Patchwork Tissue Case Sewing Pattern

Spring is in the air—and on our cars and windows, with pollen probably seeping through the cracks into our homes. Nowhere is safe.

Just kidding! (But only sort of.) A lot of us just have to resign ourselves to sniffling through the season, which means we'll be picking up tissue boxes in bulk at the store. Rather than carrying around a giant box of tissues (sure, I got a few stares that week), try your hand at making this adorable patchwork tissue case to carry your necessities from this free sewing pattern. And hey, maybe the coo-worthy polka-dots will let you forget for a few seconds that your sinuses are making your head feel like it's full of cotton batting.

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Materials:
1 basic sewing kit
15.5 x 11 cm natural linen, for the back
2 rectangles sky-blue-and-white polka-dot cotton, each 15.5 x 6 cm, for the front
50 cm x 5 mm-wide red cotton ribbon
9 cm-diameter circle of floral cotton, for the yo-yo

Step 1

Place the two rectangles of polkadot fabric together, right sides facing each other, and make a 3.5 cm line of stitching at the top and bottom of one long side, 5 mm from the edge, leaving an 8.5 cm opening in the middle. Press the seam open along the length, including the opening edges. Baste a piece of red ribbon along each side of the opening, then stitch the ribbon in place as basted.

Step 2

Place the piece of linen backing on the polka-dot front, right sides together and raw edges matching, then stitch all around, allowing a 1-cm seam. Turn right side out and press.

Step 3

Sew a line of running stitch all around the fabric circle, 1.5 cm from the edge, to make a gathering thread. Fold the edge in 1.5 cm and pull up the thread to make a yo-yo, 3 cm in diameter.