The bat and star fabrics were bought for the project and along with the gingham ribbon. BUT, I needed to buy them because I wanted to use the scraps of fabric left over from previous projects for a wall tidy hanging for Master T.
First step was to make the pockets and attach to the fabric. I guess the addition of the ribbon might strengthen the bottom of the pockets.
I still need a length of dowel to hang it by, a roll of brown paper suffices for a quick picture. The tabs at the top have buttons in the pattern, but I didn’t have suitable buttons. But I did have these two motifs. I have actually had them for years and years and years and can’t recall where I got them from. They are French. They may even have been a free gift. The card in the packet says Cafeteria Casino,the front reads Collectionne Les ecussons Gum’s. Any ideas?
I think that may be a cucumber.
And this a tomato. Anyway, more fun than a button, but probably not as strong.
Pattern for this came from a book called Cute and Easy Quilting and Stitching by Charlotte Liddle. Just checked on Amazon and it is available there. I like the book a lot because templates are included for tracing and are the actual size. No fighting with a photocopier.
Joining with Kate for February Scrap Happy. Do pop over there as there are links to lots of scrap Happy projects. And we all need happiness.
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What a great post. I am going to pop over there and hopefully get some inspiration. I have more scraps than I can possibly use. Thanks.
It came out great. Kids just love this sort of thing. Well done!
so cute 🙂
Always love you ScrapHappy posts 🙂
Someone is going to love this happy organizer.
And have a tidier bedroom, with luck!
That’s brilliant, and would make a fab gift for the child who has everything at Christmastime! 🙂
Or his 6th birthday!
Cute wall hanging, and useful, too! All kinds of fun things can be hidden inside the pockets. Wonderful.
Thanks Ginny. Lots of places for boy treaures!
Master T will be well-pleased!
Thanks Claire.
Brilliant! What a fab project for scraps.
So hard to think of a boy project!
Yes, I know what you mean
Scraphappy and useful too!
Hopefully useful!
What a great idea for a ScrapHappy project. You’ve reminded me I need to make a wall-hung organiser for the new ‘van – I’d planned to take back pockets off all the Husband’s old work jeans and stitch those onto a red and white striped fabric remnant. Now I really do have make it, after you’ve inspired me!
Thank you , and that is such a great idea for your van. I had no trouble making the pockets, but seem to have got the ribbon on wrong.I had the brilliant idea of trying out machine embroidery when I stitched them down, so wobbly they will be. I assume that the recipient will not notice or care!
It would be an ungrateful recipient who focused on slightly wobbly stitching when the whole thing is so great!