I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Along with all the furniture, closet space, and pets, my sweetie and I have also merged families over the years, so this Mother’s Day was a two-parter. We had lunch with my folks on Saturday and a barbeque on Sunday with his. It was a perfect way to spend the weekend.
I picked my Mom’s gift a few months ago when I agreed to make some gifts for an event this summer. As with all new projects, I’ve learned (after many, many failures) to do a trial run on a pattern, especially one you’re making yourself. What better way to experiment than as a Mother’s Day gift? Worst case scenario, I figured I could always pick up a last minute gift at our local greenhouse.
Luckily, it didn’t come to that. Mom got fresh flowers and a brand new jewelry roll. It did take a fair amount of trial and error, but in the end, I came up with a quick and easy pattern, ready to make seven more in time for June:
The hardest part was figuring out how to sew the pockets. I wanted them to be lined patch pockets with a zipper. I figured there would be tons of tutorials out there, but there wasn’t one that met my exact criteria. So I’m hoping to make my own tutorial to share in the next few weeks. Let’s just say there are a lot of half finished pockets in my scrap bag right now.
In the middle is a roll filled with batting to store rings, watches, etc. I initially used a magnetic snap, only to discover that rings didn’t fit over the snap. After I had completed the whole roll. And topstitched. Sigh.
The size of the roll is perfect to tuck into a carry on or your suitcase. I’ll be getting my first travel product review when my folks return from their trip to Ireland in a few weeks! Check back in the next week or two for a tutorial to make this jewelry roll and pictures more completed rolls!
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