Emergency Pouch

Emergency pouch for private use only

Tutorial: Emergency Zippered Pouch

Thanks for all the lovely comments on our Emergency Zippered Pouch. We had a number of requests for a tutorial so you can make your own. They really are a handy size and perfect to put a few first aid supplies in your handbag.

Best of all, they only take an hour to make! They would make a nice gift with a gift card, cash or some other emergency supply inside!

Finished pouch is: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (7 x 11.5 cm)

Materials:

•4 charm squares (5 x 5 inches), two each for pouch outer and lining

•small piece of flannel for wadding

•scrap of white linen

•scrap of red homespun

•scrap of ribbon

•split ring

•4 inch zipper

Materials

Cut fabrics:

White Linen – cut four squares, 1 x 1 inch

Red Homespun – cut 2 squares, 1 x 1 inch; cut rectangle 1 x 2 inch.

Outer fabric – cut 2 rectangles, 5 x 3 inches.

Lining fabric – cut 2 rectangles, 5 x 3 inches

Flannel – cut 2 rectangles, 5 x 3 inches

Ribbon – cut one piece, 2 inches in length.

Sew Red Cross Patch: Red Cross Patch Pieces

Referring to the photograph for placement, stitch a white square onto opposite sides of a red square. Press seams towards the red square.

Stitch a red/white unit to either side of the red rectangle. Press.

Cut a piece of cardboard that is 1 1/2 inches square. Lightly spray the red cross patch with spray starch. Place the patch wrong side up on your ironing board. Centre the cardboard square on the patch. Using the cardboard as a guide, press the seams inwards. Allow to cool, and them remove the piece of cardboard. Your patch is now ready to stitch onto the pouch.

Press under seams

Install Zipper

Layer a piece of the outside fabric onto a piece of flannel. Layer the zip on top with the right sides together and the long edge aligned, and stitch in place. Press, and then top stitch. Repeat for other side of the zip.

Pin the red cross to the middle of the pouch front and stitch in place. Fold the ribbon over the split ring and baste in place – referring to the photograph for placement.

I wanted a rounded bottom to my pouch so marked in some curved corners with a water erasable pen (I used a cotton reel as a template). With the zip open, and the wrong side of the pouch facing, pin in half. Stitch along sides and bottom of the pouch. Trim and clip corners.

With the right sides of the lining piece facing, pin together and mark the rounded corners. Stitch the lining sides and bottom together. Trim and clip corners. Press under 1/4 inch along the top edge.

Turn the pouch out the right way and press. Position the lining inside the pouch and attach in place by hand using a slip stitch. (For smaller pouches, I find hand stitching the lining gives a better result).

For more photographs of the Emergency Pouch – check out What’s Your Emergency?

You can find more of our free tutorials here, and we also have a range of pdf sewing and quilting patterns in our etsy store.

http://aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com/2012/03/tutorial-emergency-zippered-pouch/

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Portable First-Aid Kit Sewing Tutorial

I am always on the hunt for out-of-the-ordinary gift ideas to serve as stocking-stuffers for family members, or unique gifts for teachers, friends, and neighbors. These Portable First-Aid Kit Rolls are the perfect combination of function and style, as essential first-aid supplies are stowed away in an attractive fabric organizer, complete with a feminine bow. Tucked in a glove box, brief case, diaper bag or gym bag, this is one gift that is sure to come in handy! Best of all, the rolls come together in no time flat, and they require such a small amount of fabric and other supplies that you might very well have all you need to make one already in your stash. Let me show you how it’s done!

To make this portable first-aid roll, you will need…

•Fabric in two coordinating patterns

•Light-weight fusible interfacing

•Coordinating thread

•Washable ink marker

•Ruler

•Ribbon

•Basic sewing supplies: machine, shears, etc.

•Rotary cutter and mat (optional, but recommended)

•First aid supplies (see below for details on where I purchased all of the supplies for my kit)

To begin, make your cuts:

•1 outer piece, 1 main inner piece and 1 piece of interfacing that are each 6×11″

•1 pocket piece that is 13×11″

•2 pieces of ribbon that are 16-18″

Place your pocket piece face down on your work surface. Fold up one of the short edges 2.5″; press.

Fold up the opposite edge 4″; press. (The raw edges of each folded section should just meet.)

Now, fold the 2.5″ section up and over the 4″ section, as shown. Press. It’s looking like we’ve got the makings of a pocket!

Grab your washable ink marker, and make a set of marks 2″ from the left edge of the narrow (2.5″) section of your pocket. Position the marks so that one is toward the top of the section and the other is closer to the bottom, as shown.

Make another set of marks 1.75″ from the first set. Make 4 additional sets of marks in the same manner, leaving 1.75″ between each set. There should be 2″ between the last set of marks and the right-hand side of your pocket piece.

Use your ruler to draw lines to connect each pair of marks. You will have 5 lines total, which will divide your pocket piece into 6 sections.

Now, use your ruler to lengthen the 2nd and 4th marks so that they extend onto the wider flap of your pocket piece, as well.

Open up your pocket piece. Edge stitch along both of the folded edges.

Refold the pocket piece so that the narrow flap is once again on top of the wider flap. Stitch down the 1st, 3rd and 5th lines from the top to the bottom of the narrow flap, using the lines you drew earlier as your guide.

Place the main inner piece face up on your work surface. Position your pocket piece on top of the main inner piece so that the bottom edge of the pocket piece is 1/2″ from the lower edge of the main inner piece. Pin. Edgestitch along the lower edge of the pocket piece to secure it to the main inner piece.

Now, stitch along the 2nd and 4th lines on your pocket piece, from the very top of the pocket (including the wider flap portion) to the very bottom, as shown.

Stack your ribbon pieces, right sides facing, and pin them to the right edge of your inner piece. Baste 1/8″ from the edge to anchor them in place. Pin the tails of your ribbon pieces at the center of the piece, as shown, to keep them out of the way in the next step.

Fuse the interfacing to the wrong side of your outer piece.

Place the inside piece face up on your work surface. Place the outside piece face down on top of the inside piece, so that the right sides of each are facing. Pin.

Using a 1/4″ seam allowance, stitch around the perimeter of the joined pieces, leaving a 3″ opening at the bottom for turning. Snip corners and turn. Helpful hint: Remove the pin anchoring your ribbon strands and gently pull the ribbon through the opening to help you with this process.

Press the assembled organizer flat before edgestitching around the perimeter of the piece, closing the 3″ opening you used for turning as you go. You are finished!

The pretty, feminine appearance of this roll……belies the fact that it is a veritable first-aid command center for on the go!

I filled my kit with the following first-aid supplies, all of which I purchased at Walmart:

•Gauze squares, alcohol wipes, band-aids (All of these items came in a first-aid kit I found in the travel section for $1)

•Pocket-size Kleenex •Chapstick •Antibiotic ointment •Tweezers

•A lollipop (Because anyone knows a lollipop can make even some of the worst boo-boos feel better.) ;)

Sweet Paul's Crafty First Aid Kit

This DIY first aid kit is the best way to make sure you are prepared if anything goes amiss while working on your favorite craft projects!

When my friends at the HEALTHY ESSENTIALS™ program approached me about working on a craft project with them, I knew immediately that I wanted to share the DIY first aid kit that I keep in my crafting and styling bag and bring it with me everywhere I go. I can't tell you how often it's come in handy!

I love to craft, I do it almost every day! I’ve been known to burn myself on my trusty old hot glue gun or cut myself with a craft knife from time to time. To help with the unexpected accidents that always come up while crafting, I created this roll-up first aid kit. It’s modeled on the roll-up knife holders that chefs use to transport their blades. My kit is really easy to make and I always keep it handy wherever I’m crafting -- both at home and on the road. I keep it in my tool kit with hammers, hot glue guns and other craft supplies so it’s within reach whenever a problem arises.

You will need:

•16"x7" piece of canvas or heavy linen fabric

•16"x7" piece of thin cotton fabric

•7 " thin elastic band

•thread

•sewing machine

•fabric scissors

•pinking shears

•20" ribbon

Suggested first aid complement to fill your kit:

NEOSPORIN® + Pain Relief Cream -- this is a MUST! We didn't have this in Norway and I have loved it since coming to the US!

BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages -- I always try to have various sizes and sometimes like to get the ones with fun designs on them!

BENGAY® -- In case you lift something too heavy or find that you have sore muscles from being in a tense position.

1.Place your two pieces of fabric on top of each other with the right sides facing one another.

2.Use pins to keep your fabric in place.

3.Sew the fabric together at one of the short ends.

4.Fold the thin cotton fabric over so that you have a nice seam connecting your cotton and your canvas.

5.Pin your elastic in place down the middle of the right side of your cotton fabric. Stitch your elastic to the cotton on both ends to secure. And then stitch down the elastic at three more points along the length of the elastic to make “compartments” for all of your first aid products.

6.Stitch down the elastic at three more points along the length of the elastic to make "compartments" for all your first aid products.

7.Once your elastic is secured, fold over your fabrics so that the right sides are facing out.

8.Fold the end of the rectangle with the seam over onto itself to create a pocket, mine is 4 inches deep. Secure the edges of your pocket with pins.

9.Next, sew all the way around your kit securing the two pieces of fabric together.

10.Remember to leave about 1/2 inch of space between the edge of your rectangle and your stitching so that you can cut your edges in the next step.

11.Use a pair of pinking shears to cut all the raw edges and give a nice finished look to all sides of your kit.

12.Fill the compartments with your first aid products and roll up and tie with a ribbon.

13.You're now ready for any first aid issues that might arise!

Hint: Wanting to make a more masculine version of this kit for a man in your life? Use leather cording, found in the jewelry section of most craft stores, instead of the ribbon. This would be great tucked in a golf bag!

http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2012/11/portable-first-aid-kit-sewing-tutorial.html

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How to Make a Girl’s Emergency Clutch

Boy do I have a treat for you today! The craftalicious girls over at eighteen25 are here show us how to make a Survial Kit. I can only imagine all fun I could have making these for my self and for all my girl friends!! Just think, bridesmaid gifts, Mother’s Day, birthday, Christmas! So cute!

---go grab yourself a potholder.it’s a girl’s emergency clutch!

(cute potholder turned emergency wallet)

Survival Kit

Make a girl's survival kit from a potholder at TidyMom.net

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you know…a catch all!

for the things you always need….but never have.

Make a girl's survival kit from a potholder at TidyMom.net

It’s perfect for your car or purse or boat or camper…..

so, let’s get started!

here’s what you’re going to need:

(just a few things really)

1. a square potholder (ours are from Target…the Dwell line)

2. a large button

3. about. 6″ grosgrain coordinating ribbon

4. 10 snack size zip lock baggies

5. tape

6. coordinating embroidery floss

7. sewing machine

diy survival kit

step 1: lay your potholder inside up (make sure your pocket is at the top, either on the inside of the wallet or the outside). place one zip lock on the right side (zipper toward the right edge) and place a piece of tape on the top and bottom (to keep the baggies from moving). place another zip lock on the left side overlapping the first (with the zipper toward the left edge) and tape the top and bottom. continue alternating sides and overlapping the bottoms of all ten baggies (5 on each side).

how to make survival kit

step 2: now that the baggies are securely taped in place, sew a zig zag stitch all the way down the middle of the potholder (which should also be down the middle of the overlapped baggies).

diy emergency kit

step 3: fold your potholder in half to make your wallet and find your middle to sew on your button. we used yellow embroidery floss…just to make a statement.

homemade survival kit

step 4: using your 6″ piece of grosgrain ribbon, fold in half lengthwise and sew all the way down. (you can use a thinner ribbon or even a hair elastic…this is just what we had on hand). then, on the backside of your wallet, make a loop with your ribbon large enough to fit over your button and sew down.

and…there you have it!

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Make a girl's survival kit from a potholder at TidyMom.net

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a few ideas of things to put in your emergency clutch:

advil or tylenol

tums

band aids/first aid cream

gum/mints

tooth picks/floss

hair elastics

eye drops

cough drops

emergency medication

matches

feminine products

an emergency mimi (pacifier)

cash

spare house key

nail file

tweezers

pen and pencil (for that cute front pocket, of course!)

http://tidymom.net/2011/survival-kit/#more-9963

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EASY iPhone Sleeve

A tutorial by Erin Erickson

Materials

• Two pieces of fabric 10.75” x 4”

• Two pieces of fusible interfacing 10.5 ”x 3.75

• One piece of batting 10.5” x 3.75”

• One piece of fabric 2.5” tall by 2” wide for

tab

Cut & Sew

Cut two pieces of fabric lengthwise with the

grain 10.75” x 4”. If you have one, use a

rotary cutter and ruler for accuracy. Cutting

and sewing straight are the key to this project.

Interfacing and batting are cut slightly smaller

to reduce bulk in seam allowances.

Fuse interfacing to the wrong side of fabric.

Fold the 2.5” tall by 2” wide tab piece lengthwise in fourths and edge

stitch.

I used my edge stitch foot.

Grain

Place fabric right sides together, add batting to

wrong side and pin in place. Place tab folded in

half in the middle of one side as shown.

Sew all around with a 3/8” seam allowance.

This is very important. Measure if you have to! If

you use a different seam allowance your sleeve

might not be the right size. Leave a 3” gap on one

side for turning.

TRIM BATTING FROM SEAMS and

clip corners.

Donʼt forget the tab!

Clip corners

Turn right sides out and carefully poke out corners. Press well.

Hand stitch the opening shut. Press again.

Top stitch the top and bottom (optional).

Fold in half with the tab at the back. Stitch as close to the edge as you can while catching all of the

layers. Use an edge stitch foot if you have one. Reinforce the top and bottom by backstitching.

Add a split ring or carabiner.

Now you can throw your phone in your purse and not worry about it getting scratched, or attach it to

your purse’s key clip so you can always find it!

http://www.erinerickson.com/2010/10/easy-iphone-sleeve-tutorial/

FROM MY CRAFTS-DIY PAGE

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FILE COVERS

Make pretty emery board covers: free sewing pattern

Use scraps of fabric to make these pretty cases for next to nothing. They prevent rough emery boards from damaging the contents of your handbag or cosmetics bag.

To make, cut a rectangle of fabric 23cm x 10cm. Press under 1cm, then 2cm across one short end and stitch. Use a decorative stitch on your machine if you like. Fold in half lengthwise with right sides together and stitch side and lower edges together, taking 1cm seam allowances. Neaten raw edges together. Turn right side out and press.

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Some of This & Some of That

Emergency Car Care Kit Tutorial

These are stinkin' cute!

I got one for Christmas last year and I love mine.

I decided to reproduce something similar.

I love the big chunky buttons and the cute potholders.

These cost me $3.50 a piece to make.

First thing will be to find some cute potholders. The one that I got was a larger sized pot holder, but a standard size will work just as well. These came Dollar Tree

Take 6 plastic, zipper seal Ziploc and place them inside the potholder. You will want 3 going out each way. I hope you can see what I mean in the picture. Measure your potholder across to find the center. I used a dry erase marker to draw a line down the center for a sewing guide.

You are going to stitch a zigzag stick right down the center of the bags. This is kinda hard and I messed up the first one, because the bags are slippery to sew on.

Go back and trim the excess off of the bottom of each bag. Trim it as close to the stitching as possible. Be careful not to cut into the stitching.

Sew a cute chunky button on the outside and now fill it with goodies! I put in antibacterial wipes from Walgreen's,a couple of Tylenol packets, band aids, tissue, dental picks, safety pins, nail clippers and a file. You can fill it with whatever you want. Mine had all of these things plus an emergency sewing kit. You can also save a slot to put in some cash. Mine came with a $5.00 bill.

I whipped out 15 of these in 2 hours. All of the filler came from the dollar store and Walgreen's. This is an easy present to mass produce if you want to do them for Christmas.Happy sewing

http://mandeeandbrandy.blogspot.com/2010/11/emergency-car-care-kit-tutorial.html

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Make a padded coathanger

Turn remnants of fabric into padded coat hangers that will pretty up your wardrobe

padded coathangers to make

What you'll need

● 2.5oz wadding (90cm wide)

● Wooden hanger

● Light cotton fabric, dress fabric or silk

● Needle and thread

● Dressmaking scissors

● Glue

● Fabric flowers or bows to decorate

Start by cutting a strip of 2.5oz wadding measuring L180cm by W6cm. Glue or staple one end to the end of your hanger. Wrap the wadding around the hanger, overlapping a little so it is completely covered. Fold the other end over and secure in place.

Cut out a piece of your chosen fabric, measuring L85cm x W15cm. With the right sides together, fold in half along the length and sew the short edges together. Turn the right way out, and press, turning in a hem of 15mm along the raw edges.

About 5mm from the folded edge make a row of small running stitches. Do the same along the open edges to join them, starting at one end and stopping when you reach the centre. Slip the hanger into this end, then finish the running stitch along the top edge. Gather up to fit and tie off the threads. Finish by sewing on pretty flowers or bows.

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http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/pattern-finder/sewing-projects/sewing-for-the-home/make-pretty-scented-sachets-24370

Make pretty scented sachets: free sewing pattern

Keep your drawers smelling sweet

Create scented sachets from oddments of fabric, to keep your drawers smelling sweet. Or tie a few bags together for a pretty gift.

For each sachet, cut two 14cm squares of fabric - we used printed cotton lawn from Liberty (020 7734 1234). With right sides together, pin and stitch squares around outer edge, taking 1cm seam allowances and leaving a gap for turning through.

Turn right side out and press. Make a funnel by rolling up a piece of paper and use to fill bags with lavender or scented petals from Solstuff (0121 243 6067). Sew gap in stitching

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