My children love little pouches, bags, wallets, (basically anything that can hold anything!) and they somehow always manage to find some treasures to store inside. This little flower drawstring pouch was all the more precious because the little girl made it by herself.
The cloth was from Daiso and the string was made from 3 strands of wool that she braided together. We used a simple running stitch. It was their first real sewing project, so I did not want to overwhelm them with a back stitch or blanket stitch. We began with simple leaf sewing projects months earlier, to familiarise them with sewing techniques, without wasting cloth! Then we progressed to sewing buttons on shirts. When they were confident enough using a needle, they begged to be allowed to sew something, we I picked something simple yet practical - a bag. The little girl had the patience to finish it all in one sitting, though she got very tired towards the end. It's now her Official Hair Clip Carrier.
Boys can sew too! The little boy's is still in the making but he's very excited about making a pouch. It's a bit lopsided but I felt that him doing it by himself was more important than perfection. Anyway, it will be the first out of many, I believe!
Here's a useful tutorial:
http://www.clipwithpurpose.com/marbles-10-minute-fleece-drawstring-pouch/
Happy sewing!
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