Goodbye Friday's Favorites.

 

You may (or may not) have noticed I neglected to write a Friday's Favorites post last week.

There's a reason.
Plain and simple - I am bored with it.

Since I don't do bored well, I am saying "Goodbye".

 

Now, having said that....

I wanted to share one of my favorite ways to wrap a gift for a sewing friend.

Remember my Colorful gingham check post?

We attended Dallas's 13th birthday bash Saturday night and what a bash it was!
DJ, dancing, bonfire, BBQ, lots of gifts and this adorable cake.

Since Dallas received her first sewing machine for Christmas I decided to theme her gift around sewing.

My sewing machine caddy is one of the most useful things in my sewing room.
With that in mind, I went to work to making Dallas her own sewing machine caddy.

Dallas loves bright, cheerful colors so I chose a fabric I thought might appeal to her.

 

I filled the pockets with a few useful notions - tape measure, marking pencil, ribbons, small scissors, pin cushion and an elastic threader.

 

I  wrapped her gift in fabric, tied it with grosgrain ribbon and added my homemade button tag.

 Hoping she will recycle her "wrapping paper" and ribbon, I also included a tutorial for sewing a drawstring bag.


 I can't wait to see her very first sewing project.


Linking today to:
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/
http://tatertotsandjello.com/
http://www.bystephanielynn.com/