Baby chick candle mat – Size is about 7″ across (small!)
Isn’t this a happy little piece? I bought it as a wool felt embroidery kit. It included all the pieces already cut out. All I had to do was pick some embroidery floss to make it up. I was inspired to stitch it while I was visiting my friends in CO. A couple years ago, my friends and I made this larger piece as a gift for a week in the friend’s cabin together:
Felted wool and embroidery – size is about 15 inches across
Close up of wool and embroidery
Once I left Colorado, we drove to MT where I have a sewing machine. I finally made a triple zip pouch that I’ve been wanting to try making for some time. I used this tutorial by Debbie of A Quilter’s Table. It is an ingenious pattern and makes up fairly quickly.
Fabric and zipper selection
All pieces cut out and ready
Zipper tabs applied about 3/4 inch from each side of pouch piece.
Piece after all zippers and linings have been attached
Somehow, after all of that, it turns into this:
Finished triple zip – Size 7 1/2″ wide by 6″ tall
I’m trying to decide what sort of pouch would be the absolute best for carrying charging cords around when traveling – or maybe just for storing them when not in use. I currently use my House Pouch from the Zakka Style book:
Zakka Style House Pouch
I can fit my computer cord, kindle cord and telephone charging cord in this pouch but I have to take the whole bunch out and untangle them to get one. I thought the triple zip pouch might work but it is too small. (A larger version may be in the works soon – if I can figure it out).
Do you have a “pouch” that you like to carry charging cords in? Please let me know and I hope it is something that I can make.
I Finally Have Time 
I am sure you can get your engineer to calculate the sizes for a bigger triple zip pouch! I think that would be the best solution to cord management. The chicks are adorable. I am determined to make my woodland Santa felted kit this year! You inspire me. Wish you were here to push me!
Me too!
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The embroidery is so cute, Linda!
I don’t have any solutions for the cords, except maybe if you wound them up and then bound them with a twist tie they wouldn’t get tangled together in the same pouch?
Adorable!! I love the little chicks. I think I could do that!
And the triple zip is great too!!
oh your triple-zip turned out great! Thanks for sharing it with me! And RE: cords – how about Noodlehead’s large open-wide pouch?? I think it might work…
It’s beautiful, the round pads are amazing! You are very clever 🙂
Ajka
What a cute chick embroidery. Sometimes it’s very relaxing to use a kit isn’t it? I store my cords in a zip up pouch I made but I can’t remember where I got the pattern I’m afraid, but I reckon your three zip pouch made bigger would be perfect.