Yes - it is another bag! But not for me this time. This is a little goody bag for the H boy as a present from the baby. It is made using a pair of cargo pants using this pattern and instructions from Noodlehead.
It worked remarkably well - and given that the pants were a pair of maternity pants that were quite possibly the most uncomfortable maternity pants in the history of time - this was a much better use for them.
The contents of the bag include:
- a 'Baby' complete with wrap and nappies
- some colouring in pencils and a drawing book in a pencilcase
- a "zhu zhu" pet (funny mechanical toy hamster thing)
- a "Big Brother" T-Shirt
- some stickers
While I did find the cutting out of the fabric a little hard going - it was a very easy pattern to follow and sewed up easier than both of the bags I have made in the previous two weeks.
I also made another onesie and pants outfit for the baby this week but couldn't manage to cut the diamond pattern I wanted for the onesie applique well enough for my liking so I put it aside until I could be bothered to try again.
And I had an attempt at making an art folder (for the above-mentioned colouring in pencils and drawing book) using a pattern based on the Thank-You notebook cover from the Anna Maria Horner Book - Handmade Beginnings. Well lets just say that sometimes interfacing instructions don't translate all that well into Australian products and the end result - while neat - was flimsy and just didn't work.
I promise next week there will be no bags - I'm over making bags!
