This is something I seem to do fairly often: I make something, it sits for a while, for one reason or another I decide it isn't quite right and I alter it. In this case it was a tiny art quilt, which I liked quite a bit. I put it up for sale in my Etsy shop, but nobody bought it and I lost faith in it.
So, now I am "upcycling" it ... making it into a sewing roll-up, and I am loving it! I guess this is what it was meant to be. I especially like the little pocket I've added to it's interior.
Here is another thing I like to make - the Sewing Pocket. Some call it a Sewing Fold-Over. Some call it a Sewing Roll-Up; in fact that's what I call it, although I rarely make one that actually does roll up. When you open one up it has a pincushion as part of the inside, and a pocket. I generally include a nice pair of stainless steel folding scissors in the pocket, just for fun. I love my personal roll-up. It is so handy to take with, whether I'm headed for the family room, a friend's house, or the local coffee shop. It holds pins, needles, extra thread, scissors, and some buttons. Fantastic for travel. What more do I need?
