I asked this in the back-to-school swap thread, but fear it may be buried too deep to be seen.

For the b-2-s swap i need to sew something for a 7th grade boy - what???? what would a 7th grade boy even LIKE? use? etc
:eyes: i need help. any ideas?

It's hard to go wrong with lounge pants, boxer shorts, or a pullover. :happy:

For a boy I would suggest some type of locker magnet thing that he could keep his pens and change in etc... Or book cover.

how does one make a book cover? how do i konw what size it needs to be?

there is a link that uses knit fabric.. Can't remember the site I will look

maybe longer skateboarder style shorts?

I have a 7th grader :) He loves boxers with matching pillowcases in hockey, skateboarding or seasonal fabric (halloween, christmas ect...). Flannel lounge pants are a good idea too. You can do a cozy minkee blanket for the end of his bed, my ds loves minkee :)

Maybe a messenger bag? The kids at my Mom's junior high school seem to like them, especially plain black or olive-drab ones that they can then put a billion patches on or paint or what have you. And the more pockets the better.

Or if that's more ambitious than you feel, what about a little set of bags/packs for back to school? A sunglasses case, pencil bag, maybe a couple of other little bags for whatever purpose he can find for them.

The trick, I think, is to keep it kind of plain. No nifty prints, just black, brown, or olive drab fabric. No neat buckles or patches. Basically as boring as possible, if he likes it chances are he'll break out the markers and white-out and decorate it later. (Hee, maybe it'd be fun to include a sharpie and a white-out pen with the package with a note encouraging him to do just that?)

Also, I have to admit that any 12 year old boy that I've ever met would be totally alarmed at the idea of homemade boxer shorts sewn for him by a stranger. But then, maybe it's different for the sons of dedicated sewing mamas!