Over the past couple of years I’ve been trying to move towards a more environmentally friendly way of living. I regularly upcycle items of clothing that no longer fit me into a pair of toddler leggings or a draw string bag(so many uses) and I stumbled across a package of fabric samples that I just couldn’t bring myself to throw away. These were from spoonflower to show what their different fabrics looked and felt like – the rainbow spots were an immediate draw for me, and I decided I had to make something with them.
Sewing the spoonflower swatches together
It was quite time consuming sewing them together but once I had I was inspired to find all my other lovely fabric scraps that would match this rainbow theme and create for myself a great little crochet needle or colouring pouch. As the pattern was so simple I wasn’t too worried about having used a bunch of scraps sewn together as the base
Above is the back of the pouch and the vibrant fabrics were from @flipflopfabricshop – some beautiful @dashwoodstudio pretties in there, added to some felt scraps from previous projects
We love having something versatile we can use for our colouring supplies and didn’t have anything to store them for on the go, so I’m really happy with this make. It’s definitely not the most tidy or precise project I’ve ever completed, but I learnt a lot and will definitely be making another, as it’s also a perfect size for crochet needles or other craft supplies – let me know in the comments if you would make something like this or if you would like the pattern that I made 🙂
