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Last Minute Tote Bag Sewing for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes ~ A Guest Post by Cheryl

Hi!  Since my daughter Sarah took over the blog I have been asked by readers to make guest appearances as I have time.  I thought I'd stop in today and say hello and share a few last minute sewing projects for Sarah's 10 to 14 year old girl Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.  I haven't really done much sewing in the past few months, so it was nice to whip up a couple of special things.

Tote bag with Owl pocket designed for an Operation Christmas Child shoebox.

Sarah has an owl themed box and I have seen so many cute owl stuffies around the internet that one night in bed it hit me why not make an owl pocket on a tote bag.  So here is my
design and final product.


I left the wings "flapping" instead of sewing them down flat on the inside of the body.  They are lined with the yellow of the eyes.


I thought "yo-yo's" for the eyes behind buttons would make more depth and reminded me more of an owl's fluffy feathers.


The main blue fabric was from Sarah's grandmother's stash, the other pieces I won in a blog giveaway last year as a fat quarter and 2 1/2" strips.  I used the chevron as it reminded me of layers of feathers and the pink looked like individual feathers.  I used contrast to line the handles and the top band on the inside.  I hope the bright colors brighten the girl's world a bit.


Sarah also had a toy to add to one of her boxes that includes gears.  I had won some fun fabric that had gears on it and matching other fabric with it so I made a small bag for the gears and a full fat quarter size drawstring bag that will hold all of her shoebox goodies.



I used one fabric for the front, one for the back and two different ones (including the gears) for the drawstring casings.

I think I am now done with sewing for this years' Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes -- I hope so, as tomorrow we pack!

Glad to spend some time with you all today.  ~ Cheryl

If you are looking for some crafting ideas for your shoeboxes check out our index of Crafting for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes Tutorials.

6 comments:

Pam @Threading My Way said...

Such a fun bag, Cheryl. I love the yo yo eyes and the flapping wings.

Mary said...

So creative and adorable!

Linda K said...

What a darling owl tote. It sure doesn't look like a quick last minute project to me. So much detail AND lined too! Wonderful job.

Pam @Threading My Way said...

Your awesome bag has been featured today...

Nina Londeman said...

Lovely Bag! That owl is just gorgeous ♥

(Visiting from Threading My Way Link Party)

Lin K said...

Sarah, I had seen your Owl Tote on a tote bag site (maybe Pinterest) some time ago and thought it was the cutest owl I'd ever seen sewn for kids. And here it is today and I now know who made it!!! Great job.


             
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