Never Say Never

Last year I mass produced Lola Pouches for Christmas presents and swore them off for a lifetime. 

Never say never.  I just made two more. 

Having spent a good long year with a small and large one I made myself, they are very practical. I use the large one for toiletries when traveling and the small one is in my purse to organize my pencils and pens. 

Don't you LOVE that pug fabric on the inside. The other is made from the line Bad Hair Day. It's for one of my dearest friends, who is a hairdresser. I still need to trim and tiddy up the zipper. 

If you are looking for a good, practical holiday gift this is it! The pattern is easy even if you are a zipper novice! Etsy has some great bulk deals on fancy zippers to make mass producing more economical. 

Pouches 2.0

And, I'm back at it. After completing my first round of pouch production some family members decided they wanted some to give away to friends as well. So, back on the assembly line for 14 more. This time I used decor interfacing and found it too thick, last time the interfacing I used was too thin.  Does this mean on my third production line I will get it right? Too bad there will not be a 3.0 version of this post! 

Although this time around I made some of larger size from the same Lola Pouch pattern by S.O.T.A.K. and smaller coordinating bags. The large bag is perfect for travel, while the small pouch is great for the purse or pencils. Just like the smaller version these were super easy to make. 

Then sometimes you just need a Christmas present for yourself. I couldn't part with these lovely strawberries, so they are mine! The other awesome gift I splurged on was a new DSLR camera.  Yay, I will be patiently waiting by the door to see the mailman arrive. The new camera comes with some great upgrades and cannot wait to see how the pictures turn out.

- Patch & Chels