every new toy deserves a pouch, right?

well at least that's my motto -- sometimes half the fun is sewing  a new pouch! so when i got an iPad for my birthday (and giveaway!) this past weekend, that quickly became priority number 1. or maybe number 2...instagram was first definitely a must too! :)
 

i decided a simple zipper pouch would do and since i was still crushing on the two pouches i sent out earlier this week, i made one for me!  linen + rainbow, yum! just like the original two, i paired it with a contrasting zipper and zipper ends. for the lining i wanted a bit more of a punch, so i used this fun stripped print (you can find it here at Pink Castle Fabrics!) from the LouLouThi collection by Anna Maria Horner. 
 

and guess what?! my pal Erin of Two More Seconds just made an iPad pouch this week, too! be sure to head on over and show her some love! :)

xo, Megan

{Sew} Modern Monday #23

It's time for another weekly dose of modern sewing finishes!

The other day, when I was making my way through quilty/sewing blogland, I came across this blog post from Amanda of Ms McPorkchop Quilts. 

it may or may not have been that rocking pink bow that first caught my attention. :) 

Totally inspired by all her yummy handmade things, I have decided to do the same.  My goal is to have lots of homemade pouches/cases to take along on my trip to SLC for The Sewing Summit in October.  Yay!  It makes me giddy just thinking about it! :)

First on my to-sew list this weekend was a little pouch for my laptop (which will most definitely be coming along with me!).  I opted to a clean, simple look and incorporated one Amy Butler print along with Kona Ash and Kona Snow.

One purple zipper and a little sewing later and I was done!  

To add a bit of jazz, I lined the pouch in a contrasting Kona.  Love!

I am still contemplating adding a bit of hand stitching along the zipper.  Any thoughts?

And there you have it.  One laptop pouch ready and waiting for October! :)

Now it's your turn.  Have a recent modern sewing finish you would like to share?  Then link up!  

But please, remember--this is a link-up for finishes only.  If you have a work-in-progress post you would like to share--then hold onto it for a few days.  Lee from Freshly Pieced has a wonderful linky party on Wednesdays completely devoted to all those works-in-progress.  

If you need a reminder on all of the rules for {Sew} Modern Monday, head on over here!