Projects-past and present

Past::

This is a soccer ball made by me for my daughter's geometry project, about three years ago. Yes-I was a bad mommy and did my daughter's project for her. She says,"Hey Mom, can you make me a soccer ball for my geometry class?" I say, "Well, dear, I can try." And try I did. I googled soccer balls and I tried to find out how they were made and yes-this was an all day project. This was not easy for me! I think I she got a 45 out of 50 on it. Minus five points for neatness. The nerve! (I guess it is a little wonky.) The teacher asked her if she made it herself and she replied, "Well, my mom helped me a little."
Next up-we have the 'valentine box'. I know lots of moms and dads have made these. I think I did this when my daughter was in kindergarten or first grade. So this thing is nearly an antique. It really is showing it's age. I think she must have used it through 6th grade.

Present::
I made zippered pouches! (They actually look better in real life.) A practice one last night and a good one this morning. I've been wanting to try one of these for a while now-they're all over the craft blogs. And since I seem to have a plethora of zippers.....I finally got one made. I followed this tutorial, and it really wasn't too hard. BDO (that would be Dawnie) gave me this Waverly upholstery weight fabric and a lovely sheet-so I used these two materials and made one up for BDO. Oh-and I used fusible interfacing to to make it less floppy.
I really love the inside!

Well-I really must go do something (like laundry, cleaning)-this house falls apart when I try to make stuff!!!