Saturday 1 September 2012

Panda Pencil Case


So, I handmade this panda pencil case for my "niece" Clara. (She's my inverted-comma-niece because we are not blood-related, but she's my sister-from-another-mister's daughter). I used this tutorial for help with assembling the case and made the rest of the design up completely. Which is incidentally how I live most of my life...

It's a present for Clara's first day of school, which we Germans celebrate big. I have been informed by a reliable source that "niece" is currently panda-crazy. 

Well, guess what, I am now panda-crazy, too. Just in a completely different way. Because starting to make something with ears and eyes and a zipper and then having your sewing machine give up the ghost in the first quarter of that process does drive you somewhat bonkers... But for a hand-sewn first attempt, it ain't too terribly bad. Even if I say so myself.

Happy First Day Of School, Clara!!!
 

P.S.: Sorry about the cat hair....

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© Text & Photos - Annika - All The Live Long Day (unless otherwise stated).
 

6 comments:

  1. That is seriously lovely!

    Also, nice to 'hear' from you again here!

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  2. Cute! (and all my photos are covered in cat hair, too!)

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  3. This is potentially the cutest thing I have seen all week! Good job.

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  4. How pretty!!! She must have been so thrilled getting it!

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  5. Your stuff is super cute! Great fabric choices! Thanks for the tutorial.

    Irene (Genesis Biosystems)

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