guest poster....gunny sack!

I figured that since I was featuring the gunny sack practically every week....i might as well have her come right on the blog and show off her awesomeness......and she didn't disappoint....

let's give her a nice agaagg welcome and leaver her lots of comment love and slobber her with kisses.  well...i just cleaned my computer...so let's not do the latter.

Hello...My name is Tonia and I am excited to be a guest on AGAAGG!!

Backpack ID Tag

When my kids go back to school, I am always worried they will not remember their room number or bus number and get lost.  I know that the teachers are looking out for all the kids but I want my kids to feel confident that they know where they are supposed to go too!  So, I always make them a notecard with their information on it and stick it in their backpack.  This year I decided to make a fabric tag to house the small note!

Cut out:

(2) 4x6 inch pieces of fabric with the corners clipped on one end

(1) 4x5 inch piece of fabric

(1) 2x31/2 inch piece of heavy plastic or vinyl

Cut (1) 7 inch long piece of nylon cording (or ribbon) and sandwich it between the two 4x6 inch pieces, right sides together.

Sew around the edge of the piece, leaving an opening on one side.  Then, clip the corners and make small clips at the 2 wide angles (one is by the T in The).

Turn the piece right side out and push out corners with a scissor tip.

Press flat and topstitch around the piece (backstitch a few times on the nylon cording to help hold it in place)

Center the piece of vinyl on the 4x5 inch piece of fabric.  Fold the fabric edges over the plastic with a double fold so the seams are tucked inside.  Pin the folds in place if it helps.

Sew the fabric edges onto the vinyl.

Flip over and cut away the fabric being extra careful not to cut the plastic.

Now it's a clear, framed window!!

Sew the window onto the backpack tag leaving the right side OPEN so you can slide the information sheet inside!  I sewed it twice and you can see how right side is not stitched so many times.

Print or write your child's information onto a 2x3 inch piece of paper and slide it in behind the window.

Attach the backpack tag to your child's backpack by putting the nylon cord loop through the zipper pull...

...putting the backpack tag through the loop...

  ...pulling it tight.

(It is actually easier to put the piece of paper in now!)

Come on over to my site, say hey and check out some of my other tutorials, recipes and tips!!

Thank you for having me over today, Kim!!



THANK YOU TONIA!
go check out her awesomeness.....


Here tonia...i made a new button for my guest posters: