60'S SEWING SET

I bought this very attractive 60's inspired cotton with sewing themed design, thinking I could do something with this. There was only one obvious thing to make: a swingin' sewing set. It includes a sewing bag, a pin cushion and a needle book.
I already had something similar, so I thought I could create one for my customers.
It is great for yourself, but also as a gift for someone you'd like to encourage taking up sewing.

As usual it is on sale in my on-line shop: http://www.folksy.com/shops/vivelarepublique

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If you want to make your own, here's some instructions:

MATERIAL AND INSTRUCTIONS

Sewing bag:
21cm x 30cm cotton fabric
19cm zip

Overlock the fabric for the sewing bag. You don't need to for the other items.
Fold 1 cm at the top of the sewing bag, pin on right side of zip.
Open zip and sew.
Fold the fabric the wrong side up, sew both sides.
Cut excessive fabric off each corner.
Put bag inside out. Push corners out with the help of a chopstick or similar.
Pin unstitched side of zip on top of fabric on opposite side. Sew zip. Press.
 
Pin cushion:

The dimensions of the material will depend on the thickness of your piece of foam. For mine, I cut 3 squares of foam that I stacked, making a cube of 8cm x 8cm x 4cm.

You need to make a pattern of two squares and four sides depending on the thickness of your cushion in the following order: one (bottom 1) square, one (front a) side, one (top 2) square, one (back b) side, and two (left c/right d) sides at the sides of the top square. Your pattern will look like a T. Do not forget to allow 1cm fabric on all sides, cut at each corner 2mm from corner.

Sew on the wrong side as follows:
Top of cube: sew b with c, sew b with d. Sew c with a, sew d with a.
Bottom of square: fold bottom 1, sew a with c, sew a with d. Sew c with 1, sew d with 1.
Turn cube inside out. Push corners out with the help of a chopstick or similar.
Put your foam inside cube.
Finish by sewing 1 to b by folding 1cm fabric on each edge, and sewing together as close to the border as possible.

Needle book:

18cm x 18cm cotton fabric
11cm x 7cm felt
one snap fastener

Fold your square in two on the wrong side.
Sew one short side and long side.
Turn inside out. Push corner out with the help of a chopstick or similar.
Fold 1cm fabric inside on each side and sew as close to the border as possible. Press.
Allow 2cm to fold over the opposite side. Fix snap fastener inside the folder and back of book, taking care of not showing stiches on the upside.
Fold book in two from the snap fastener/2cm onwards. Mark the middle.
Pin felt, middle against middle. Sew.