My daughter turned 4 years old and as a result no longer goes to daycare but to school. Time does really fly these days. We wanted to give her 3 daycare teachers a special goodbye gift and decided (well, I suppose this decision was mostly mine) on quilted pouches with improv piecing.
My daughter dug through my scraps to find pieces she wanted to combine. For a lot of the sewing and quilting she even operated the foot pedal and scissors button. This goes better each time we sew together. The original plan was to make the entire pouch using improv pieced scraps but we ran out of time and the piece we had made just wasn’t big enough to make 3 pouches. Instead I cut it into 3 wedges and let my daughter pick a solid fabric to combine with each piece. For some extra interest I also used a piece of cork leather for each pouch that was added after the pieced panel was quilted. I love it when a change of plan results in an even better looking item!
Add a lining, a zipper and some binding to finish off the inside seams and 3 pouches were completed. My daughter was super happy with how they turned out and excited to gift them. It was funny to see how she decided that certain fabrics definitely had to go in the pouch for a specific teacher.
A new journey has started. Going to school is very different from how we imagined it would be when we enrolled her. Schools in The Netherlands will be closed for at least another couple of weeks for most of the students. On the days she can go it’s just a couple of students in the class. On the other days there is a half hour online meeting with the teacher and we do some assignments with her at home. I am happy that she does appear to be enjoying herself. That’s probably an advantage of starting school now, she has no clue what it is really supposed to be like.
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They have to be the nicest gifts the teachers will receive when this year’s daycare students leave… And the nice thing is, they’d work for either men or women, even with the floral fabrics.
Thank you! I believe they were very appreciated, especially because my daughter was so involved in making them.
Your boxy pouches are so bright and neat! Your daughter’s teachers are very lucky. All the best for your newsletter
Thank you!
I love this idea! A great way to make a personal gift and use up some good quality scraps. Very smart!
Thank you! Yes, it’s a great scrap buster!
What wonderful gifts and I love how artsy and scrappy they look! The cork fabric is a nice touch!
Thank you! Yes, the cork definitely adds a fun touch to them.