Stone's car track. :o)

Happy birthday to my sweet nephew Stone who is two years
old today! Here's a picture that my sister sent last night, just
after Stone opened the package that the mailman delivered.
:o)

Hooray! He likes the gift I made for him. :o)

When I saw my friend Corri's "town" that she made for her boys I was so inspired. Then I saw this little travel track on Daniela's blog and that's when it hit me - I'd do an in-between version for my nephew's birthday.

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Such thought was followed by a few sketches and some sleepless nights lying in bed trying to figure out how I'd put it together {the creative process in my mind won't shut off when the lights do}.

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I used canvas for the base, and fabric scraps for the embellishments - ironed on with fusible webbing and then stitched around. The finished size measures 32"x 24". {I probably should have photographed this before it had been folded and wrinkled. ~oops~ and ~oh well~ }.

I designed this to be portable, so it folds in half,...then in thirds,

and then buttons up. {I had issues with the strap and a few choice words, but at that point it was too late to modify. So, if by chance you plan to make one of these, let me know and I'll tell you my woes on strap design...}

This was such a FUN project - I loved every minute of it.

Happy 2nd birthday, sweet Stone!
Your Aunt Deb loves you very much.

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