Fashionable Tissues (tutorial)

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Well around here at Christmastime the moms in our little church group start making crafts for each of the families in the group. Usually its a Christmas decoration that will be used for years to follow. This is a great way to build your collection of decorations and is lots of fun. But sometimes I feel to do something that isn't necessarily a Christmas decoration, and may not even be made from Christmas fabrics. This year, I was a little behind on getting started on an idea; when it hit me! An easy, fun, cute project. I decided to make tissue holders like my Hubby's Grandma had done for her tea party. They were so cute and I figured they'd not be too hard. It took only a little time to get the dimensions I wanted for the tissue holders. I took pictures along the way so, here's my little 'tissue tutorial'. 



 My first Tissue Holder

 Start with a Fat Quarter, or even a Scrap of left over fabric you like. 
 Cut a rectangle 6" x 8 5/8"


 Hem both 6" ends by first folding over 3/8" and pressing...


....and then again 1/2" and press.

 Sew it in place


 Trim is optional but really tops it off. So, I cut trim the length of the hems I'd just made.


 Trim to decorate both hems, which will be the opening of our tissue holder when we're done.


Since the edges were unfinished I pressed them under.


 I sewed the trim close to the edge.

 Once the trim was on I folded the fabric in half and pressed it with the iron. This was so I could see my center really well when I opened it.


 See, you can tell where the center is.


 Then I took both my ends and made them 'meet in the middle' at my center line.


 Both ends folded toward the center, ready for sewing.


 Strait stitch at 1/4" and zigzag the edge so it doesn't fray.


 The 'inside' of the tissue holder. All that's left is to turn it right side out and press it. I also bought the tissues and stuffed the tissue holders. They looked better that way for sure.


 Cute finished tissue holders :-)


 Love these!


 I made 17 of these in 3 different fabrics, most of which were made from a lovely tapestry fabric with coral trim. I enjoyed passing them out at my parent's Christmas Open House this past weekend. It was such fun to see the ladies delight over them :-)


  Pretty, pretty!

I have a few more to make, as I ran out at the party. My mom, sisters, and I don't have one yet...and I'm sure I'll do a few more for friends I'd still like to give them to. Usually I wouldn't do so many of any one project but this was so simple and inexpensive that I could go wild with it! :-)

I'd love to see anyone else's tissue holders that they make. So send me a picture if you make some!

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