Look what we made!

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In September Big One will be starting high school. This feels like a big step, we are all a little bit nervous about it I think. We went to the transition evening and came home with a long list of uniform to buy and stationery to put together. And the school is very strict about the pupils having the right equipment with them every day. By the time we’d collected together all the coloured pencils, highlighters, protractors, pens, calculator etc. on the list there was too much to fit into a standard-size pencil case. And in any case bought pencil cases are never long enough to hold the standard-size 30 cm ruler. So we decided to make one. We cut the top off an old pair of jeans, found a sturdy zip the right size in my collection (I always save all the buttons, zips etc. from worn-out clothes before I recycle them) and made a long pencil case. Then Big One cut out some shapes from a scrap of left-over fabric and we appliquéd them on. The result is plenty big enough to hold everything – and it certainly won’t get confused with anyone else’s. Big One is really pleased with it, and so am I because it didn’t cost anything and used up a few of the scraps I have lying around! And of course Big One leaned a bit about sewing and making things and solving problems in a creative way! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2017.