I have a quick project to share today: more Noodlehead Petal Pouches. I sewed two of these pouches for my swap partner for the recent SewBoston event, and during the event itself, I sewed these two for myself. Yay!
I really like this pattern, as it makes a nice size bag (these are the larger size), is well designed, and is a great excuse to use up fun fabric scraps. They only take a few hours each to sew, and you get a fun and functional bag as a result. When you’re slogging through a large project, the pouches make a great palette cleanser. 🙂
First up, a fall-colored bag in a fun brown swan print with a bright orange lining.
Next, a more utilitarian bag in some denim (leftover from this Moss mini skirt) with a magenta buck-print lining.
Both bags feature a peach invisible zipper because they were the only zippers I had on hand. Granted, a regular zipper would have been better here, but the invisible zippers still get the job done. At least the peach matches well with the swan fabric.
Now, what should I put in my fun new pouches? 🙂
These look great–I love the bird print. I was planning to make a few of these as Christmas gifts, so it’s reassuring to read a good review of the pattern!
Thanks Anna! I hope you make some. It’s a quick and fun project, and although the pattern in simple, it’s well thought-out. Both ends of the zipper come out nice and tidy, and everything lines up perfectly.
I have a couple of Noodlehead patterns, and have made a Noodlehead purse – I like them. I LOVE purses, bags, anything like that, so these are very tempting to add to the list. I thought the invisible zipper was deliberate. It looks great!
Thanks Linda! I’m glad to hear you had a good experience with Noodlehead patterns too. This was the first one I tried, and now I’m tempted to make a bigger tote or purse. You can tell Anna puts a lot of thought into the patterns.
These are lovely! I’ve made a couple of Noodlehead bags and they’ve turned out great. I’m also very tempted by these as quick Xmas gift makes.
Thanks, and I hope you make some pouches! Thanks for sharing your experience with Noodlehead patterns too. Seems like they’re getting all good reviews here!
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Like the invisible zip, it makes them look different in a good way! 😃
Thanks Ali! I’ll start telling people that I used an invisible zipper on purpose. 🙂