So yesterday our predicted weather was heavy rain, thunder and lightening so like a good nanny does, I planned an afternoon activity that should keep me and my 6 year old occupied for a decent chunk of time.
She loves to sew, so I scanned the internet to see if I could find some inspiration. Good old Martha Stewart to the rescue....I found this quick and easy pencil case to sew.
http://www.marthastewart.com/268902/felt-pencil-case
It didn't look too tricky or time consuming so I thought we would give it a whirl. Here's our version.
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| First we cut a rectangle out of felt and measured by folding up the bottom around a pencil |
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We decided we wanted a heart design on it so we made a template
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We traced around the heart template and cut out 2 felt hearts 1 for her pencil case and 1 for mine
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Next we pinned and hand stitched the heart on to the end of the flap
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The seamstress in action. Check out the blue nails she's such a fashionista
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We
then folded the case together and I ran a tacking stitch to hold it in
place while she did a running stitch with embroidery thread from the
bottom to the top.
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I sewed on a small button near the top of the pouch and cut a hole in the flap (through the heart) for it to pass through
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VOILA! The finished product by a very proud 6 year old
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I'd love to hear of any easy sewing projects that you think are good to do with a child.
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