another creation

As much as I try to fit my sewing into naptime (yes, my 4 year old still naps and yes, he's amazing) and bedtime openings, I'm bound to get caught up every now and then in a project that takes me over my self-allotted time slot.  I enjoy getting caught up in the flow of a project, watching something unfold from beginning to end, so sometimes I find it hard to move away from the machine when I hear Nate calling me.

Over time, I've learned the simplest way to avoid this dilemma is to throw in a project or two of his imagining into the mix.  As I've been on a bag kick, he decided he really wanted a bag of his own.  During bedtime, I made a quick and dirty version of something I thought he might enjoy and showed him in the morning.

His reaction?  "That's SO cool mommy!" (SoCal boy through and through.)  After a couple fabric choices (fireman and flames, of course) and some free time, his bag was made.  The best part about sewing for kids is you know right off the bat if you've made something awesome.  They either play with it, use it or wear it right then and there.  This bag was a clear success as it was used within moments and has been used almost every day since.  I call it the mini-adventure bag- he had me stamp NATE on it so he calls it the little Nate bag.  Either way, it works.

And that, folks, was a long preamble to introduce another item I'm  thinking to sell: the mini-adventure bag.  Not to be confused with the full-sized adventure bag that may be in the works in the (distant) future :)