Today I was able to work on the pouch for the bride that

I'm designing. I took a piece of white satin and marked

every inch both on the top and the bottom. Then

folded the fabric on that line and stitched a

fold for each mark. I followed the folds with the edge

of the presser foot. The folds were

about 1/4 inch wide. This makes the fabric much smaller

than what you start out with. I didn't measure correctly

and ended up with a piece of fabric smaller than

what I wanted.

Then I decided to stitch a line of stitching folding the rows of folded

fabric all in one direction and the next row in the other

direction, stitching every inch.

What you end up with is a very cool piece of textured fabric that I just

love.

I'm not sure why I have that pink discoloration on my photo,

it may have been my lighting at the sewing table.

Sorry about that.

I then had to figure out how to make the small fabricated piece

of fabric fit my pattern piece. I decided to add a piece of plain

satin to one side. I covered the resulting seam with a piece of

beaded lace that I had in my scrap box.

This is what I ended up with,

a bag that is not lined yet and doesn't have any batting in it. I'm not

sure if I will use batting on the lining or just add the lining to it.

Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but the lace

is covering up a watermark that I made when I

wet the piece to get out the blue marking pen

I used to mark every inch for the folds.

For a first try its not too bad. Now I know that I need

to start out with a larger piece of fabric and I need to plan

where the seams will be going. I also need to not use any

water to get rid of markings. I think I better go to JoAnn's and

buy some more satin, and lace!