After a few restful days, my urge to sew came about again. Since my tissue is almost always gone to shreds whenever I leave them in my bag for extended periods of time (no thanks to its flimsy plastic encasing), I thought it would be a good bet to make a tissue holder — a simple project that takes me around an hour to make.

I used the Green Ducks Linen and the Brown Lace from my shop, while the striped green fabric is from my fabric stash.

A close up of the button and inside fabric detail. The buttons are a vintage buy — I love how matte it is.

It’s rather simple to make. If anyone is interested, here’s a brief round-up:

1. Measure out your travel tissue case (mine is a thin plastic that measures approximately 12cm x 7.5cm.)
2. Double the width of the pattern, so that both sides can fold into the center.
3. Cut out two fabric squares from the pattern, and allow 1cm seam allowance on all sides.
4. Sew on the trim of your choice, and any other embellishments.
5. Sew around the edges, leaving about a 5 cm gap in the middle edges of the width of the fabric. Turn inside out and press.
6. Fold the tissue holder in half and press in the middle to mark it (you can choose not to, but it’s more accurate this way). Fold both edges into the middle. Sew on wrong side (You should be sewing on the inside fabric).
7. Turn inside out. Press again.
8. I sewed the edges where the two covers meet to make it extra sturdy, and voila all done!