Because You’re Sew On The Go
I like to do a lot of my handwork as I patiently wait for life to run it’s course. It keeps my craft room full of great gift items and my hands out of mischief. Plus, it makes the time go faster than any gossip magazine I have ever read!
I keep a couple of traveling kits always ready to go. I have a small felt stuffed toy kit and an embroidery kit packed up in cute little wicker suitcases which I got at the thrift store. I never unpack the tools in these, to eliminate frustration on the road.
In My Felt Stuffie Kit I keep:
Small sharp scissors
A couple spools of thread
A few cards of embroidery floss on a key-ring
A needle book with pins and needles
A small book I made with envelopes with patterns inside
A baggie with poly-fill
A couple of tiny baggies with eyes ( beads and glass eyes)
And b.b.s to weigh down the bums the top heavy critters
A few pipe-cleaners and a wire cutter for armatures
And, of course, small scraps of felt.
In my Embroidery Kit I keep:
Small sharp scissors
Carded embroidery floss on a ring
A hoop
A project and a folded back up project
Extra needles
It is amazing how much you can accomplish in the waiting areas of the world.
There a plenty of great resources for free and inexpensive patterns (often offering the instant gratification of ‘download-ability’) which you can use to fill your new kits with addictive projects.
Check out:
The Puchi Collective’s Pet patterns
Futuregirl’s Sealife
Allsorts Scottie (I would make him 50% smaller.. because I like them smaller)
Turkey Feather’s Lambkin
I also just gobble up the cute Japanese felt toy books:
Like this one, or this one.
As for Embroidery patterns, I love:
Needlecrafter
Turkey Feathers PatternBee
Florisita’s Vintage Transfer Finds
Mrs. Stitchy Britches
Author: bitty Betty
So, pack it up, and get crafting!
So much to sew, so little time.
October 17th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Such a good idea! Thanks also for the toy links. Love the Puchi Pet patterns.
October 17th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
love this post. I am totally inspired now to upgrade my on-the-go craft supplies from a tangled ball of yarn and circular needles thrown in the purse, to a lovely kit like the ones shown here. Thanks Bitter Betty!
November 1st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
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