Friday busy and then fun

Insomnia last night, so slept in.

Breakfast, prayers and then worked on this bag, 

made lunch, went back to working on the bag, 

found this wonderful video to understand how to do 

fancy stitches with my machine.

I cute 2 small blue panels, 5x3.5 inches and stitched 

the Munchkin's name (under the star) and a bicycle on one end

and a plane on the other.  Then I sewed the 2 panels on the flap of the bag,

the neat XX pattern sewing both the raw edges shut and the small 5x3.5 panels

to the large top flap that is used to open and close the bag...

(did 2 panels as the video said it that these stitches really should have some interfacing

under the fabric, which I did not have, so 2 layers of fabric instead)...

I actually bought red thread to do the design with, then forgot and did it in white thread,

but honestly, I think it looks better this way and was already thinking that red would not

be as sharp and clean looking as just the blue with white. 

The picture of the bag has all the treasures that I put inside.

We are DV giving this to him tomorrow, most likely around 3 PM,

after lunch and rest time.... we are going to have his names day

celebrated early this year and this is his gift

(his actual names day is in the middle of summer, when he is still overseas).

He does not know this yet, that we are doing this

early celebration, so that's really fun!

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The bag took a lot longer than anticipated, but

I had just enough time to race around cleaning, baking a boxed mix of brownies,

thank God for my KitchenAid Mixer in times like this!

and had just enough time to squeeze in a quick rest and bath before

Munchkin and his Mom came...we went out for dinner....

and teased the Munchkin who we all knew

wanted the Happy Face Pancake...

I kept saying 'sad face' while Mr. Husband said

'cranky face' pancake ;)

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Then back home, played Cheese (2:0 Husband vs Munchkin), played

Trouble (Munchkin beat us) and then a long prayer time and discussion from the

Gospel readings about Christ the Good Shepherd,

Narnia, Sampson, the timeline from Adam and Eve-Sampson-Jesus-the first Christians

and then night prayers for family and bed.

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It's so nice to have this special weekend with our newly 8 year old Munchkin!

And tomorrow we have another special day planned!

I am excited!

But first, sleep!

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!