Sewing Kit Organizer FREE Tutorial
The large pocket is perfect for thimble although a spool of thread also fits and those 2 side pockets fit hexies perfectly. It's completely up to you how you use this in the end.
For the body:
9 strips of fabric1.5″ wide or 1 piece of fabric 10.5″ x 7.5″
1 piece of contrast fabric 10.5″ x 7.5″ (for lining)
1 piece of batting about 12″ x 9″
For the pockets:
2 pieces of fabric 3.5″ x 7.5″
1 piece of fabric 3 3/4″ x 5″ (your choice of color)
Needle book:
2 pieces of fabric 3″ x 4″
1 piece of felt 3.5″ x 2.5″
Extra:
about 40″ of binding.
a piece of elastic.
a contrasting button.
Take a look at this Sewing Mat Organizer FREE Sewing Tutorial.
I made something similar to this (called a ‘hussif’, which is the historically accurate name…a contraction of ‘housewife’).
I sewed rare earth magnets in a pincushion and between the hussif backing and front fabric to help hold the scissors, other metal items, and the pincushion in their places.
MEA GREAT IDEA