Been Busy

I've been busy baking and sewing. Baking just for fun. Had lots of overripe bananas to get rid of resulting in a few banana loaves, banana muffins, and my favorite, banana chocolate chip cookies. Here's some going to my sister and nieces in Texas.


Also made a new lunch bag for Omari. This is my own making. She doesn't like the bulky, store bought lunch bags and she's hard on her bags. This one finished out the school year. It's a decorator weight on the outside, fine corduroy on the inside and the thermo batting in between. I used webbing for this handle although previous versions were made with the same fabric. And a little velcro tab. You'd be pretty surprised at how much fits in here. Because it's not rigid, it holds any shape and size.


My little sister in Texas asked for a grocery bag holder for her birthday. She doesn't ask for much. From my other sister she requested a bedside holder. You know, the kind that hangs down from between your mattresses and holds your stuff.


I made this little pouch for Omari's cell phone. The top is the 2nd version. The bottom shows how the rectangle on the far left ended up once sewn. It came out way too small. Even the second version barely fits the phone. I'll have to attempt a new one.


And finally, steno pad covers. I purchased the pattern from Skip to My Lou. Yes, I could have figured this out on my own. But I'll gladly pay 2 bucks for someone else to figure it out for me. I made them for teacher gifts. You have to sew a very scan 1/4" seam on the sides and I'd say more like a 1/2" for the top and bottom seams. I had some empty space there.



I discovered with this pattern, that I hate rotary cutting. I use my rotary cutter to cut out all my fabric now when using a pattern. But using it to cut out a specified measurement was a PITA. I'd much rather make a pattern piece and THEN use the rotary cutter. Lining up the ruler and all that is just too much work. I made one more thing but that will get its own post.