Even though I've been collecting fabric selveges for a few years, I wasn't truly inspired to play with them until I participated in a blog hop for
Diane Knott's book Scrap Quilt Secrets. Prior to making a
mini basket quilt for the blog hop, I practiced stitching selveges together to experiment with the process. My practice yielded a few pieces of selvege fabric, but I had no plan in mind for them.
After the blog hop, I decided to use some of the practice fabric to make a zipper pouch. I was inspired by
Kelly's pouch made from a vintage Florida dish towel. At Kelly's recommendation, I purchased and downloaded the
Lola Pouch and assembled all the supplies. I had everything I needed already stashed in my studio, so I was able to jump in and sew.
This is the large size pouch, about 11" x 7" finished. I used a heavier fusible batting than the pattern called for; it was what I happened to have on hand. The pouch turned out fairly stiff due to the batting and selveges, but I'm happy with the results. Next time I'll use the recommended fusible batting. I'll definitely be making more of these, using both selveges and vintage dish towels!
