mini Tutorial--"I Love U" Coin Pouch

 F learned cross stitching this past summer and loved it.  She made an "I Love U" piece and wanted me to incorporate it into a sewing project for grandma.  Being the daughter of an engineer, my problem solving mode went auto pilot.  Before I knew it, I had accepted the challenge.
The project went pretty smoothly (in other words, I did not have to use my seam ripper...)  Here's how I made it:

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Mother's Day Crafting

H asked how I’d like to spend my Mother’s Day weekend.  He had a list for me to choose from: shopping, spa, manicure,…etc.  I thought hard and knew that one thing I’d love to do was to have some time to craft.   Odd, but true.  Being a mom, I often feel that my chores are so repetitive and never-ending.  I would wash the same dishes three times during day and still see them in the sink by the end of the day.  Amazing!

I am grateful that my wish was granted this year, time to myself to carve my first stamps (out of erasers) .   It felt great to feel productive and to have the finished stamps in my hand as evidences of where my time went.  

Happy Mother’s Day!

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