Yarn Along ~ sewing this time + letters by CS Lewis

 My book pile!

Still loving CS Lewis' letters to his dear friend Arthur Greeves. 

 Beyond the Snow is lovely, lovely, lovely.

I have only just begin it...

Been busy doing this and that, so not a lot of in-depth reading time,

but hopefully soon!

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While I have worked on more wash clothes and a bit on my 

many coloured blanket,

I am going to share today a little bag I am almost done with.

It's for the Munchkin, who is doing some traveling again this summer.

I am filling the bag that I am making with 

travel-treasures.

A small journal and container of coloured pencils from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens,

which is shown above on the right,

(a pencil sharpener that contains the shavings is coming for it too),

and some other treasures...

I designed my own inside pockets for the bag!

The little pocket on top is for an extra (already blessed!) wooden Cross necklace...

Here it is, all sewn in, but not re-ironed... 

I used my free-hand presser foot to make this small

Cross in red thread, I practiced a bit first. :)

I was loosely going on this 'envelope pouch' pattern but had to do my own thing,

after I realized that the liner, which I sewed together, would not work 

with the outside of the bag, so I ripped out the seams and 

ended up cutting out a bigger than the liner piece of blue fabric,

which, with attention, sewing many seams over for neatness,

I made this bag, which has everything but the 'envelope triangle' to close it up,

with Velcro! 

Well, that's what I made today.

What did you read and make today? :)

Yarn (or sew!), along with us!