Make Craft Game

This small, cute mini pouch are perfect for filling with candies, jewelry, and other small trinkets. Perfect for small gifts for others!

I own a lot of fabric and I decided that I wanted to do something with it. So, I dug through the bin of fabric looking for inspiration and found these red and pink puppy paw prints. And they just feel too cute not to use.

I decided to make some mini pouches because I thought that would be super adorable. I love the idea of making small bags and filling them with jewelry or small candies or anything really. Especially with such a cute fabric!

Check out the Craft section of MCG for more fun patterns in forever fabrics or more unlimited ideas. Leave a comment below and let me know what you think and how the pattern works for you!

Supplies

For this project, I needed the following supplies:

• Patterned exterior fabric, I’m using the puppy paw print fabric.
• Solid interior fabric, I’m using red for the interior.
• Thread, Red or Pink
• Kam Snaps, Red or Pink

This is my first-time using Kam snaps, so I am very excited to put them in a project. I love the simplicity of Kam snaps, so I am surprised I haven’t used them earlier.

Process

Creating the Base Strip

The first step of this process is making a strip of fabric that is a combination of the exterior and interior fabric. I cut out two strips of fabric (one of the interiors and one of the exterior) that were 5 by 8 ½ inches and 5 by 17 inches, respectively. I did the cut fabric to be a bit larger than the desired measurements. Taking away fabric is easy. Adding fabric is a little harder. I then made an edge on each strip on one end.

Then it’s time for some fancy folding! I placed the exterior strip face up on the table and folded it in half with the half on top being the edge that was finished. The wrong side of the fabric should be facing up now. Then I folded the end back down so the right side of the fabric was the only side visible.

The whole length should essentially be half of the strip, but the bottom of the strip contains three quarter sections overlapped with each other. The interior fabric wass then placed on top (right side down) with the edge side matching the edged side of the exterior fabric.

I sewed along the edges that were not finished to close (most of) the pouch. Next, I trimmed away any excess fabric using pinking shears. But I wanted to keep a good amount of fabric between the stitch and the edge. It just feels a little safer. Although I did a close cut at each corner.

Flipping and Closing

I pushed and pinned the pocket out of the way so it would not get in the way when I sewed the two edged ends (of the exterior and interior fabric) together. Then, I turned the pocket inside out so that the interior fabric lined the back of the pouch.

Kam Snap

Alright, now it’s time to learn the new process, adding a Kam snap! I have never worked with Kam snaps before but I do like them so I was curious if this would be a difficult process. With the right tools, it was very easy.

The cap of the Kam snap is quite sharp to be able to push though the fabric. I started with the inside one so I could punch through both layers and have the Kam snap align properly. The internal snap needs to be pinched together with the cap. And that’s it!

Reflections

This mini pouch is so cute, and I really love the way it feels and looks. I think it could work well for really anything. I made mine on the bigger size because I like being able to have options. There are quite a few things I could think of that a pouch like this would be perfect for. And the pattern is just adorable!

Lessons

Using Pins

Sometimes I get too confident and think, I can just hold the fabric out of the way. It won’t be an issue. You can guess where I’m going with this, I’m sure. I accidentally sewed together something that I did not want sewn. Using tools is helpful and makes life a lot easier. There are times when you can do it yourself but why make your life more difficult?

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