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Birthday Makes...

Well it seems I only get round to posting once a month and even managed to miss June out entirely!
Before too much time passes I thought I'd better knuckle down and post some pics of the gifts I made my little girl for her 7th birthday!  This will be a picture heavy post with little text but it is all self explanatory.

First up is something that has done the rounds on Pinterest over and over.  It is the super art case tutorial that can be found here.  This is really a very straightforward and easy to follow tutorial, even if you don't understand french.  The only thing I changed was I used Velcro tabs as a closure on the pencil case part as I didn't have any poppers!























 
 
Along the same theme, I made a pencil case for her to use at school... as much as she says she likes it, she tells me it is too BIG and won't fit in her desk.  Hmph! Thanks!  It is actually, a regular sized pencil case lol! 
I love scrappy bags and pouches... great way to use up even the smallest bits of fabric!  And yes, I lovingly embroidered her name on the bag as it is an unusual name here and she's not likely to get many things with her name stamped on them!  Perhaps she'll appreciate it more when she is older!







 
 
And last but not least.. I made her the Pointy Kitty from this pattern at Wee Wonderfuls.  Being cat crazy she LOVES her pointy kitty and it has become a firm friend at bedtimes!
 







 
 








So there you have it - a quick roundup of sewing projects I completed in May.  I hope you like them!
Till next time!
xx
 


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  1. ursulaJuly 4, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    Laura you are just one amazing talented young lady, I bet Nerise was over the moon, even I would be...where do you get all this time from, I am retired and do not have enough hours in my day to do what I enjoy.....lotsa luv xxxxx

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  2. LauraJuly 5, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    Thank you!
    I do a lot of sewing at night after the girls are in bed.. :-) But sometimes I do a lot of sewing in the day and then NOTHING else gets done!

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