Lex' sews some more

One of the things Lexi wanted for Christmas 

was a pink sparring gear bag

(to share with Lily)

To be honest,

I was a little surprised.

I would have thought she'd want pink gear.

But no,

all she wanted was a pink bag

to carry the gear she already has.

Brandon was going to buy her one.

But a few weeks before Christmas,

I was shopping at Hobby Lobby,

and of course,

walked through the fabric section,

and saw this owl fabric

that I knew Lexi would love,

and a light-bulb went off.

What if, instead of Brandon giving her 

a bag,

he gave her a kit

to make her own bag??

He was on board with the idea,

so I ran with it.

One day while they were at TKD,

I prepped the kit,

adhering the fusible fleece

and cutting out the pocket,

and the corners,

and even putting snaps in  a tiny bag,

so that all she had to do,

was start sewing.

I packaged it in a clear zipper pouch 

that Craftsy uses for their fabric.

It was cute, but you'll have to trust me on that;

I forgot to take a picture of it.

She had the option of closing it with snaps,
or a zipper,
and true to form,
she choose the more difficult route.

She sewed it up a few days after Christmas,

in just one day.

her first zipper!! at 7 yrs old!

The only thing I sewed was the zipper tab,

and I attached the straps and did the topstitching.

I probably should have just made her do those things, too,

but she was getting tired,

and she really wanted it finished,

and she didn't want wobbly stitches.

And hey - she didn't exactly ask for a kit anyways......

Lexi - Momma is proud of you.
You are eager to learn the best way,
even when it's not the easiest.
That's a good attitude to carry through life.
XO

linking up with AmandaJean
and Beth at Cooking up Quilts :-)