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Since I love reading historical fiction, a colleague recommended that I give Gregory's books a go. I'm am grateful to Patty, since I'm fascinated by Gregory's writing,
her sense of time and place, and her great research.
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This is the second book that Patty has loaned me: the first was The White Queen, which is about the Lancaster and York women of The War of the Roses.
Yes, I do enjoy reading about the royals of England. Actually, I enjoy the intrigue of their survival, and Gregory does a fabulous job of describing the countryside, the workday, the whole of England.
I also spent a bit of my day sewing a small bag for Jolie, our nine year old granddaughter. She loves carrying around little treasures--dolls, stuffed animals, her DS, money, and so on. She never comes without at least a bagful of extras. They will soon go on vacation and she will want to carry God only knows what, so I thought I'd make it easy for her.
The bag is made from a pink Timeless Treasures fabric that is covered in delicious-looking ice cream cones and sundaes. I added a brown/pink polka dot to make a large outside pocket and straps. She hasn't seen it, but I'm very sure she'll love it. It's perfect for a little Jolie.
And it took only a few minutes of time--no pattern necessary. I just thought of Jolie's small back to determine the size, cut out the back and front and the pocket, then started sewing. I made a casing around the top to thread the straps through and stitched the ends down in the outside corners. To finish the straps, I just tied the ends after sewing them down so that they look a bit like tassels. She can wear it with the pocket against her back if there's something important in it that she doesn't want to lose, but I did put a small piece of Velcro to hold the pocket closed.
1 comment:
Cute little bag, Mary. I'm sure your granddaughter will love it.
Hugs,
Jane
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