Dear Stella kindly sent me a pack of their collection Cleo to try out. I really love how forward their designs are. I can see a lot of their collections pulling inspiration from fabrics intended more for fashion. So I pulled out my favorite prints from the stack and got to work pulling together some different combinations.
There’s something just special about a collection of pouches, perfect for packing with all sorts of travel items. Of course there are a million other uses, but I really like them together as a group. A pretty modern group, check! These are all 3 sizes from my Open Wide Pouch Tutorial.
I also liked adding on these little leather strips on the pull tab. I simply looped the leather through the tab if it was big enough or wound a piece of thread around the leather and tied it off. Done and done.
The bottom contrast on all pouches is a Kaffee Fasset shot cotton (sorry, I’m not sure of the exact color!), the gray pull tabs and medium size pouch body is Robert Kaufman Essex Linen in Gray.
Thanks Dear Stella!
These are great Anna! I made bags as gifts for everyone else…and the ones I’m using for traveling – not so cute. Some for me next.
Love those prints. They are great! Are those Zipit zippers?
Gorgeous fabrics and bags! That chevron print you used as a lining is awesome and I’m going to have to order some soon!!
those are really great! i used a dear stella print for my second washi dress and i’m constantly getting compliments on it (and not even “did you make it?” type compliments which is even better)! I need to make more pouches too…can never have too many.
These are beautiful!
They are cute as anything, especially combined with the grey! Love the zip pulls in leather!
I love your open wide pouches!! I’ll have to do some more soon. The fabrics you used are simply beautiful!
Greetings from France,
Steffi
Love these — still on my To-Do list for this year! 🙂
Mmm, dear stella… I love your detailing on these, beautiful zipper and tab choices!
Oh they look fantastic, especially love the brass zipper x
Gorgeous fabric! I’ll be sewing wet bags using your pouch pattern. Any advice working with PUL or is it PLU? I never can remember. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
I’m pretty sure with PUL you don’t want to pin it before you sew (it puts holes in the PUL that don’t seal back up like regular fabric). Other than that I’m sure a walking foot on your machine would be helpful too! 🙂
you really are the Queen of pouches. They are terrific.
Love these bags ~ the fabric reminds me of Thai textiles.
I made so many of the open wide pouches for gifts this last Christmas ~ everyone loves them!
Cute!! And I like the zipper going off the bag like that, with the leather pull. Nice touch!
So adorable!!! love them.
I can’t get enough for your zippered pouches.. They are so pretty! I need to make a some soon.. 🙂
I love love love these!!!!! can’t wait to make some!
Beautiful! …again
adorable- and I seriously want them 🙂 too cute. Just having them would make me want to travel places so I could use them a lot!
I just purchased your divided basket pattern and am so excited to make one of these little things for a bambino that is joining the world soon. Thanks for making the pattern & for making it affordable for all of us 😉 Very nice of you! (must be the mid-westerner in you ‘eh?!)
They are lovely! Must add these to my ‘must try’ list! S 🙂
Beautiful!!!!
These pouches are beautiful, I really like how you combined the colors of the fabrics, really beautiful and inspiring! Thanks for sharing your creations with us.
I am a follower of yours since not long ago, I’m glad I found this site, your blog is really inspiring!
Marisa.
these are just lovely!!
Gorgeous pouches!
Love your fabric choice. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful tutorial. Just made some as a present. http://bombardone.com/sewingprincess/?p=2035
These turned out really nice, Anna. I love the fabric combinations, especially on the large pouch. And that metal zipper looks awesome on the small pouch.
Very cute. I love making your bags. I made one for my daughter for Christmas and two other ones for sewing swaps. Fast and easy. I have only made the medium size.
I really like these…
Thanks for sharing this nice info expect some more in near future.
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Awesome sharing! Great idea to make our pocket pouch as we wants. Travelling is my favorite activity that I like to do every time in my life. It is just like fun for me. Now I must try this beautiful leather pouch. I want to take it with me during my niagara falls tours. I believe it is very use full and best way to save our little things during travel.