So the other day I got a piece of elastic, looped it around the chair back and knotted it and voila, the tray now has a place to live! I just slide it into the elastic and it hangs there.
And then this weekend I decided to make a little bag to go onto the back of the chair to hold his bibs, which would free up a bunch of space on top of the armoir in the dining room, where they used to live in a big basket.
I used fabric that I already had (leftovers from shortening the Ikea curtains in the bedroom) and, on a whim, drew a little bird and cut it out of denim and beige scraps. I appliqued the bird onto the bottom corner of the bag using satin stitch and added a button for his eye. I made him blue because bluebirds symbolise happiness. I am, on the whole, happier than I've ever been in my life and I wanted to celebrate that.
It took two attempts to get the bag sewed together correctly (I get way too confused with turning-inside-out and getting the seams in the right place) but I was really pleased with the end result - a snug, neat little bag that keeps Noah's bibs right where we need them!
Organising and crafting - AT THE SAME TIME?! Be still my heart.
