Booklet Pouch

The Booklet Pouch pattern by Aneela Hoey @aneelahoey has been out for a few years, but for some reason, I saw it on IG recently and knew I needed one now. I thought the large option (9" x 11" x 3") would be a much better storage solution for my Aurifil 12wt threads than the bag I currently kept them all jumbled in. So I ordered up the necessary zippers (both closed- and open-ended) from zipit and put it on my to-do list.

As usual, cutting out the pieces for a bag takes as long/is as tedious as sewing the bag up. But once I started sewing, things went pretty quickly. Once you sewed up one set of pockets, you just followed the same instructions to sew up the other set - easy peasy. Can't say sewing with vinyl is my favorite, but it's not hard per se, and obviously was a key element to this pouch.

I used four different Carolyn Friedlander prints for the interior and bindings, and a CF Essex print, Graphite, for the exterior. 

So here was my jumbled mess of a pile of threads I made the pouch for.

Before filling the pouch, I sorted my threads by color. I was actually a little surprised at my selection once I'd laid them all out, and see a few holes I need to fill.

And....all settled into their new home, with some room to spare.

But thankfully, the pouch zips closed just fine. 

I'm pretty excited about the new home for my 12wts; enough that I've ordered the zips I need to make a smaller version for my hand-sewing needles. Looking forward to getting those organized too.