Our 12-year-old granddaughter, Ella, comes every summer to spend some time with us. We have lots of fun doing the usual things (amusement parks, shopping) and we also have fun being creative.
She designed this skirt herself from a couple of pair of jeans she had outgrown. She cut out all the patches and stitched them together by hand (white stitches). I then went over all the stitches with a machine buttonhole stitch. The lace was the finishing touch.
Below is the belt she designed and crocheted to go with her skirt.


We then went to a thrift store to purchase a wool skirt to make a bag. When I felted the skirt, the white wool shrunk more than the black stripes giving the bag a shibori look. I added a bottom, lining and handles. We call it a designer bag because it was an Ann Taylor skirt (we left the label in).

Now isn't this the cutest little bear? Ella combined crochet cotton and sport weight yarn to get the unusual pattern. The muzzle and tie are crocheted from crochet cotton. This is her own original pattern.


I'd say we had a pretty full week.