Tuesday, November 22, 2011

mommy in my pocket school bag



if you haven't noticed, the blog no big dill is hosting another once upon a thread sew along. the idea is to create something inspired by a children's picture book. i decided to use the book mommy in my pocket and make suki a backpack. she likes to play 'school,' and she usually wears my backpack around while playing. 




since this is one of suki's favorite books and she loves bags, i thought i found the perfect gift for her. the book is about a young girl who is nervous to go to school. she wishes on a star for her mommy to be small so that she can stay in her pocket all day.



 i used the backpack pattern from the oliver + s little things to sew book. i added a small pocket to the inside pocket that holds a finger puppet mommy. on the large inside pocket i stitched an image of suki with our two cats, billy and little juanita. 



on the outside of the bag i made two badges, one of our dog, koji, and the other of adam. kids usually love to draw family portraits. when suki and i draw she always asks me to draw our family (along with everyone we know). 


i thought she would love this bag because of the personalizations described above. sadly, she does not care for it. she prefers the "blue" bag she usually plays with. i did not expect her to stop appreciating handmade things until she turned into a teenager. i am trying not to act too bothered by her lack of interest to this object i thought she would love, but inside i am sad. she asked me to give it to beedle, but i think i will keep it around just incase she changes her mind. 

8 comments:

  1. what if the blue bag was "lost"? then, there's no alternative to loving that beautiful handmade bag. but i'm no parent and maybe that's not a nice thing to do to a kid?

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  2. Awww... I think it's FANTASTIC if that makes you feel any better! Agnes is one lucky little girl!

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  3. Erika, It is amazing!! Sometimes it just takes time to grow to love something. It is about associations with that object. If it makes you feel better, my little charge rarely plays with his bear I made him. Perhaps if someone she looks up to begins to like or use the bag, she will decide it is special because she thinks of them when she looks at it. Maybe you should use it!

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  4. thanks, everyone! i am feeling much better.

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  5. wow. seriously so adorable. i hope i am an awesome mama like that someday.

    xoxo

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  6. nicole- i am sure you will be. your blog and home look lovely.

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  7. That is a beautiful bag you made, Erika. So amazing.

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