I’m having quiet, reflective day today, and I’m not feeling very talkative. Do you have those days? I feel like I should write down some resolutions. It’s what we’re supposed to do today, right? Instead, I pulled out my new quilting journal and planned out a new quilt. Honestly? I couldn’t have possibly imagined a…
Project #12: ‘Twas the Night before Christmas . ..
. . . and all through the house, no more projects were waiting, at least not for now! Handmade Christmas tree ornaments wrap up my list of handmade projects. These are simple, inexpensive wood blocks adorned with scrapbook paper and digital pictures printed from my home printer. We followed the guide for these at How…
Let’s Play! with Handmade Christmas Projects #10 and #11
This sweet giraffe is for my granddaughter, Katie. All of my little ones have had loveys that they’ve played with, slept with and just loved on, and I’d love for this on to be hers. (I have learned over the years, though, that children decide for themselves which lovey is theirs!) I used Bit of…
Christmas Projects #8 and #9 Gifts for fun and organization!
My Lego-loving boys are getting these great drawstring playmats/storage bags for Christmas this year. I first saw the Lego Sack Tutorial during Celebrate the Boy month in the spring and immediately added them to my sewing list. I think these are going to get a lot of use around here! A quick side note on…
Pictures for MawMaw: Project #6 Easy Gift Exchange: Project #7
I had a bit of a hard time coming up with a handmade project for my husband’s mom. I know that she loves real hard-copy pictures of the kids, though, and I know that I’m terrible about sending them to her. I was roaming through the craft department at Walmart and was struck by a…
Zebra Stripes in the Kitchen Handmade Christmas Project #5
My 16-year-old niece is studying culinary arts through a charter program at her high school, and she asked me for a full apron in zebra stripes and purple to use for her cooking classes. I think this fits the bill nicely! The zebra-striped fabric is a lightweight twill with stain releasers that I found at…
Handmade Christmas Projects 2, 3 & 4 are in the bag!
Adding three more handmade Christmas projects on my way to a full dozen. Today’s projects are all handmade bags! This is my mom’s new Christmas bag. She asked me to make her one like the one that I made for her when she visited a few years ago only in black and red. I used…
Handmade Christmas Project #1
On the first day of Christmas, a seamstress made for me . . . No, really, I’m not going to sing a new version of the twelve days of Christmas, but I do have twelve handmade projects that I’d like to share between now and Christmas Eve! (Most of them are done already, but I…
One Week ’til Christmas!
Is it really only a week until Christmas?! I still have a few things left on my to-do list. How is yours coming along? For me, last week is a blur of shipping the last of my Market orders (with the new Everyday Camp Shirt pattern!), sewing the last of the handmade gifts that I…
The Everyday Camp Shirt!
Introducing the Everyday Camp Shirt! Every little boy needs a closet full of camp shirts, and this camp shirt is sure to make him very happy! This is a perfect everyday top that you can sew up with those amazing cotton quilting fabrics that are available in your local quilt shop or your favorite online…