My Floss Organiser - Embroidery and Stitchery

My latest project, My Floss Organiser, by Lynette Anderson Designs, is a beautiful case for storing embroidery threads. My version has been made with with really pretty fabrics from "My Hearts At Home" collection, also by Lynette, and the wool felt was bought from Eternal Maker here in the UK. The outer part of the case is a combination of applique and hand embroidery. I used the applique paper and glue stick method for most of the applique, and the wool felt birds are made using a fusible webbing on the back of the wool felt, and then hand embroidered using blanket stitch...

...when I made the appliquéd mini-quilt, the bunting and the bird cage for the Floss Organiser I found it much easier to do the stitchery first, using the applique paper as a stabiliser. The letter "T" below shows the wrong side of the fabric, with the appliqué paper in place. Then I cut out the shapes, and turned the edges over using a glue stick and apliquick rods, ready to stitch them in place by hand, using a very fine YLI silk thread and an applique needle. Once the appliqué and stitchery for the front of the organiser was completed, I trimmed the panels to the right size. The two panels just needed to be stitched to a centre panel of fabric, enclosing one of the ties too, then layered onto a piece of wadding. The little envelope is for storing packets of needles, and the two appliqued wool birds is an ideal location for storing your needles that you're using. I didn't have the same scissor charm that Lynette used but I found something similar in my sewing box. 
If you want to purchase one of these patterns, they are available in Lynette's shop Little Quilt Store, and if you're in the UK Julia at Cross Patch also has them in stock.