All wrapped up and ready to go

Well well well, what's all this then?

Let's have a look shall we...

Specimen 1.

  

  

[ Wrapicus Sandwichibus ]

Specimen 2.

[ Pouchus Snacki ]

Specimen 3.

[ Sackus lunchum ]

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Yes, more school-related bags/equipment.

All washable and wipe clean.

Made using tutorials here, here and here (adapted a bit). 

#Tip of the week: cheerful and lightweight wipe-clean fabric can be found in Ikea, at a much lower price than the oilcloth or laminated material usually found in fabric shops.

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What's for tuck today??

More school stuff

This time it's an art apron.

I had to take pictures in the dark so you can't see the details (made it last night, packed it off to school this morning). In summary: elasticated neck band and velcro-attaching waist strap = L can get it on and off easily by herself. The ideas came from this free pattern which I read through but didn't exactly use.

And it has a great big pocket. Which I added mainly so I could do this:

My own name-tape labels! I love how they look all back-to-school retro.

I should probably get round to ordering some with L's name in too, and stitching them into her clothes and school-related possessions. But that would be a Sewing Chore, and I don't do those.

Sunday night sew-a-thon

So the weekend went a bit like this...

Friday afternoon: L finishes her first week at kindergarten. The nieuwsbrief informs us that for Monday she will need a gym bag and a book bag.

Friday afternoon, a bit later: we head down to the countryside for the weekend. Shopping possibilities: limited. Shopping attractiveness compared to other more countryside-related activities: very limited.

Sunday night: last-minute panic and bag sew-a-thon.

And for once my random stashing of cheap fabric stuff pays off! This is a set of four napkins I bought in the cave of horrors that is Kruidvat, for the knock-down and irresistible bargain price of One Whole Euro:

Now they are this, filled with gym clothes:

And this, for L's trips to the library:

The bags had to be named. So, they are. In the least subtle way possible:

She likes. She went to school this morning enthusiastically loaded up with all of these (it looked like she was sherpa-ing us to the metro):

The other bag is her backpack for snacks and other sundries such as her school diary. It was a present from Grandma and Grandpa. So far there were no books in the book bag, just a giant cuddly snake (bring-and-share letter of the week: S).

Such fun!

Now of course T wants one too. Watch this space...