Specs:

• Finished dimensions: 16w x 13h, totally unfolded, about 4w x 8h folded
• 8 pockets

Materials:

• Outer fabric: (1) 17w x 14 h
• Inner fabric:
• (1) 17w x 14h
• (1) 17w x 10h
• (1) 17w x 12h
• 2 feet of ribbon
• Matching thread

Instructions:

• Prepare pockets
• Fold both pockets in half the long way
• Iron
• Straight stitch as close as possible to the fold

• Attach the top pocket
• Turn in the unfinished edges on the long side of the pocket by 1/4″ and iron
• Lay the pocket on the 17w x 14h piece of inner fabric. The straight-stitched side should be 7″ from the bottom. Pin the bottom of the pocket in place. (see picture below)

• Stitch the bottom of the pocket to the inner fabric
• Baste the sides of the pocket to the sides of the inner fabric with a 1/4″ seam allowance. Stitch from the bottom of the pocket to the top. (see picture below)

• Attach the bottom pocket
• Align the bottom (un-hemmed) edge of the bottom pocket with the bottom edge of the large inner piece.
• Baste both the sides and bottoms of the pockets to keep them in place with a 1/4″ seam allowance. (see picture below)

• Sew inner and outer fabrics together
• Pin the inner and outer fabrics together, right sides together. Stitch with a 1/2″ seam allowance, leaving a 4″ opening
• Turn needlecase right-side out
• Iron
• Straight-stitch around entire needlecase, as close to the edge as possible
• Sew pocket separations
• With a chalk pencil mark 4″ pockets on the needlecase
• Pin on both sides of the chalk lines
• Stitch along the chalk lines from the top of the pockets to the bottom

• Attach ribbon. Sew the middle of the ribbon to the outside of the needlecase, along one of the pocket separation seams.

Happy knitting!!