Spring Bag - sewing tutorial

I like to decorate little things. This is an easy project for decorate a bag. Today I put some red flowers on a book bag. And 3 clouds. And sun. Because it's spring time. I used colorful felt and a bag that bought from hobby store.

Here is the bag. The size is 14.56 x 14.56 inches (37 x37 cm).You can make a bag like this as a present for your mom or grandma, a present for a teacher or for a book lover. And if you sew a little ballerina on the front, it can be a ballerina bag. But this is another ... ballerina story, maybe for another tutorial.

First, I cut some shapes: circles for flowers and sun, green stripes for stems, blue cloud shapes, green leaves shapes. I cut the shapes without a pattern, but if you are not so sure, you can download and use my pattern from here: Ema's Decorations Pattern. If you want to add some curly lines to your flowers, first cut the circle and then play with your scissor around to obtain a curly line.

Use some pins to fix all pieces on your bag and then sew them. It's easy. You can finish in an hour. 

I made 5 poppy flowers, but you can make more or less, depending your imagination. You can also use different colors and other shapes.

Happy sewing.
Ema 

Blue Blue Banner and a Train

Let's chu chu train. This time I made a blue locomotive and a blue wagon and a blue banner for a little boy. His mother told me that his room is with white and blue colors and I decided to add some red and purple just for contrast.

Have a nice day. 

Ema 

Chu Chu Train Banner for a boy

I like trains. But rarely I take a ride. Here is my banner with a train. It's for a little boy named MATEI (Mathew).

With a bird and a caterpillar.

Here is the felt train that I made - Chu Chu Train
Ema 

Blue Blue Chu Chu Train

I made another locomotive. But it's blue. It's for a banner.

Ema 

Ladybugs

Ladybugs in my life. I have a big one: she is 6 years old. She has ladybugs earrings and a ladybug banner in her room.

Today we searched for ladybugs in the park. But the weather is still cold and everyday it's raining. So ... we found just 2. We made a farm in a jar and we'll keep them for a couple of days.

I made ladybugs quilling card too.

I sew a felt board with ladybugs for counting. For preschool and kindergarten. Or as decor in a nursery room.

I sew other kids banners with ladybugs.

And a ladybug tutorial to make felt ladybugs - Felt Ladybugs Tutorial

Do you have ladybugs in your life?
Ema 

Chu Chu Train

All aboard! Take a ride with my little train. It's room for everyone. 

I made a locomotive from green felt with red, blue, yellow details. 

Here is the locomotive.

Do your kids love the trains and the locomotives? 

Hmmm.... I can use it for a banner with a name. Or as a toy. My 6 years daughter said: Love it. I believe her. :) 

Have a nice experience in your daily train.

Ema 

Easter Felt Quiet Book

Ready for Easter? I do. I sew a bunny and some eggs. This is my Easter book for kindergarten and preschool. Like it?

I made 5 colorful manipulative eggs that your kids can move on their colors and put back in the basket. Ready for playing? You can count, tell the colors, sing a silly song, invent a short story, teach about in and out, up and down. The bunny finger puppet can help you to make all these things with your kids.

Another book of mine is the Bunny's Garden. It has 10 carrots on a bow and a bunny finger puppet. make addition and subtraction. Talk about what plants grow in a garden, what is the bunny food, tell a story, sing a song, count and play. You can move the carrots on the bow - this is the funniest part for kids.

Count from 1 to 10: 1 sun, 2 clouds, 3 cabbages, 4 flowers, 5 spots on the mushroom, 6 leaves, 7, 8, 9, 10 carrots. Play I spy ...

Happy Easter.
Ema and a bunny.