I just finished sewing this pretty brush holder. I made this gift for my college girlfriend, who has a degree in art. I like it so much, I wish I could keep it. ^_^
Remember when I received this sweet gift of fabric from Darryle Pollack? You can see more at my post about Darryle's gift. I used some of the patchwork fabric from Darryle to sew this brush roll.
I LOVE my rotary cutter & mat.. my husband gave me a wonderul Christmas gift! If you sewwith a lot of patchwork and you don't have these supplies, you need to get them now! They will make your life so much easier.
I used my 24" heavy duty ruler as a straight edge to cut my fabric.
I sewed all of the layers together and left an opening for turning.
I trimmed away all the excess fabric.
Turned right sides out. I have pressed the opening closed and pinned with quilting pins.
I used a sharpie and my straight edge to mark where I needed to sew.
I sewed through 3 layers of fabric + quilt batting.
The finished product!
How cute is that? She can safely travel with all of her brushes and never worry about messing them up again.
I based my design off of the step-by-step tutorial found in this awesome patchwork book.
You can purchase Joelle Hoverson's Last Minute Patchwork & Quilted Gifts at Purl.com. What a great investment! I have already made several of the projects featured in her book.
For more project ideas, visit the Purl Bee Blog. This blog is a spinoff of PurlSoho.com, Joelle's website.
