QUILTING BEE SEWING CADDY
Finished size: approx. 8 x 19 open & 6-3/4 x 8 closed
Making this sewing caddy has the added fun of using the
Quilting Bees fabric designed by Teresa Kogut for South Sea
Imports. The caddy design includes enough pockets to tote
miscellaneous tools like a measuring tape, 1 x 6 ruler,
marking pencil, thread and more. The special pockets are
designed for thimbles, scissors and a needle book while the
pin cushion forms a sweet little bow tie. Embellish with
buttons and cording. The 9 fat quarters will produce up to 2
caddies. Make one for you to use and one as a gift for a friend!
Just use one of the leftover fabrics for the bias binding. There
may be enough of the red Hearts and Flowers fabric used in
the first one, but it will be close! Enjoy using and giving this
fun project.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS & CUTTING FOR ONE SEWING
CADDY~ Double Cutting Amounts for Two Caddies
Fabric Yardage Placement Cutting Amounts
Collage Cover One 8 x 19
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Fabric 1
Fat Quarter
Buttons, Yellow Liner Two 7-3/4 x 8
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Fabric 2
Fat Quarter
Please refer to the Yardage Cutting Suggestions
Buttons, Green Center Base One 4-1/2 x 8
on page 5 before cutting any fabric. This will
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help in yielding 2 sewing caddies (especially
Fabric 3 Pocket 2a One 6-1/2 x 8
fabric 9).
Fat Quarter
Binding
Buttons & Bees Pocket 1 One 6-1/2 x 8
104426 Thimble Bag #1 One 2-3/4 x 5
Fabric 4 ONE 2-1/2 x 2-1/4 of
Pocket 3a
Fat Quarter BATTING
Patchwork, Tonal Pocket 2b One 6-1/2 x 8
104423 Pincushion Tie One 2-1/2 square
Pocket 2a
Pocket Flap
Fabric 5 Needle Book One 2-3/4 x 5 & ONE
Fat Quarter Cover 2-1/4 x 4-3/4 of BATTING Pocket 1
Quilting Bears Pocket 3a One 8 square
104419 ONE 4 x 8 of BATTING
Bow
Fabric 6
Thimble
Needle
Tie
Fat Quarter Bag 1
Book
Patchwork Pocket 3b One 8 square
Liner
Center Base
104417 ONE 4 x 8 of BATTING
Scissor Thimble
Fabric 7 Scissor Holder One 2-1/4 x 6-1/2
Bag 2
Holder
Fat Quarter One 2 x 3 of BATTING
Pincushion
Bees, Honey Pincushion Two 3 x 3-1/2
Pocket 2b
104424 Button Down Flap One 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 & One
Fabric 8 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 of BATTING
Fat Quarter Needle Book One 2-3/4 x 5
Pocket 3b
Hearts & Flowers Pincushion Bow One 4 x 5 square
104425 Thimble Bag #2 One 2-3/4 x 5 & ONE
Fabric 9 2-1/2 x 2-1/4 of BATTING
Item #991102
Fat Quarter Binding 70 of 2-1/2 wide bias strips
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Base
Press
COVER + batting ONLY!
1- Sew the liner 2- Place the cover s batting on the
pieces to the wrong side of the cover
center base. Press fabric. Pin or thread baste.
the seam Quilt the two layers. Trim
CENTER
LINER
LINER
BASE
allowances in the the batting, if necessary,
direction of the even with the fabric.
arrows.
Button on right side
3- NEEDLE BOOK: Place the two fabrics right sides together (RST). Place the
on this end.
batting piece against the wrong side of the cover fabric. Sew together leaving an
approx. 2 opening. Slightly square off your stitches at the corners. Trim the
Turn right side
seam allowances at the corners and the batting. Turn the layers right side out and
out & quilt
quilt in straight rows.
4- Place one 2 x 4 piece of boiled wool or two 2 x 4 pieces of felt in the center of
the liner fabric.
5- Sew through all layers slightly less than center. This will allow the layers, when
folded in half, to match at the ends. Sew a button on the front, center of the larger
side. Set aside.
6- THIMBLE BAGS 1 & 2: 7- SCISSOR HOLDER:
Fold the thimble bag fabric right sides together. Place the Sew the scissor
batting against one side of the fabric. Sew holder using the
around the shape leaving an approx. 1-1/2 same process as
opening. the thimble bag. Batting
Turn the thimble bag right sides out. Turn the Once quilted, sew
raw edges to the inside. Close the opening with a 5/8 button to
tiny stitches. the top, center of
Quilt using the thimble shape from page 4. the fabric piece.
Batting
Slightly gather the bottom with a simple running
stitch. Repeat the process for Thimble Bag 2.
8- BOW TIE PIN in the center back. top and bottom of the
CUSHION: Fold the tie in half with bow fabric.
BOW: Fold the the seam side facing Place the remaining base
bow fabric in half out. Sew a seam at the piece on top of the bow
along the 4 side. raw edges. Turn tie, right sides together.
Sew a seam down right side out Sew around the entire
the long side, turn again. perimeter, squaring at
piece right side the corners. Leave an
out. Position the seam ASSEMBLY: approx. 2 opening.
allowance in the center back Thread the bow
and finger press the piece through the tie Turn pieces right
sides. loop. side out. Stuff
lightly with polyfil
TIE: Sew the tie fabric Position the tie s or tiny, leftover
in half as you did the seam allowance in pieces of batting.
bow. Turn right side the center back. Sew Turn the raw edges inside the
out, position the seam a row of basting stitches at the pin cushion and close the
9- POCKETS 1, 2a & 2b: 10- POCKETS 3a & 3b: (Both 11- POCKET FLAP: Prepare this flap
Fold the fabric piece in are sewn in the same manner.) in the same manner as 3a and 3b.
half along the 8 side. Place a piece of batting on the Fold a 6-1/2 long piece of cording in
Topstitch 1/4 in from wrong side of the fabric. Fold half. Wrap thread around the raw
the fold on each pocket. in half, wrong sides together. edges and knot off to secure. Wrap
Quilt each pocket. thread around the cording 1-1/2 away
from the looped end. Knot securely.
Baste it to the center, lower edge of the
Wrong side
flap facing into the flap. Bind the raw
of 3a or 3b
edges of the flap. Use a 3/8 seam
allowance since the strips were cut 2-
Batting
1/2 wide. (If this pattern was
downloaded from the Web, there is a
separate download for bias instructions.)
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Fold in ½
Center
12- POCKET 1: Position the folded edge of pocket 13- POCKETS 2a & 2b: Position pocket 2a s folded edge 5 from
1 6-1/4 from the liner s left end. Pin to secure and the liner s left end. Pin to secure and sew down the bottom edge
sew down the bottom edge of the pocket. Sew a seam of the pocket. Position pocket 2b s folded edge 5 from the liner s
4 in from the sides. This will partition the fabric into right end. Pin to secure and sew down the raw edges. Sew a seam
two pockets. 4 in from the sides. This will partition the fabric into two
5 5
6-1/4
Pocket
Pocket
Pocket
2b
2a
1
Center
Base
14- POCKETS 3a & 3b: Pin 3a to 15- PINCUSHION: Position in the 16- SCISSOR HOLDER, THIMBLE BAGS &
the left end of the liner and 3b to center of the base section. Tiny, NEEDLE BOOK: Sew a loop of cording to
the right end of the liner. Sew the firm stitches at each of the four each of the positions diagramed below. Sew
bottom edge of each to the liner. corners will hold it in place. the corresponding holder in place, over the
loops.
FLUSH
FLUSH
1-7/8 2-1/4
Pocket
Pocket
3b
3a 2-1/2
2-1/2
#2
17- BUTTON DOWN FLAP: Place the finished flap right side
1
down with the fold approx. 1/4 away from pocket 1 (fold). Sew
a seam 1/8 away from the folded edge of the flap. This will
secure it to the liner and be hidden when the flap folds over.
#1
2-1/4
3-1/4
1-3/4
18- Fold a 6-1/2 length of cording. Wrap thread around the raw edges and
knot off to secure. Wrap thread around the cording 1-1/2 away from the
looped end. Knot securely. Baste the loop to the front, center at the outer
edge (behind pocket 3a.
With wrong sides together, bind the edges of the sewing caddy s cover and
liner. The binding has been cut in 2-1/2 wide strips so use a 3/8 wide
seam to sew the binding to the layers.
19- Add final touches to your new little sewing caddy with the addition of buttons for
Optional Embellishment:
closing the flap and for closing the actual caddy. Sew a button to the front of the
Quilt a running stitch on each
caddy 3 away from the end with pocket 3b on the other side and 4 in from the sides.
side of the center base. Be sure
Secure cording
the stitches only go through the
with wrapped
liner fabric and the batting. This
thread and knots.
will add stability to the base.
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Right End of Liner
Right End of Liner
Liner
4
4
Right End of Liner
2b rests here
Top of pocket
Liner
Left End of Liner
Left End of Liner
Left End of Liner
Top of pocket 1 rests here
Please measure the square below.
It should measure 1 square. If it does
not, the  Fit to Page option may be
clicked on in your printer dialog box.
Simply click it off and print the template
pages again. Better safe than sorry!
Measure
Me!
Continuous Line quilting
option for Scissor Holder
BUTTON DOWN FLAP
Fold the 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 piece
FOLD
in half and trim corners to fit
this template.
THIMBLE BAG
Fold a 2-3/4 x 5
piece of fabric
in half and trim
corners to fit this
template.
Continuous Line quilting
option for Thimble Bags.
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FOLD
template.
piece of fabric
in half and trim
corners to fit this
SCISSOR HOLDER
Fold a 2-1/4 x 6-1/2
FOLD
YARDAGE CUTTING
SUGGESTIONS
FABRIC 1 FABRIC 2
Liner
Two 7-3/4 x 8
Cover
One 8 x 19
FABRIC 3 FABRIC 4
POCKET 3A & 3B
Fold the 6-1/2 squares in half Center Base
Thimble Bag
One 4-1/2 x 8
2-3/4 x 5
and trim corners to fit
this template.
Pocket 1
Pocket 2a
One 6-1/2 x 8
One 6-1/2 x 8
FABRIC 5 FABRIC 6
Pincushion Tie
One 2-1/2 square
Needle Book Cover
One 2-3/4 x 5
Pocket 2b
Pocket 3a
One 6-1/2 x 8
One 8 square
FABRIC 8
FABRIC 7
Needle Book Lining
Scissor Holder
One 2-3/4 x 5
One 2-1/4 s 6-1/2
Pincushion Base
Two 3 x 3-1/2
FABRIC 9
Pocket 3b
Button Down Flap
Thimble Bag One 8 square
One 6-1/2 square
2-3/4 x 5
Bias Binding
Approx. 75 continuous
length of 2-1/2 wide
strips per caddy
Pincushion Bow
One 4 x 5
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FOLD
CONTINUOUS LINE QUILTING OPTION FOR THE
SEWING CADDY COVER.
For ease in quilting, copy this design on vellum or tracing paper. Pin the designs to the fabric side of
the layers. Machine quilt following the design. Tear the paper away from the fabric and batting layers.
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