weekend creativity

She finished the wall organizer!  It was a very labor and materials-intensive project so let's just state for the record that no friends or relatives will be receiving one of these as a gift.

A pocket for letters...

one for dry erase markers...

and a couple of extras still unassigned...

And just because she had a few extra moments - an eyeglass case too!

never underestimate the power of a girl with a sewing machine!

No doubt you've heard about the snowmageddon we experienced this week in the Midwest. Two snow days off from school, and here's what my youngest has been up to:

An iPod case... that immediately generated an order for another when my eldest spied it :)

The pattern for the iPod case can be found in Sew with Sara, a book I highly recommend for any pre-teen or teenager that is interested in sewing. The patterns are well written and easy to understand, and the tone is so encouraging! It even inspired my daughter to start her own business making bags - quite the entrepreneur!

The iPod case was a quick finish - a warm-up, so to speak - for the main event... a wall organizer from the February, 2011 Quilter's World magazine:

NEVER underestimate the power of a girl with a sewing machine!