As I am sitting here listening to my daughter protest vehemently her afternoon nap, I am working out in my head Septembers craft. Woolly Pockets! Well actually vertical gardens is my real project, but to do those you need some very expensive items called woolly pockets to put the plants into. Looking into it further, really all you need is some weedblock fabric some grommets and some imagination. So this month I am going to buy myself a roll of $14 weed block fabric and sew it into pockets into which we will be putting basil, mint, thyme, lettuce, tomatoes, and all sorts of wonderful fabulous plants.
Here is my list of needed items
Roll of weed block
Roll of wool felt
Water proof fabric
Grommets (to make holes in the pockets to hang them from)
Nylon thread
Cut 2 strips of weed block about 5' long by 3' wide.
One strip of felt 5'x17"
One strip of waterproof fabric 5"x15"
lay the fabric on top of each other as follows
Nylon, weedblock,felt,weedblock.
Sew along the 5' seam and down the edges
turn them seam side in so that the nylon is at the back(this doubles the strength when hanging them)
Close up the open side and fold so you have a 5' x 15" strip.
Adjust the fold so that your pocket has one side that is 4/5" longer than the other side, and is backed with nylon.
Pin, and sew into place.
Depending on how many plants you want in this pocket sew dividers along the pocket roughly 12-15" apart.
Insert grommets along the top to screw the pockets into place on your wall or frame.
I have not done this yet, so as I work through it I will adjust the post accordingly.
Wish me luck. I will post pictures next Tuesday with my progress.
