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How to Sew a Cloth Tissue Holder for Your Purse

Sniffles and sneezes aren̵7;t conveniently limited to when you̵7;re at home, and travel tissue packages aren̵7;t especially attractive in your purse. A rummage through your fabric stash or a quick trip to the remnant bin in your favorite craft or fabric store yields what you need to make a whole wardrobe of purse pouches for your tissue packs.

Things You'll Need

Cotton or cotton/polyester fabric
Fusible interfacing
Iron
Dressmaker̵7;s pins
Thread
Sewing machine

Instructions

- 1
  Cut two pieces of fabric, each measuring 6 1/2 by 7 inches. To make it easier to differentiate between the sides, make small pencil marks on the right side of the pieces of fabric to indicate which sides are shorter.
- 2
  Cut one piece of fusible interfacing that measures 6 inches by 6 1/2 inches.
- 3
  Place the fusible side of the interfacing on the wrong side of one of your fabric pieces. Iron the interfacing to the fabric.
- 4
  Lay one piece of fabric on your work area with the right side of the material face-up. Place the other piece on top with the right side face-down, leaving the wrong sides of the fabric showing.
- 5
  Pin the pieces together.
- 6
  Stitch the two pieces of fabric together, using a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Leave about 2 inches of the last side unstitched.
- 7
  Turn the pouch right-side out and iron the seams, turning the seam allowances toward the center of the pouch. Using the marks you made earlier, place a pin on the short sides of the piece to identify them.
- 8
  Stitch the turning opening closed. Iron the seams flat, with the seam allowances toward the center of the piece.
- 9
  Fold the long edges to the center of the piece, aligning them so that they touch with no overlap.
- 10
  Pin the short edges and then stitch along those two sides with a 1/4-inch seam allowance.
- 11
  Embellish your new tissue holder with embroidery, beads and buttons, or even rubber-stamped designs, if desired.

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