{"id":65790,"date":"2025-03-11T07:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=65790"},"modified":"2025-03-09T17:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:35:57","slug":"color-wheel-retreat-pouch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/color-wheel-retreat-pouch\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Wheel Retreat Pouch"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Carrie's<\/a>
Carrie’s Retreat pouch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was very pleased to make this Emmaline Retreat Pouch for Carrie for her birthday.<\/p>\n

I decided to make one when I ran out of time to make her a Classmate Bag<\/a>. The other thing that helped me decide was the several Retreat Bag frames I have stashed in Quilts Illustrated Tool Tote<\/a>, where I keep my bagmaking hardware.<\/p>\n

\"Retreat<\/a>
Retreat Bag for Carrie – top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I used the Color Theory fabric by Carrie Bloomston, which is the fabric I have been using for her gifts<\/a>.I have some random pieces that are cut from yardage, but still good sized that I was able to use.<\/p>\n

\"Retreat<\/a>
Retreat Bag for Carrie – side, frame detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The whole project went really quickly. I made the whole pouch in about 3 hours while<\/em> I cooked dinner during part of the making. I did finish the pouch later in the evening. It requires a frame so I had to prepare and insert the frame, then sew up the hole.<\/p>\n

\"Retreat<\/a>
Retreat Bag for Carrie – interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The frame means that this is an Open Wide or Wide Mouth style pouch. It is great for seeing everything you have stashed in the bag.<\/p>\n