Sewing World Magazine ~ SewforSoul Feature

Nifty Needles, October 2014

October's Sewing World Magazine is in shops now and features another SewforSoul project;

A little linen needlecase stitched up in cute navy and red dotty fabrics  

The sewing notions fabric is Makower's 'Sew Retro Montage' and it was purchased from the lovely Lucy over at Secret Garden Quilting.  The needlecase can be personalised by picking out different colours from the Sew Retro fabric and then stitching the applique in matching shades.  You could also embroider a name instead of the 'Needles' wording, making a very thoughtful Christmas gift for a fellow stitcher.  This baby blue version was made for Jude and regular SewforSoul readers might recognise it from this post.

Like many of my projects it features my favourite raw edge applique and free motion machine embroidery techniques.

There's a useful internal pocket running the length of the case, perfect for holding a few stitching essentials;

If you're going to be stitching your own 'Niffy Needles Case', then do consider paying  Secret Garden Quilting a visit.  It's a small business independently run by Lucy who holds regular pop-up shops in local village halls, as well as the online store, but she is hoping to eventually open up on her local high street.  Postage and packaging starts at just £1.95 and is free for spends over £50!  I love visiting little quilting stores and unless we all support small businesses then the future will only see large multi-nationals attempting to cater to our stitching needs.

Happy Sewing!