Of Navigation Maps, Compass and Sailing Ships

An absolutely beautiful assortment of fabric arrived today and here are two of them..

Cotton Linen Blend Fabric printed with brown maps, sailing ships and vintage labels. This is a navigation themed fabric, accented with blue and mustard yellow colours. It's a very beautiful piece.

The natural cotton linen background lends to it a texture and vintage character.


Specs :-
100% Cotton Linen
Width - 70 cm X 50 cm
(27.6 inch X 19.7 inch)

Available at http://www.etsy.com/listing/80325340/cotton-linen-fabric-navigation-maps-and


















The pink version:

Available at http://www.etsy.com/listing/80325610/cotton-linen-fabric-navigation-maps-and

Chef Fabric Box Pouch

I spent about a day making this pouch. Aren't the colours just lovely?




This is made from this fabric I have in my shop. (Click the picture for the link)



Such a lovely fabric..all the colours are so brilliant and warm.
(Save me people, buy it! I think if I don't sell my fabric fast enough, I will use them all up. Save my fabric from ME!)


I often see this kind of box pouch in the bookshop, sold as pencil cases or shoe bags. I like the design and thought of making it one day. I thought it's a easy pouch to make but how wrong I was!






I must have done it incorrectly but there were a lot of wrestling with this pouch. So although it's finished now, I am left with a certain unsatisfied feeling because

1. The pouch looks kinda tortured. Or I'd have finished off the seams and list it on etsy.
2. I still have not figured out the way to make it easily, or at least not look so tortured at the end of it.

I love this kind of design ( ones with piping ) and am determined to succeed at it another day. Wish me luck!