Happy National Sewing Month! To celebrate, Brenda of Songbird Designs and Melva of Melva Loves Scraps are co-hosting the "Get on Board With Sewing" blog hop to celebrate all forms of sewing.
Participants were encouraged to complete and share a project that fits the theme, which I am interpreting to be a beach/surf theme. I had the perfect project in a By Annie bag that I stalled on about 2/3 through the process. The hop was fantastic motivation to get it finished.
This is the Roll With It pattern, designed to hold either a yoga mat or a beach towel. I had been wanting to make one for both me and for Fire Monkey, my 8-year-old son. I started with his. He's been in a shark phase for a few years now so naturally I had to use shark fabric. I found a fun and colorful clown fish fabric for the lining. The binding and handles are Kona Ocean, also appropriate for the theme. 😀 The pattern calls for coordinating fabric on one side to differentiate the two side pockets, but I didn't want just solid blue, so I create an applique shark from the same coloring sheet I used on my Octopus's Garden quilt several years ago. You can't have too many sharks! Or so Fire Monkey would say, anyway.
I finished this in time for us to take it to our friends' neighborhood pool to celebrate the end of summer weekend before school started. I meant to take photos at the pool but I got caught up in the fun and completely forgot! It worked great, though, and I liked that Fire Monkey could now be responsible for his own towel and other things he might want, like sunglasses or goggles. I will be making another for me for sure!
For the Get on Board with Sewing hop, we are also encouraged to share how we got started with sewing. The vast majority of my sewing is quilting, and I got started when I was in college. We had a Craft Center that was an extracurricular. I had always done different crafts and like to try different things, so I signed up for a quilting class at the start of my sophomore year. Well, I fell in love with quilting and while I still dabble in other creative things, quilting is really my passion.
To celebrate the hop, there is a giveaway! Enter with the Rafflecopter by September 12th.
Be sure to visit all the great bloggers encouraging everyone to Get on Board With Sewing!
That is a great bag and always good to get the kiddos used to being responsible for their own items;)
ReplyDeleteGreat bag!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat bag for your son! He is a cutie. That applique shark looks fantastic. I enjoyed your sewing story!
ReplyDeleteI have that bag pattern! Have I made it yet? Nope. I made my friend a yoga bag, but she needed to take a lot of stuff with her, so I ended up making a different bag, but I still love Annie's Roll With It pattern too and it would have been so much easier to make that one than the one I made. The fabric you chose is perfect for a beach outing. No beaches where I live, although I grew up in CA and went to the beach often.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool bag!!! Your DS looks very happy to be responsible for his stuff, too!!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable bag, thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful bag! I love the shark fabric and that FM can carry his own pool things when you go - perfection! Fun that you learned at a craft center during college. I had my machine with me and a few of us were into making clothes on the floor I lived on. It was fun! Most notable memory was Peggy stapling here dress to get it done quickly for the formal that night!
ReplyDeletethis is so wonderful. I love that he can now be in charge of some of his things. what a fun and creative way to do this. thanks for sharing and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to teach kids responsibility - a place for everything and everything in its place. Well done.
ReplyDeleteGreat bag! I love the fabric that you've used. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great project. Love how it has a place for everything needed to take to the beach. Such a great photo of your dear son with his new beach bag. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteLove your shark "roll with it" bag! It's great! And how fantastic that Fire Monkey was able to use it this year! Have fun making yours!
ReplyDeleteI love it when a deadline or goal helps us get a project across the finish line. It looks perfect for the end of summer celebration and I'm sure it will be well used and loved. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project, Emily!! I love it. I need to make my grands those! That Fire Monkey is such a cutie with his shark bag. I love the zipper pockets inside to hold everything needed for a trip to the water! Thanks so much for joining us on this blog hop!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great shark bag, holding it all together! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the bag. I have a grandson who would agree with never having to many sharks. :) Thanks for making the hop a fun event!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that is a great bag!!! Love all the compartments! xx
ReplyDeleteThat is a great finish for this hop, and Elliott looks happy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bag!! I don't know what's cuter the bag or your grandson!!! I especially love the see through zippered compartments!
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