Hippity Hoppity Easters on its way

I'm always looking for clever ways to give holiday treats to my little ones.  This Easter I came across a fabric bunny treat bag from Art Gallery Fabrics.  The pattern had a cut-out of an egg on the front which I decided not to do.  I made five bags for my special kids.

I thought the bags would be a good size, but as I started filling them with all the treats I bought they were a little small.  If I make these bags again I would make the bunny ears longer so they could actually be tied and serve as a handle as the pattern shows.  Actually the kids won't care and after a couple of days who knows what will happen to the bag.

I'm done with my Easter projects, but have more projects to share that need some finishing touches. I'm committing April as a catch up month.   Will be back soon.

Hey there Little Red Riding Hood

You sure are looking good.  Remember that song?

Although my Blog postings have been lacking lately, I've been very productive.  Today I want to share a cute project I've just finished called "To Grandmother's House".   It's a felt doll and play mat/bag panel from Sew a Story by Jennifer Long.  I've made this project as an Easter gift for my granddaughter. 

If you think about the story, it's a little scary having the big bad wolf eat grandmother.  And the wolf tries to eat Little Red Riding Hood until the woodsman kills the wolf saving Little Red and freeing Grandmother.   Is it proper to read these kind of stories to young kids any more?  Rather she hears the original story or creates her own stories, I think she'll have fun playing with it.

The panel includes Grandmother's house and numerous accessories to play with.  What I thought would be a quick project ended up taking couple full days of embellishing and sewing all the pieces.  The house folds up to be a carrying case with pockets for the pieces.

 I had on my to-do-list to make quiet books from felt for my grandkids.  This project ended up being great experience and inspiration to start tackling these books.  I think this panel could even end up a double page in a quiet book.  Maybe even create my own page for another story.