Kleenix Koozie--A Tutorial

Some of you may be aware that last week I was one of the caterers for a quilter's retreat in Missouri. Can I say awesome!!!  No, seriously these ladies rocked.  Their handiwork was completely amazing.  I also brought my sewing machine along just in case I had an extra 5 seconds to sew.  Some of the ladies taught me some amazing tips and tricks to use when sewing and also passed around some hand made crafts to share.  I received one of these kleenix koozies.....My name for it, not theirs.  I thought what a great present this would be to give to ALL the kids in Abe's first grade class for Christmas.  I know that I've never met a six year old without a snotty nose and thought that it would be pretty cute.  I was telling one of the ladies what a great idea it was and she informed me that she is the one who made these.  I then got a quick lesson from her on how to construct said koozie.  I  didn't even get her name, but I am very thankful to her for showing me her stuff! 

Materials you will need:  To make this little project you will need a small piece of fabric, approximately 6"wide x 13"long.  I found that you can make 2 of these projects out of a fat quarter piece of fabric.  You will also need a scissor OR rotary cutter, cutting mat and pins.  Of course you will also NEED a sewing machine.

Once you have cut your fabric to the specified size of 6"wide by 13"long, take your fabric and fold longways with the right sides facing each other.  Then, sew a 1/4" seam.  Once your seam is finished, turn your fabric rightside out.

Now, you want to take the seam and center it on the bottom side.  Then take your fabric and fold in (right sides together so your seam is on the bottom, outside).  I used 4 pins across the top and 4 pins across the bottom.  Next, you are going to sew the seams where you have pinned it.  Again, use a 1/4" seam allowance.

After you sew your seams, take out your pins, pop out your corners and flippy-flip.  You are going to rotate it so that your seams will all be INSIDE!  Now, you have your almost finished product.  The ONLY thing left to do is to add a nice little pack of kleenix to this pouch.  See, doesn't this make a CUTE little gift for a friend?  Or in my case, your child's classmates?  The fabric possibilities are ENDLESS for definitely have fun!  Please, let me know what you think about this cute little project.

   Here is a picture of my cute little sewing machine!  It doesn't need to be fancy to get this little job done!  Happy sewing everyone.