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I saw an adorable Kleenex pouch like this and knew I had to run to my worktable (translation, dining room table) and make one for my club members and friends. Am I the only one who sees something and then has to take it apart to measure and copy? That being said, I came up with instructions for you. This fabric is from our newest collection called Twitterpated, #125412 $9.95.

The fabric is sold 3 Fat Quarters to a package. It part of a product suite which means that it matches several other products in the Twitterpated line. Like buttons, pleated satin ribbon and Designer Series Paper. You can see the line on page 12 & 13 of the new Occasions Mini Catalog

 

 

 

 

 

Start by cutting 5 pieces of fabric.

3 pieces @ 4" x 5 3/4"

2 pieces @ 4" x 4"

 

 

 

 

Fold 4 pieces in half. These are the flaps on the front of the Kleenex holder.

Leave one large piece flat. This is the back of your tissue holder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since you are working on the inside of the project and you want all your seams on the inside, you must lay the 4" x 5 3/4" face up (pretty side up) to start. Then layer the folded pieces of fabric on top of the flat piece. Layer the fabric like a folding the lid of a box. Be sure to place the folded edge of the fabric so that lays toward the middle and NOT on the seam edge. Pin all your edges in place.

 

 

This is the back. If the fabric has the pretty side facing out, you need to flip it over. You should be looking at the wrong side of the fabric.

 

 

 

 

Sew a seam all around the outer edge of the the pouch.

Have I told you that I got a serger sewing machine for my birthday? Ahhhhh, I'm having a love affair with my serger. I ask myself EVERYDAY why I never bought one before! I've been a seamstress for over 40 years and a quilter for the last 6 years. What was I thinking? Is it part of my Catholic upbringing that made me deny myself the pleasures of serging? Is it my mother's fault for telling me that "children in Africa didn't have sergers"? 

I have one now. NOW, my life is complete. Now, I can die having finally experienced all the pleasures of serging.

And this is what my beautiful machine can do. I was going to say my Brother because that's the brand but, that sounds too weird if I'm having a love affair with him.

 

 

Turn your little creation inside out and viola! you have a Kleenex pouch. Stuff your Kleenex package in the pocket and embellish the outside any way you want. I used a bone folder to push out the corners from the inside.

How does one go through life without a bone folder? AND serger? I shudder to think I almost did only half complete!

 

 

 

Now that you've made a Kleenex pouch, try making a drink coaster the same way.

Cut 5 pieces of fabric @ 5" x 5" and complete it the same way that you made the pouch.

This is a great way to use up all those fabric scraps in your drawer.

(As a footnote, this coaster was cut 4" x 4" which in hind site is too small. I'll definitely cut it the larger size next time because you lose about 3/4" when you sew the seams.)

 

OMGosh! Wouldn't this make an adorable Get Well gift? Stuff the cup with the Kleenex pouch, the coaster, a bag of tea or instant soup, put it in a clear bag and tie it with a ribbon? I might have to get sick so that I can make myself one! 

I'm running to my studio (dining room) to do it now!

 

Merci d'avoir visité mon blog et le tutoriel de mon mini étui à mouchoirs. Si vous avez apprécié mon projet et que vous avez été inspiré pour créer votre propre étui, laissez-moi un commentaire et une photo de votre création! J'adorerais voir ce que vous avez fait! Ne vous en faites pas... Je suis capable de bien lire le français même si je suis incapable de le parler ou de l'écrire!

Comments

[Angela]

Três belle

[JoAnne Bell]

Thank you. They are adorable.

[michelle]

Merci pour ce tuto, je vais le faire très vite . Bravo

[CandyAngel]

Great tutorial, specially for someone still learning how to switch on the sewing machine hehe! thanks :)

[Popex]

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[Helen Hensley]

Hi just got your pattern for the kleenex box, and plan to make them. I have to make about 150, as my husband will be the Grand Master of Masons in Idaho in a few years and as firts lady I have to give gifts to the ladies who attend the Grand Lodge Session in September. I think they will love them.

[Tisha]

Hi Stephanie, These tissues are some that I just buy at my local grocery store in the tissue section. They come 6-8 in a package for about $6-$7. They are a generic brand for our store (Safeway).

[Stephanie]

Hello, could you please tell me where I can find the tissues. I can't find the right size. Let me know if there is a website where I could order them.
Thank you in advance.

[MimiCrystal]

Bonjour ,
Je découvre votre blog et ce tuto très sympa ! J'habite dans le centre de la France , dans un petit village , à une heure en voiture de la ville d'Orléans .
Bisous et à bientôt ,
Mireille .

PS : je lis et comprends l'anglais ...

[Jolanda]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. It makes a great gift. I think this case is surprisingly easy, with great effect! I love it. I made one myself. I showed it on my weblog: creatiefbezig.blogspot.com.
Best wishes from The Netherlands, Jolanda

[La Graine]

Merci pour ce tuto,il me tarde de l'essayer... :)

[Miriam]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. I like it that it looks different than so many Kleenex pouches I've already seen. I made already several of them as it is so easy.

[Dodie]

JUST in time for me to whip up a few of these from my stash. Love the coasters as much as the tissue pack. Hmm. What else might we make with this simple woven design!?

[Vanessa]

I also adapted the coaster pattern to make pot holders. Make the squares 8 inches square and add a piece of cotton batting or recycled terry.

[Mary]

Just had to chuckle after reading this - I also got a (Brother) serger a couple years ago - it came in a huge box, and my husband and I went to town to get it, he loaded it in the trunk, then got in the driver's seat....out of breath....looked at me and said...."OK, your Brother's in the trunk!"

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[anne-laure]

bonjour, j ai adoré ton explication mais encore plus ce petit étui!
merci beaucoup
je suis du sud pres de Marseille
bisous
anne-laure

[Alicia]

Just found this on pinterest! very cute tissue pack! I'd seen the coasters but never thought of elongating them!

[Connie]

I learn to make the coasters some 20-30 years ago from the Carol Duval Show. Just recently I made round ones to fit on the bottom of wine goblets, so the tissue ones will be a snap. Thanks for the inspiration.

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