Another mother's day question

**alchemy** · 07-05-2008 05:00 PM

I'm getting desperate to make something for my MIL (gotta post it by tommorrow

). I had planned on sewing her a card organiser thingy - YK, you carry around business cards in it. But I can't find the tutorial I bookmarked (too many bookmarks

). I bought some a metre of stiff interfacing to make the gift and some other stuff...so I'm waiting for inspiration. So what are you making for your mum/MIL?

My MIL is one of those people who has everything she needs (and enough money to buy everything she wants within reason pretty much), so I prefer to make her something a bit unique. And I've got a bit of fabric lying around here...

**innod** · 07-05-2008 05:33 PM

i was thinking of making these for my mil)actually had a similar plan to make a card organiser too had this one amongst a few bookmarked
http://www.joann.com/static/project/0802/P488285.pdf
but she bought a new leather one last month grr
so i have been putting it off but have found this
http://foofanagle.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/bagsket-tutorial/
and i think she will be getting one of these, if i get there to make it tonight and tomorrow hehe.
looks like a pot plant bought on sat by dh will be going her way sunday haha
good luck.

**mummygeorgie** · 07-05-2008 07:35 PM

Does she wear glasses? A spectacle case in a special fabric could be nice - I'd imgine you could use the interfacing, but I dunno a link to a tutorial or anything ...

**~*Bron*~** · 07-05-2008 07:55 PM

oh, you just reminded me! I'm going to post a link to a 'help women in underdeveloped countries breastfeed' kit

**alchemy** · 08-05-2008 03:05 PM

Thanks for the suggestions

I wish my MIL would like something like that Bron, but have a feeling it wouldn't go down too well (judging from her reaction when we did give other extended family members oxfam stuff like chickens/seeds and immunsations for those in 3rd world countries for Christmas - though the recipients seemed really pleased).
I thought about a glasses case, but I think she'd prefer her hard shop provided one

So I made her a jewellery roll - just winging it. It's cotton velveteen on the inside and a cotton print outer. All made from stuff I already had here, which was very pleasing.

Here are some pics: