My girls and I assembled this sewing kit for my niece Hanna. Her birthday is in the beginning of the month and it always sneaks up on me, leaving me in a hurry to get a gift to the post office for it to be delivered into the Rocky Mountains of Colorado on time, where they live. So I was glad to have everything on hand this time, to create this great gift using repurposed goods from our own sewing room. We did it in one afternoon, after school on a Tuesday. And it made there for the party on Saturday. Thank goodness!
The vintage suitcase was something I had picked up at thrift store a while back, knowing eventually I’d come up with the perfect use for it. And this was it!
Below is a picture of what the total gift looked like, when the package was opened. I had recently bought the sewing book for my girls. But given our timeframe, I added it to the mix and decided to pick up another one for us later.
All the supplies we put in the sewing kit were things we had on hand, in my sewing room that I keep well stocked in order to sew on a moment’s notice. Because, with three kids, sometimes a moments notice is all I get and I like to be prepared – and not spend my limited sewing time running to the store. Plus I like a bargain. So I stock up when I see one.
Some things come with enough in one package for sharing – like needles, embroidery thread, yards of fabric and fat quarter bundles. The girls didn’t mind sharing from their supplies either – of buttons, beads, yarn and and little scraps of this and that.
Below is a photo of all the supplies and embelishments included in the kit. They are: polyester stuffing, Heat & Bond for appliqué jobs, fabric roles and fat quarters, felt, scissors, a measuring tape, various pins and needles with two pin holders made by my girls, a pipe cleaner with a safety pin on the end used to thread ribbons through fabric to make draw string bags, embroidery thread, an embroidery hoop with burlap fabric, a yarn ball, velcro, buttons, beads, scrap ribbons, rickrack, fringes and a spiral shoe lace.
With all that – really, who knows where a girl’s imagination will take her!
Too, cute! I have some of those vintage train cases, too. They’re so great for everything! My mom had a sewing kit in a train case, too. I used to love to open it up and see all the spools of thread and this wonderful little tin she had filled with fantastic buttons (all from the 40’s-70’s). This makes me want to sew!