Fun with fabric

When I heard that Shelby wanted a "made-by-Kim bag" for her birthday, I was delighted. I couldn't decide what bag would be better liked by a 10-year-old, so we gave her two. And a holder for colored pencils.

Shelby's favorite color is purple and both have a touch of the color. And, I don't think any gal can have too many bags. The first tote is a smaller version of the totes I made for Christmas gifts.

The second bag is the blue/purple one I made from place mats (on the right).

Then, after spotting colored pencils at Target for $1, I decided to try a holder for Colored Pencils. I've seen these around the Internet, but never had a chance to try it. This was a quick and simple project. I didn't use a pattern or anything, but it's relatively intuitive and turned out great.

I used grosgrain ribbon, a fabric napkin for the interior and a great fabric I had on the exterior. It only took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

And I didn't really measure anything. I just used a colored pencil and sewed along its side to make spots for each pencil. And, now I want to make them for everyone I know. (Including myself.)

It felt good to be at the sewing machine again. I think I'll be doing that more often.

What do you think?