I've been dragging on finishing the denim bags because I had to stop and make some baby things for a friend expecting a little boy anyday as well as make some rice bags and material coffee collars for a fundraiser for my graduating nephew. But, I did finish another denim bag and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. The little girl I made it for spent the night with us since there is no school tomorrow and she watched me sew it, asking the whole time if I could teach her how to sew. She fell in love with this pocket and wanted to make a small purse from it. I told her I already had plans for the pocket but I would find her something else. When I finally finished, and told her the bag was hers, she ran out on the sidewalk with it over her shoulder dancing like a crazy child, singing happily at the top of her lungs that "she had a bag and it was so cool!!!" Guess that means success.
For this bag, I used a "stray" placemat for one side, denim squares for the other, then took the buttons and button hole strip from a skirt and put that in the top to use for a closure. The strap is just the waistband of a pair of jeans and one end hooks into a button hole on the strip from the skirt and the other end with the button goes into a button on the top strip. It took me all of about 3 hours to make, with some interruptions from some silly girls. So, it was simple, but surely pleased the recipient. Only 23 more to go........ :-(
This little gal's name is Shalynn. We would adopt her in a heartbeat if her Mom and Dad would allow us to keep her. She is on our basketball team that we coach and at 5'9" and turning 12 in a few days, she's a valuable asset to our team. I'm glad she and Kamille are friends because she's a delight to have around!!! She is so skinny, I've nicknamed her "Skinny-Minny-Shalynny"
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