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    1. I love a good tutorial, thank you for sharing this. It is something I would never have thought up on my own. x

  1. Good one Joy & you’ve just jogged my memory! I think I’ve got one somewhere, but not quite as pretty & it was given to me a long time ago by a friend of my Mums & I’ve not used it in ages. See you soon & take care.

  2. Very clever! I like the hint to sew off the edges at the beginning and end of the seaming-great idea that I will use with all things that need to ‘leave an opening’ ! Thanks for sharing!

  3. Not needing more projects at this time, I doubt that I will make one of these cuties, but I’m sure thankful for the “Handy Tip for Sewing Openings in Anything that Needs to be Turned Inside Out:! I will use that often.

  4. Great tutorial Joy and I love your tip for sewing the edges of the openings. What a simple idea I wish I’d known earlier! I often learn the most useful things from your blog. Not long to go until I’ll meet you in person now!!

  5. Oh, Joy, these are great! The pictures you took of your projects are so beautiful too! Love all the flowers. Thank you for joining Where Flowers Bloom. Your tutorial is a great stop in the hop and I will definitely be trying to make one. They are as pretty as they are functional!

  6. Thank you for the tutorial Joy… I was gifted a roll-up block keeper & have always wanted to figure out how to make another… now I can use these images to help me!
    x

  7. That’s a really cute block holder and I thank you for the tut. Your tip about the sewing at the beginning and end of the opening is wonderful – I have always just backstitched. – but your idea sounds like a winner. Thank you.

  8. Perfect for keeping our traveling projects together. Nice tutorial. Have a wonderful trip to Holland…I’m just a bit jealous here! LOL!!!

  9. Such a great project, I loved the tip about taking your thread spools thru the ribbon. I can so remember also in Home Ec how my sewing teacher told us to do those openings. She told us to start like most would start inside at where the seam starts, then backstitch, go forward, back stitch again, and then continue around. I tried this several times in those days and always found that as your turning the project inside out, the fabric would tear where the backstitch was, so I realized that her teaching of this technique was totally wrong. When I was older I took a sewing class for a zippered bag with a lining, which of course taught the technique you showed also and the teacher did her openings like yours, so when I made my bag I tried this and have never looked back, such a great tip for those openings and it works a treat, no having to deal with ripping of fabric, and no having to match a point because of the stitching being on the inside of the seam like that.

  10. Very easy to follow tutorial for the roll up. I like your idea of stitching to the edge of an opening. I will give it a try. Thanks.

  11. great block holder. you did a wonderful job on this tutorial and the tip about the edge of the opening is priceless. I probably do that type of opening at least once a week. Can’t wait to give it a try.

  12. That is fabulous, Joy! What an easy gift to make, too. I really like your idea. Thanks for the tip on sewing off the edge. It’s one of those things that seems so logical, now that you say it. LOL

  13. Love the flowers and the pretty flower fabric. The tutorial for the roll up is great and appreciated. That is a perfect project for me, it would be great to carry my needlework around this way and I am sure it would stay much cleaner and organized.

  14. Love this! Simple and practical–and I can use up some of my stash. This will make great gifts for my quilting friends. Thanks for sharing!

  15. Very clever feeding the ribbon through the spools of thread, and then using them to form the basis of the roll. Handy, and looks pretty, too. Love you to add this tutorial to the Sewing Accessories linky at TMW.

  16. This was a great idea!!!! Thanks for sharing. and Thanks for the tip of sewing off the edge. I’ve always had trouble with that. Now just to remember to use it the next time I need it.

  17. Hi Joy, Kaye from Kitten Stitching here. I am finally home for a few days after several weeks travelling for work and I am finally getting my self organised to contact all of my Winners from my Girl’s Nest Giveaway #6. As I have been frantically busy, I am not sure if I have contacted you before or if you have emailed me already with your snail mail address (if so, I can’t find it in my mailbox anywhere). So, could you please email me your address at kayedep@gmail.com so that I can send you your prize. Just to refresh your memory – please check out this blog post here: https://kittenstitching.blogspot.com/2018/06/so-many-winners.html
    hugs, Kaye

  18. Great idea and tutorial Joy :-)…I’ve always made these around a tube but great that the spools give it the shape!! You could also attach a small square of woolen felt to the inside for stowing needles (although of course spare needles could just go into the lining fabric!).Thanks for the inspiring post!

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