Safe Travels

I hate packing models for shows. It takes a whole lot of time and energy to do and as I like to bring quite a few models to shows I usually start packing very carefully but in the end I am not as meticulous. I also go to shows by car so my models are quite safe during travels (as in not to bumpy and they don't really move around). So I have thought long and hard on my options to make packing easier and maybe even safer.

I have looked around and found that padded pouches seem like a popular method and I think that would work very well for me. So I decided to make myself some padded pouches for my models.

The thing is, I haven't used a sewing machine in probably 15 years!  And I had pretty much no idea how I would have to do to get my satin lined padded pouches.

After a lot of research and material gathering I finished my first trial attempt today.

It has a satin lining with fleece padding and cotton outside. It is not perfect, as I didn't have enough of this particular fabric to make the flap I plan to have to fold over the top.

But I am still quite happy with how it turned out, especially for being my first try, and my first sewing machine experience for a whole lot of years.

As I plan a very specific colour scheme for my own pouches I borrowed a model from my boyfriend to make this pouch. Bilbo is a Breyer Tr. SBH Phoenix repainted by my boyfriend.

He fits quite nicely in his new travel pouch and there is enough fabric on top so that it would be possible to fold the top over if desired.

I really like how it came out and I must say that now that I know how to do it, it wasn't that bad or that time consuming. The sewing was the easiest and fastest part of it all and now I only need to make a few real templates and then it shouldn't take too long to make a few more. But for today, I'll stick with this one.