sewing reversible envelope

1 .
size of both fabrics: 8" x 12"

sew on of the width edge of both fabric with right sides facing each other (e.g. sew from wrong side of fabrics)



2. draw 4" line from the sewn line (which is to form the pocket of envelope)




3. fold from the wrong side of the fabric (1st: backing fabric/floral), which you have the right side of backing fabric facing right side of your project fabric (checked fabric)




now you have folded bottom pocket of envelope and wrong side on top of the other (e.g. 4 layers of fabric, now you are still working from wrong sides of fabric), this folded end is free from sewing

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4. (a) start of the beginning edge of the folded 4 layers place , sew until the end of the envelope, and turn fabric with needle in place of the fabric and sew another 3 inches and stop.

(b) repeat with another edge of the folded 4 layers and leave abt 2 - 3 " on top of the envelope to enable turning the envelope to its right side.




this is the view of the bottom pocket of the envelope.





from this opened end (2-3" opening) turn the envelope





yes, it is done and reversible too.

you may hand stitch the opening end to have neat finishing or sew a line near to the edge of fabric.

Hope I am clear with this narration.

MAIL ART

It has been quite sometime not updating my blog regularly...lost some of the photos

Initial Mail Art to Lody (July 2009)

House MA from Ulla (Finland)....love doing and receiving MA

Mail Art

did not update this blog for more than a month: will let photo to tell more on what I have been busying with:

sorry for some blur image:

Freebie MA (from Joanne)

hand delivered by Joanne together with her own home baked sweet bun. Thank you, Joanne for the tasty bun ; as well as the gift.

Valentine MA to Pierre , Finland

Valentine MA : stitched by #2, Wee Kie to Jean Schowe (USA)

unfortunately, Jean's MA lost in transit and sorry that she has to re-stitch

Freebie MA (to Michelle, Greece)

MA, Stash II

- latest stash from Stitching Bibs & Bob, I meant to buy Belle Soie silk for
my Love with a Capital L project, as usual I could not resist to add in
LHN's Book Shelf and some other Valdani overdyed flosses

- sock yarn Dec 2008 from Sock Club 2008/2009 from Wollmeise.

Christmas MA to Joanne Ng

- this XMas MA is a surprise to me indeed. Wee Kie received hers

from Diane. When I saw an envelope from Lillie, I thought this is

MA inside to her. So I did not open and let her opened the envelope.

She called from my sister house and asked "Mummy, Diane is

daughter of Auntie Lillie? There is a MA from Auntie Lillie to you"

in short while , I went to my sister house to admire this lovely MA.

- my eldest daughter, Wee Ven is inspired by MA received / made

by Wee Kie, yet she dares not to take up the challenge to an

exchange. So she stitched this for my sister in a day, and did the sewing

finishing herself.

Stash and MAs

- #2, took up MA challenge for the 2nd time, and fortunately Lillie arranged her daughter,

Diane to be her partner. Diane stitched a lovely Santa MAs and great finishing. #2 (Wee

Kie) loves it very much and kept asking me when is the next exchange prior to school

opens in Jan 2009.

(Xmas MA: from Diane to Wee Kie)

- MA from Wee Kie to Diane. After the first exchange (Quaker MA) , she gained

confidence to do this MA. Great appreciation to Margaret Wong, who is willing

to be Wee Kie's first MA partner. The first MA was helped by me in finishing,

but on her 2nd MA, she wanted to do it by her own. Glad that she enjoyed

stitching & sewing. Thank you, Lillie for such a good arrangement. Diane did

a gorgeous MA.

3rq quarter 2008

last day of the 3rd quarter of 2008...not much stitching, except 2 MAs exchange this year &additional one in Dec 2008.


I wanted to post this homemade snowskin mooncake for Lillie to view...but omitted to post this photo. The Doraemon mould is part of my bento stuff that I am crazying presently.



MA: Little House Needlework MA exchange
organized by MA group
pattern: Day & Night, on 14ct fabric (lately very slow to stitch on small count...)
sent to : Mari, in Finland

MA received May 2007

Theme: Primitive MA - May 2007
Design: Prairie Schooler (Booklet #51, Alphabet, Booklet #49)
Sender: Margaret Wong - Malaysia