A Quartet of Minikins

I simply love, love, LOVE Sew Sweetness's Minikins collections. Sara's designed 4 volumes of these so far, I've sewn a lot of them over the years, and I look for excuses at every juncture to make one. In fact, I get excited when the need for some kind of mini bag or case comes up, because I then dig through the patterns to find the Minikin that's appropriate for the item I need a cover / case for.

The first item I finished is the Friesian Pouch. I used up some of my precious Avant Garde (from Art Gallery Fabrics) fabrics that I've been hoarding for years, along with some rainbow zipper tape to make this. The bag has a beautiful structure, and it was surprisingly easy to put together!

Here's a peek at the inside: the mesh pockets and 3 separate compartments makes this bag very practical.

The second project I finished recently is another Partridge Bag. I previously made a Partridge Bag and though I made it just to make it, over the last year it ended up being one of my most surprisingly useful bags. It's small but mighty, truly! Even though my first bag is still working great, I decided to make another one because I love it so much, and it's a really fun sew.

The third project is yet another Grab 'n Go case. This is my 3rd one, because I decided I needed yet another laptop case. The first one I made is still going strong, but at the time I picked a fabric I was only so-so about as I wasn't very confident I wasn't going to mess it up. But now that this is my 3rd, I feel pretty good about this project, so I decided to remake it using a fabric I actually am crazy about!

The last Minikin is the Enigma Pouch, which has an interesting shape. When I was looking for makeup pouches on Amazon, I realized that the one I was eyeing is almost the exact shape and size as the Enigma Pouch, so of course, I had to make my own!

I love how this bag can open up and lie flat, and it is a great organizer! I mostly use it to store makeup for travel.

Finally, I can't resist a beauty shot of all the items together:

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I always get excited when Sara announces a new Minikins collection, and though I don't know when she'll release the next volume, the 4 she's released so far has given me many hours of joyful sewing, and I know I will make many more in the years to come.