I went through my fabrics and pulled out some fat quarters I thought my sister would like and would go together.
Following the pattern, I made several "pages" with pockets for the needles.
I deliberately rounded the corners of the pages as well. You can never get a truly crisp square corner, so I traced the curve of a spool I had beside the machine to make the curves consistent.
The needles simply slide into the pockets.
I thought about making a place where she could write the needle size on the pocket but didn't do the work to make that happen. As an alternative, she can slide a card with the information into the pocket if she wants.
The pattern has instructions for a snap closure, but I used a button and elastic. (Something I had on hand.)
I stacked two buttons on top of each other. The smaller one underneath makes room for the elastic to nest comfortably under the big button.
Using a button with a shank would have worked too but I didn't have one I liked for this project.
As I sewed on the buttons, I went through a smaller button on the back to keep the stitches from ripping through the fabric and because I thought it was a neater finish than the thread by itself.
Here's a top view where you can see the different pages:
The pattern called for a flannel lining to give more structure, but I used cotton batting scraps that I had on hand.
A finishing detail I added was some quilting on the cover before I assembled the pages.
It was a fun project to make in a day or two. I hope it functions well.
