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| Hands free transport for Bear and Rudolf |
I recently bought a copy of Oliver and S Little Things to Sew - mainly because I'd seen finished projects from it cropping up all over the place in blogland, and knew it had a nice hat pattern in it that would come in handy for summer holidays.
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| I'd recommend this book to new sewers and more experienced ones - nice things to make for young children, and clear and easy to follow instructions |
So I made one reversible bucket hat...
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| Unexpected sewing related bonus of having three children? You increase your chances of the hat you've made fitting one of them! |
...before my older two daughters got hold of the book and spotted a picture of a little girl with her teddy in a sling.
The conversation went something like this:
"Mummy, you're really good at making things"
"Thank you"
(brief pause)
"Will you make us one of these?"
(big grins)
"Er, okay then"
Last night I got together with some friends for a sewing night and catch up, and took a bag full of things to make the carriers. Knowing life would not be worth living if I finished one at a time the girls would be excited to have their carriers at the same time as each other, I tried to make them in parallel, factory style.
Flagging, I left the ladies to it, and took my three almost finished carriers home with me. And so, never one to resist the lure of an almost finished project - and a sewing machine still sitting out on the side from where I'd left it after coming home - I quickly did the last bits while the girls finished up their breakfast this morning.
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| A very well loved Bear and his owner, appreciating his new sling |
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| Another stuffed toy in a sling - yes, the owner is still in her PJs (gotta love Saturday mornings!) |
Result? Two VERY happy girls.
And one younger girl, who would have protested loudly had I not made her a sling likes to be part of the gang, but wasn't really sure what to make of it, and slung her sling on the floor shortly after initial inspection.
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