Buttons and Bobs

My daughter asked if  I would make a drawstring bag to hold  child's coats, hat etc in the  nursery cloakroom. I like a mission.  The bag is not for the child to carry but rather for her parents to ensure the child has everything she needs each day. My daughter would like the bag to easily sling on her shoulders so hands are her free to manage her children. A shorter hook  or hooks on the bags would be useful for hanging on the pegs. An optional extra would be to have the child name on the bags. I started searching Pinterest for ideas and then I used google. There are lots of You Tube tutorials. It is so easy to spend hours just looking.  Then I was shocked to find an article about a nursery child who was left in her cot with a drawstring bag. I messaged the Facebook group "Just Sew" and six people sent me ideas and reassurances regarding safety. After all they are cloakroom bags I am making not cot bags,. I planned a bag based on my researches and the advice I

I am always dropping pins and I have eye problems so I don't always find the pins before someone's foot does! This gadget is a magnetic pick up tool .  It is capable of picking up objects up to 2.2 kg though I haven't needed that . It extends from 125 - 605mm so no more bending for me. I bought mine from Amazon and consider it a bargain at only £2.99 thought my son-in-law says he has seen them in shops for less!

Mid December, snow and ice outside so I cheered myself up making little sunhats! The pattern is  by Oliver and Schwinn . Without the bow the hat is reversibl e.