snap!snap!
The design is probably looking a little redundant now that I've done several of these scalloped pouches, but I am enjoying being able to really perfect the design. I learn things with each project, and subtle but important things have improved with each version.
I made the piping here out of some organic cotton from Harmony Art. The corduroy and the primary fabric used for the lining are conventional cotton fabrics, but in addition to the piping, I used organic fabric as interfacing, so at least there is some organic content.
This is the first time I used regular snaps on a project. By "regular", I mean non-magnetic. These are nice gray "pearl" snaps. For the unacquainted, the surfaces are made of pearly plastic, probably acrylic. Most of these pouches have had buttons. I like the buttons, too, but I think snaps are actually easier to close than buttons on a small item like this.
I was really careful to cushion the fabric between layers of the same kind of corduroy in an attempt to avoid crushing the nap, but the snaps had to be hammered and there was still some crushing going on. I sprayed it with water and attempted to brush the nap back up, but had only some success. I may be able to save it yet, who knows.
My mom found the lining fabric at an estate sale. It is such a great piece of cotton, and I just love these colors. It has a bit of a chameleon effect. If you put it next to red or pink fabric, the flowers look pink. Next to the orange, they do what they're doing here.
The inside pocket is lined on one side with the same fabric as the piping.
This is the first product onto which I've sewn a tag. It's a tiny, simple little tag. Part of the image is obscured here, but it's basically the head of a needle that vaguely resembles an A.
I used some decorative stitching that coordinated well with the fabric print. There is also some decorative stitch on the outside of the pouch, but it's done in a matching thread, so it's easier to see up close.