Circle It, Sewing Facts, Word Search, Puzzle Book

Do you have fond memories of your Grandmother or Mother using their sewing machine to make something for you, I know I do. Read all about (and do a wordsearch) the history of sewing, the invention of the sewing machine, sewing stitches, patterns, and so much more.

“Circle It” word search books read like a book and are full of interesting facts, the bold words within the text can be found in the word search puzzle on the opposite page.

UPGRADE your word search and be the one everyone wants to talk with; your friends will wonder, how did you get so smart?

Everyone will really enjoy your conversation when you say, “The other day I was reading and did you know that….”

Typical word searches are just dull lists of words, “Circle It” word search books read like a book and are full of interesting facts.

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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