It’s the little things

It was the famous French designer, Hubert de Givenchy who so wisely said, “Luxury is in each detail.” As we go about our busy lives and sometimes get caught up in the “bigger picture” of the day-to-day, it’s nice to be reminded that a small accent, or a thoughtful detail, can make all the difference in how we feel and how we face the day. Maybe it’s that favorite pair of sunglasses, or those shoes that just seem to make any outfit better, or an accessory like a pendant or broach that give us that fabulous feeling of flair and style.

This stylish little pouch, made with a Mochi Linen print from the BREEZE collection, offers that same fun opportunity to bring a little extra ‘something’ to your day. It’s name – Injabulo – indicates a stylish Japanese flair that comes from the kind of closure used for this pouch. You can certainly use all kinds of closures, and Instagram has some great and inspiring examples of alternative closures like buttons, clasps, etc.

In my example, I chose to create a chic style with ribbon that is looped around, giving it a very unique and special look. You can put all kinds of things in this pouch – sunglasses, makeup accessories, pencils, crocheting accessories, threads… Whatever suits your fancy! With this project, you will definitely have an eye-catching and unique accessory that will be fun to both wear and share with others.

Get the free pattern here

*This pattern is in German, you can use Google Translate to convert it to English.*

Find more great examples at Instragram #injabulomaeppchen

And now on to this week’s Block for our year-long sew-along… Ready?

FREE QUILT ALONG BLOCKHEADS 2020
BLOCK #17
CROSSROADS

This year’s Blockheads adventure is well underway, and so far it’s been a wonderful time! It’s so fun to not only share the blocks each week, but to see all the fantastic, creative, unique ways that people are interpreting these block designs.

If you’re brand new with us for Moda Blockheads, we share a free block pattern each week in this year-long quilt-along. Even though we’re 17 weeks in, you can always go back through the last several blog posts to catch up and join in any time. Be sure to check out this post to find out what fabrics you’ll need to create your own unique sampler quilt using free block patterns from Moda designers each week.

And if you’ve been sewing along with us, be sure to share your blocks in our thriving Facebook community or on Instagram using the hashtags #modablockheads and #modablockheads3. As I said, seeing everyone’s creations is such a big part of the Blockheads fun, as well as the new connections and friendships that take place.

And, if you’re curious you can go back and check out Blockheads 2, our last round of Moda Blockheads. It was a great experience and like this year’s sew-along, a fantastic community to be a part of.

This week brings us Block 17, Crossroads, from Moda designer Betsy Chutchian. Betsy is known as one of Moda’s more traditional designers, as is her block design with its flying geese units. To give my block a more modern look, I applied a gradient in my color choices so it appears as if beams are coming from a star. How will you interpret this block? I’d love to see it!