Thursday, 4 June 2015

It's summer, and time to thank the teachers!

With only one son in Elementary school this year, we just had one teachers gift to make, and Mr. 8 knew exactly what his teacher likes - cats!

He really wanted to embroider a cat, so he drew his own drawing, I reminded him how to sew back-stitch, and off he went...

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I helped with the eyes and whiskers, but otherwise he did an amazing job by himself. The original plan was to incorporate the embroidery into a bag, but we decided that it looked so cute by itself in a hoop, and so I finished it off with felt on the back and a ribbon to hang it by.

For the tote bag we chose some cat fabric, and then Mr. 8 chose some other fabrics to match, including cute Lizzy House mice!

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I made the tote, following Svetlana's great tutorial. The only changes I made were to make my own handles, and to apply a piece of velcro on the front pocket.

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His teacher was thrilled with the presents, and it was nice to make something extra special for her as she is leaving the school and returning to the USA.

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14 comments:

  1. Tanya Quilts in CO4 June 2015 at 20:25

    He did a fabulous job with his embroidery! I used to teach my 6th graders to embroider and many of my boys had the most precise and accurate stitches. I am sure the teachers was thrilled and will cherish the gifts forever.

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  2. Rachaeldaisy4 June 2015 at 20:53

    Of course the teacher was thrilled!! These are wonderful gifts!! The stiched cat is so cute, and such perfect stitches. I love the mouse fabric used with the cat fabric, very cute!

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  3. Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl4 June 2015 at 21:00

    Your son did a fantastic job! So glad the teacher loved her special gifts. :)

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  4. Lorinda5 June 2015 at 05:38

    Wow! You both did a great job! She will be so happy.

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  5. Susan5 June 2015 at 05:43

    What a delightful gift Deborah! I'm guessing the teacher was thrilled! I would be ! I love that you put the cat fabric with the mouse fabric! ( I was wondering whether they from the same range?) I did a similar thing with my "Melbourne Town" piecing this week- I have the foxes looking at the sheep nearby!

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  6. LA Paylor5 June 2015 at 06:19

    fun! LeeAnna

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  7. Karen @ Pieces of Contentment5 June 2015 at 06:20

    Both gifts are excellent - useful and have had input from your son. No wonder she was pleased. Seems your school there run to US holidays. Enjoy.

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  8. Leonie5 June 2015 at 16:31

    This is just such a lovely gift. Thoughtful and generous. I would imagine the teacher is going to be stoked!

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  9. Serena @ Sewgiving6 June 2015 at 12:03

    What a super cute present! I love that he drew his own cat pattern first, it makes it extra special :)

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  10. hydeeannsews8 June 2015 at 06:13

    really, really sweet gift! i love the combination of fabrics on the tote. nicely done!

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  11. hydeeannsews8 June 2015 at 06:13

    really, really sweet gift! i love the combination of fabrics on the tote. nicely done!

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  12. Ruth9 June 2015 at 21:00

    Fab present! Love the mice and cats used together at the same time! He did a great job on the cat - well done!

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  13. Granny Maud's Girl11 June 2015 at 16:51

    I think these are adorable, but the fact that Mr 8 got involved and made part of the present himself makes them even better.

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  14. Vera14 June 2015 at 13:49

    What a pretty tote and cute embroidery!

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