I'm Melting....MELTING!

I hate heat waves. It is so hot and unbearably sticky I thought it would be a good time to go back to the flickr archives to see what I never got around to posting.

I made this needle roll for my little sister "D" for Christmas. I first made a sample for myself, and realized I needed to make a couple of design changes if the roll was to be used for straight needles. D said she only uses circulars, so no need to redesign.

I looked at several needle roll tutorials online before I started:

Kimono Needle Roll
This one was good, but I wanted a different style

Lupin Bunny has a nice one too, but I am lazy and wanted to make this version easier on me. So I made it with home dec fabrics and left out the batting. I will follow her method more when using quilting fabrics.

Circular Needle Roll Tutorial
This one is really what I based my design on. I loved her use of decorative stitches and I thought the way she folded it into the middle was brilliant, but I don't care for flaps, so I left it out. I also have seen the way that needle rolls can be stuffed to the gills *cough* MOM! so I used a ribbon to close it instead of snaps.

More pics of her roll here

So here is what I made: I call it "Preppy Needle Roll"


Ignore the imperfect sewing






I sewed the ribbon on perfectly in the center of the needle roll.....but not in the center of the ribbon. OOPS!


I need to make another one for my other sister, so I will do a tutorial when I make that one. I also need make a different model for my Mom who has 40+ years of needles to put in to her roll. I think that one will be called "Monster Roll".

I also want to make some of these double pointed needle pouches that Jen of the brilliant needle roll also made .