These last couple weeks we have been sick with some pretty nasty colds around here ~ tis the season, I guess. It is the worst feeling to be caught out and about without a tissue in sight. I mean, what is a girl to do? I’ve been meaning to make some travel tissue holders for the last year and I finally sat down and sewed some of these little cuties.
As most of you know, I’ve got a thing for rick rack, so I decided to incorporate one of my favorite trims into the design. This project is a really great way to use up scraps as it only takes two small squares of fabric. If you are in a ‘scrap busting’ kind of mode, this is going to be a great project to put those scraps to good use.
Also, if you are just starting out sewing, this is a perfect beginner project and if you are a seasoned pro, these fun travel tissue holders will take you minutes to sew together. Let’s get started…….
Lindsay Wilkes is the owner and designer behind The Cottage Mama. She creates timeless, vintage inspired sewing patterns for children’s clothes. She is also a fabric designer for Riley Black Designers / Penny Rose Fabrics, author of the book ‘Sew Classic Clothes for Girls’ and can be seen teaching nationwide and online in her video series ‘Lessons with Lindsay’ sponsored by Baby Lock Sewing and Embroidery machines.
Those are the cutest tissue holders, the rick rack is the perfect added touch!
Very cute, love it with the rick rack!
I too love the addition of the rick rack, makes it look so special. I definitely want to try that Wonder Tape!
I made 10 of these one year for my son’s teachers, therapists and aides as part of their appreciation gifts. They go together fast and are a great stashbuster. These are great for using up those small pieces of ribbon and trim that are too small for anything else but you just hate to throw away.
I make these for gifts as well, but the rick rack trim is a really cool idea. I’ll have to try it. Thanks for the tutorial.
Muito lindo, I like this
Thanks
Beijos no coração
Muito lindo, I like this
Thanks
Beijos no coração
very cute:) A friend actually gave me one of these she had made last year for Christmas. I need to get it refilled:)
Hi Lindsay, I love your tutorials and I just wanted to let you know that I recognized some of them here: http://theberry.com/2012/01/30/mystery-misc-30-photos-2/ . They aren’t attributed to you, and I’m not sure if you care or not, but if you do, I thought you should know!
Thanks
-Hannah
Hi Hannah,
Thank you SO much for bringing that to my attention. I asked the author to remove the picture and she did. It’s really a bummer when others don’t credit the creator of a tutorial. Thanks again for letting me know!
Too much for me to do, dear Lindsay! Especially since I don’t sew and do not have a sewing machine, and am too lazy to sew by hand. 😉
But I always love seeing your posts, you are gifted. A project like this probably takes someone like you five minutes.
I also enjoyed your post of the girls’ toys! I’d like to babysit them to be able to play with all that stuff with them. 🙂
Best,
Gloria
P.S. A ‘kiss’ for your boy (and, of course, my little girlfriend ‘models’ too!)
Cute project! And I love the look of your blog!! Just found you via Blogstar… look forward to seeing more!
Hello, I came across your blog last week and liked it so much that it is down in my favourites already. This is a very nice and easy tutorial, I can hardly wait to be in my new flat with my sewing-machine set up in order to give it a go. They are going to make perfect small presents!
I agree with what others have said already: rick rack trim looks great. I would maybe give a go to white or black lace (depending on the fabric I choose).
Best wishes,
Fred
http://frederiqueandfriends.blogspot.com/
Very cute idea!!
Cute project. The rick rack adds a fun touch!
Nice project, it is so cute. The rick rack is veruy lovely.
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Thanks a lot for this nice and easy tutorial! I quickly made several of them.
These are so sweet. Pinning immediately!
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I have made these tissue holders but I like your idea of the added rick rack. Thanks for the pattern and the rick rack
I chuckled to myself when reading the tutorial. I made this when I was in Jr. High for all my teachers for end of school gifts. That was in the late 60’s. They are just as handy now as they were back then.
Love this pattern & all the other tutorials you post, but….would it be possible if a print version could be included? so tired of wasting paper & ink when printing your tutorials that will print the entire blog, plus all the comments…..thank you!
Hi there,
Thanks so much! No, there is no way to have it just print out the instructions for this pattern. But you can select what pages you want to print and just choose not to print the pages with the comments. Hope that helps! Have a great day, Lindsay.
do you pin the rick rack to the 6″ side or the 7.5″?
thank you so much for the tissue holder. I am just,now, teaching my 8 year old great grand daughter how to sew. This is a perfect project.