So now he’s been invited to Asha’s birthday party (along with the rest of the class – brave mum hosting that many Kindy kids!). I decided that a little personalised bag might be just the ticket for a birthday gift.
I know with more unusual names, it can be hard to find personalised things (I struggled as a Kristy in the 80’s – despite going to school with at least 4 other Kristy’s!!). So I decided to paper piece her name using my alphabet patterns – Just My Type.
A bit of sketch in dark pink and turquoise, paired with some dark pink solid – and voila! A bag is made!
Some crazy squirrels inside the bag for a bit of fun!
And some tulips on the back to complete it.
Sorry for the poor photos – the weather is miserable here! Crazy wind and constant rain – so outside pictures are not happening. Hoping the weather clears for the party tomorrow or that might not be happening either!
Ah well – even if it is postponed, at least I'm prepared. I even have a My Little Pony to pop inside the bag and we’re good to go!
And that’s my most recent (and only) finish this week! A small one but one I’m glad is done!
Linking up with TGIFF which is at Gingersnaps Quilts this week!
That is so awesome. My name is Meli, and I can tell you that there's never anything with my name (or rarely with Melinda, my full name). It's great to be unique, but as a kid it often left me out with a sister Allison and a brother Josh who always found their names on everything.
ReplyDeleteCute! All our kids have uncommon names, so I definitely understand your thinking :o)
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely, I'm sure she's going to be very excited! Her mum is brave having all those littlies in one place, perhaps you should make her a survival bag with some little bottles of alcohol for after party use! Hehehehe!
ReplyDeletewinking at you Sue
DeleteThat's a really sweet gift. I too like to give something personalised especially to kids with unusual names.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Sure she will be very proud to have a personalized tote:)
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Absolutely fabulous!
ReplyDeleteEsther F.
Great idea, good job it wasn't a really long name, I have a friend with 3 children, parents and adults all have 8 letters or more in their names, so making something personalised can mean small lettering!
ReplyDeleteGood point Mary.
DeleteGreat bag! I think 4 letters is my limit for personalisation ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooks great Kristy, I am sure Asha will be delighted with it. Bet your son is very pleased with you too!
ReplyDeleteSoooooo cute!
ReplyDeletehow lovely,she'll be thrilled to have something personalised. As a child, and even today, it's impossible to find things with my name on, it's not even a particularly unusual name!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift idea! And with added My Little Pony! She'll never know how much so many lust after owning a bag made of Sketch :)
ReplyDeleteSweet bag and love the colors! Wishing that brave Mom great weather tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteThe bag is so cute! You are great for thinking to put her name on it! When I was little, I was always disappointed when I couldn't find personalized things with my name. She will love and carry that bag around for a *long* time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift!! And so thoughtful of you! Have a fun weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful gift for his friend! She will remember getting something spelled with her name "exactly right AND beautiful !"
ReplyDeleteSusie
Cute bag, wonderful gift idea!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out so fab and it's the first time I have seen your 'Just My Type' in both upper and lower case together. Now if you could just slip me a bit of that cheeky squirrel fabric from your scrap bin I will use it in a polaroid block for this Bee quilt. It is too cute for words.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a brilliant idea! I've never had anything personalised, either, due to an uncommon name/spelling. Always loved and do love my name but would've liked to be able just to buy/get what others got when I was younger.
ReplyDeleteShe will LOVE it! Those crazy squirrels are adorable. Ditto with the less common name thing - I don't think I've ever seen anything with 'Jeneta' on it (actually, I'd settle for just having my name pronounced correctly!)!!
ReplyDeleteCute bag!!... And that quilt underneath looks nice too ;)
ReplyDeleteI like how you used different fabrics to complete this cute tote. Sometimes I forget that you don't have to match same fabric to same fabric. I'm sure she'll be trhilled to have something personalized. She won't forget your son as a friend! I'm happy he's enjoying school. The first few years really set how a child feels about school, he's on the right track :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! Colours are perfect. Was she super happy with it?
ReplyDeleteI actually love her name too - but it doesn't go with our surname so isn't on the list. Aww. ;)