In the sewing room, I have been running up some monster pencil cases. My daughter spotted one on the net and asked me to make her one. She loved it immensely and took it to school where her friends saw it and one of them asked me (it was more like begged! lol) to make her one. I couldn't refuse her or my niece and so it has been production line central around here!
A small but very important tip for anyone who decides they want to have a go at making monster pencil cases: Do not use stretch denim! Only use a sturdy fabric or else it all stretches out of shape. Save your old (non stretchy) jeans for this and keep your eyes out for any size zips in thrift stores. All of the zips I used were about 50cm in length. I just stitched as normal and cut off the left over bit just before turning case to the right side.
I am going to make a few more to keep in reserve for the next child that asks for one and will photograph my sewing steps for those just learning the joy of sewing.
These girls are my attempt at the 'Black Apple Doll' pattern. Thank you to Emily from the Black Apple blog for providing this free pattern.
My girls are not quite finished yet. Still stuffing their tiny little arms and legs! One little lady (shown below) is falling behind on her sisters and still feeling very flat.
These girls will be 'waiting in reserve' for just the right home to go to. I often read of blogs doing 'soft toy appeals' for charity and like to get involved but something else always comes up that uses my time and I fall behind the deadline for delivery. I have decided to make things in advance and only offer to send some stuff whenever I have some already made.
If this blog post sounds a little all over the place, I sincerely apologize. It feels like an epic post that has been 5 days in the making! Every time I sit down to get this blog post up, I have been dragged away. Dragged off screaming to Zumba classes, dragged off to wander around a new shopping centre under construction, dragged off to drive around the countryside lost etc. When I did get to write a few words I found that I had not uploaded my pictures yet. On trying to upload pictures, the computer ignored the camera plugged in and I had to wait for the master to get home from work to sort it out.
And they say a good blog should post 3 or 4 times a week! I had trouble just getting the one completed!!
Cheerio! (getting dragged off to the city to buy a Campmaster portable toilet and tent whoo hoo excitement plus!!) (not!)
