Another day, another pillowcase

Daughter and I went to the Wabash Valley yesterday. Lorelei went with us.  She did not want to go, but she wandered around and looked.  I was about ready to leave and she asked if I wanted to see her favorite fabric...so it was a batik.  In case you don't know, they are dyed fabrics, not printed.  Most batiks don't have a 'wrong' side...you can use either one and not tell the difference.

so I got a yard to make her another pillowcase...
I wish I had taken a photo of the fabric opened up ....

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I have been reading The Elephant Whisper by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence...and thoroughly enjoying it.  Follow the link to read about it...it is one I don't want to put down.  Yet I don't want to be done with it either.   There's nothing like a good book that you don't want to put down. 

Nice gift!

I am going to try to get back to blogging now...I had planned to blog Christmas Eve and it somehow got away from me.  I hope everyone is well at your house and that everyone had a nice Christmas.

Have you got plans for the coming year?

This item will help me finish one task...getting the rest of the leaves up. It is a favorite Christmas gift from our older daughter.

 I had raked up a bunch of the leaves but there is still a scattering of them...some that fell after I raked, and then the ones under the dogwood tree I have not touched.   There is not a lot of them, but still I would like to get them cleaned up. 

But it won't happen today....it is raining and cold. 

Just a bit of info

So you want to know what I consider the right end to put the wrist strap...

Keep in mind this is just me...I don't know if there is really a correct end.  But I want it to be at the end where the pull tab of the zipper is when the bag is closed.

I wanted to show the inside of the bag....

Lorelei collects Schleich horses...so I put them in tissue paper and put them in the bottom. of the bag.  then I stuffed more paper on top of them to help the bag hold its form...

On top I placed one of her favorite kinds of candy.  We usually share them.

Zipped closed.

This one has a few more treats in it.

Now the stuffed sloth has been placed in the Christmas pillowcase, along with these zippered bags...and ribbon/bow has been used to keep it close.
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When she empties them, she can use them for anything she wants.  Maybe she will want to use the bigger zippered pouch to take her deodorant, toothbrush, shampoo when spending the night somewhere.  Or maybe she will want to put her headphones and charger in it...

I want to make one smaller than the gray one to use in my purse.  Maybe even a couple.  I always carry tylenol and usually ibuprofen, and some little items like that.  Wipes for glasses...