A few years ago Grace made fabric Kleenex pocket packs for all her friends and relatives, so this seemed like a good time to resurrect that craft and make pocket packs for all her college friends too. These are perfect for carrying in a backpack, and keeping your Kleenex neat.
When Grace made the Kleenex pocket packs a few years ago I was not involved in the process at all. My mom taught her how to make them, and Grace did all the work. So this was the perfect chance for Grace to teach her sister and I how to make them. It turns out they are very, very simple, and take no time at all to make.
We simply cut out two pieces of fabric, each 6 inches wide by 7 inches long.
One fabric is the lining, and one is cover fabric. We used white for a lining and variety of different fun prints for the cover. Then we pinned the two pieces of fabric right sides together, and sewed around the entire edge, leaving a few inches unsewn for turning the fabric. We used the edge of the presser foot as our seam width guide.
Then we trimmed the corners to make them less bulky and turned the piece right side out. We used a pencil to poke out the corners so they were nice and square.
Then we ironed the piece, and folded it in half lengthwise, with right sides together and the lining fabric on top.
We sewed up the sides, and turned the piece right side out, using the pencil to poke out the corners again. The result is a handy little pouch, the perfect size for holding a pocket pack of tissues.
It took us less than 30 minutes to make three of the pouches, since it really is a very simple pattern. Then we put together a gift basket with lots of necessities for a cold. This was a great activity for spending time with my daughters during the wind down of the holidays, and kept us in the gift giving spirit.
Check out my recipes for air fryer fried chicken and homemade air fryer egg rolls for more fun family ideas.
Cute idea about the tissue pocket. Seems easy to make and more importantly I won’t have tissues at the bottom of my purse with the ick!
That is such a great idea. Never heard of Kleenex pockets before.
Ok those are adorable! Frankly I’m impressed with the basket, a super gift idea.
Very cute idea with the tissue pocket!
that is such a cute and smart idea.
This is such a thoughtful idea. I think I should make a giant one for my kid’s teachers!
This is such a unique idea – I love it! This is a gift that everyone can use!
What a cute idea! The part I love best is how easy it is!
You are so clever! It really does look easy!
These are so cute! great idea
What a neat idea! Being sick at college is the worst. I’m sure all of her friends really appreciated the gifts.
I love your idea of a gift basket for your friend. Good job!