fabric around the edges to make it taut inside of the hoop.  This is the part where you make sure you are happy with the placement of your pocket or how the print on your fabric is situated.  If not, do it over again, this is a very forgiving project.  If you’d like, you can add a couple vertical stitches down the pocket for pencils or one in the middle to divide the pocket into two.  This, of course, would be done before you place the fabric in the hoop.  When you are satisfied with it you can cut the excess fabric or tuck it behind the hoop.  Be sure to tighten your hoop real tight so that the fabric doesn’t slip out.

So that’s it!  Quick, huh?  And so easy, not to mention clever.  And since there is no glue involved, you could easily change out the fabric whenever your mood calls for it!
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Hang it on the wall and use it for notes, pencils, or outgoing mail.
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Sort important reminders, postcards or invitations.
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I really hope this inspires you.  I’m sure you will think of some interesting ways to use this or maybe even jazz it up a bit.  Yeah, I just said “jazz it up.”  And yeah, I’m leaving it there so you can giggle at me, too, because I’m giggling at myself for saying it.
Happy crafting!

 
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27 comments:

  1. Another adorable, simple project! Love this one!

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  2. thank you! I'm all about simple and quick!

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  3. This is such an awesome idea, and it looks great for brightening up the walls as well as being useful storage spaces too!

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  4. This is awesome! I have just about all I need to make one!

    Have you heard about our Craftastic Competition? I'd love for you to enter in it! Lots of prizes to be won too!

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  5. I love this idea. So simple and yet so practical and useful. I can't wait to hit the fabric store.

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  6. Brilliant! I love the simplicity of this project, and any project that's simple, pretty, and practical is a winner in my book! Hope it's okay if I feature this on my blog today! :)

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  7. Wow, what a simple, yet wonderfully useful project! I'm making a few of these this summer -- thanks for the inspiration
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  8. You're a genius. I'm not being remotely glib. This is so very clever.

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  9. You guys are awesome! Thank you!

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  10. You could use a glass-less picture frame too

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  11. This is a great idea! I'm going to make one and hang it on my cubical wall.

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  12. Love this! I have a small collection of embroidery hoops (for jewelry organization) on my wall already, this will be the perfect addition!

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  13. this looks great! can you share where you got the fabric you used in this post? i think they'd be perfect for my daughter's room.

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    1. Hi Julia! I'm sorry, I really couldn't tell ya where I got the fabric. I had it in my never ending stash of fabric. I can tell you that it's part of the "Emperor's Garden" collection from Maywood Studio. You may be able to find it on Etsy.

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  14. This has GOT TO BE the best idea EVER!!!! I am so so so off to make one now. I never have a pair of glasses next to my bed when I need them, now I always will! Thank you, girl!

    Jess xox

    timefortea

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  15. Absolutely billiant idea - thanks for sharing. x

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  16. If you added a wide ribbon at the top you could use it as a bedside pocket. Just make sure the ribbon is long enough to tuck between the mattress and box spring.

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  17. This is beautiful! What a great project! I am loving your blog, and looking forward to following :)~Stephanie

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  18. Thank you! I will probably be changing up the fabric quite often. I fall in love with new prints and colors all the time.

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  19. Brilliant idea! Going to make one for my mom. Thanks for sharing!:)

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  20. So clever. Thank you for sharing!

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  21. this is such a great idea!! thanks for sharing!

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  22. I made these for my kindergarten classroom to hold notepads and pencils all over the room. Great idea!

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  23. So glad I stumbled on to this - I wanted to let you know that I featured this today in my "What I Bookmarked This Week" post - stop by and see (and grab a button too.)

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    1. Well thank you so much, Danielle! I will definitely stop by!

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  24. This project is not only useful but nice to look at as well. Thanks!

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