Making the Circles

• 1). Stack the cotton or velvet fabric with the satin fabric, right sides together. Pin the edges to hold the fabrics in place and lay them on the work surface with the cotton or velvet side facing up.
  
  
• 2). Place the dinner plate face down on the fabric. Use tailor's chalk to trace around the plate on the wrong side of the fabric. Do the same thing with the salad plate. Do not overlap the circles.
  
  
• 3). Cut out the fabric circles. Pin the pieces together for stitching. You should have a large circle of cotton or velvet pinned to a large circle of satin, and a small circle of cotton or velvet pinned to a small circle of satin.
  
  
• 4). Stitch the large circle, using a 1/4-inch seam allowance; leave a 2-inch opening for turning. Repeat with the small circle.
  
  
• 5). Clip the seams at 1-inch intervals, being careful to avoid cutting into the seam itself. Turn the circles right side out. Iron the circles flat.
  
  

Making the Pouches

• 1). Center the small circle on the large one, with the satin sides together. Pin the edges to hold the pieces in place.
  
  
• 2). Place the ruler down the center of both circles; use tailor's chalk to draw a line that divides the circles in half. Repeat to divide the piece into quarters.
  
  
• 3). Use the ruler and tailor's chalk to divide the quarters into eight pie-shaped sections.
  
  
• 4). Stitch along the lines on the small circle to create pockets for your jewelry. Stop the stitch row when you get to the edge of the small circle.
  
  

Adding the Drawstring

• 1). Stitch around the larger circle just outside the smaller one; do not catch the edge of the small circle in the seam.
  
  
• 2). Make another row of stitching 3/8 inch from the first row.
  
  
• 3). Make a small slit in the satin layer between the two rows of stitching; be careful not to cut through the cotton fabric or the stitching rows.
  
  
• 4). Cut two pieces of 1/4-inch ribbon, each about 30 inches long. Thread them through the casing between the stitching rows.
  
  
• 5). Match the ends of the ribbons and thread them through a bead; tie a knot in the ribbons. Repeat at the other end of the drawstring.