This is from an Oliver + S pattern from a book I own and like a lot. The patterns are easy to follow, the book has good pictures, and the projects are fun to make.
This is a bag of balls! I am meeting my nephew (5 months old) for the first time later this week, and this is for him. =) The casing and the base of the bag are velveteen.
I enjoyed picking out fabrics for the balls. I didn't coordinate them as some might, but thought a variety of different styles, colors, fabric types and sounds might be more fun. I used wovens, velveteen, fleece and ribbons for the outsides, and two of the balls have bells on the inside.
The ties on the top are twill tape. It's a little bit tough to pull the top open with the twill working against velvet - if you make one, wovens might be a better choice.
This one has the ribbons....
