Remember these?
Good manners never go out of style.
I always appreciate a thank you card and the students I had the pleasure of meeting two weeks ago sent me a beautiful handmade card.
They all signed it and they all wrote something.
Stylish.
And so is my BFF modeling a Harley jacket for her kids. She is an awesome teacher!
And my best friend!!
The box bags I talked about yesterday will be with hand sanitizer, purse-sized tissue pack, a bottle of water, a package of peanut butter cookies, and Tastykakes.*** If you’ve never had a Tastykake, you’re missing out on some fabulous goodness. My favorites are the Butterscotch Krimpets and the Cream Filled Buttercream Cup Cakes.
***I did not receive any compensation nor am I a paid spokesperson for TastyKake. I just wish I was.
My friend is taking her 8th graders to Charleston, South Carolina this coming week and I’m meeting them there. I’ve never been to Charleston before and am really looking forward to going.
I made box bags for all the students. The tutorials I used can be found here and here. Remember my quandary about the fabric?
The final count: 4 in the bicycle fabric, 12 in the granite fabric.
The bicycle ones have all different colors for the lining. The granite ones have 4 different colors between the 12.
If I ever decide to make 5, 16, or 45 of the same thing again (and I really hope I don’t), remind me the make them ALL. THE. SAME! This changing colors of thread for each lining color was a pain, or as I like to call it, a PITA. You can figure out the “A”.
I do like them though.
You’ll be able to see what they’ll be filled with tomorrow.
A friend of mine is due any day now with her second set of twins. Yes, second set. She needed a diaper stacker that would hold enough diapers for one day (or more) so I offered to make one for her. I had made one of these a few years ago and tried to remember the process. I didn’t really have a pattern but there are several online.
My grandmother was an excellent seamstress, knitter, and crocheter. She would use whatever she had on hand and somehow make it work. She was also creative with embellishing anything she made. Rick rack was a favorite of hers as well as lace, binding, piping and of course, her beautiful hand embroidery. I used rick rack and binding. Following my grandmother’s thriftiness I looked through my sewing materials and used fabric from my mother-in-law and some leftover rick-rack I had. The only thing purchased was the binding.
Detail of the trim.
The section at the top has fusible fleece inside to give it more stability and strength. The top tabs have Velcro closures that allow one to hang it from a hanger, towel bar or dowel rod.
I love it when things all come together.
Knitting In Flashes 