Do you ever have the urge to ditch all of your plans for the day and just make something new? I did that this week. I put away thoughts of sewing any presents, served leftovers for breakfast one morning, and worked on a project instead. We took out the Christmas decorations and set up the tree…
We have a winner for the slipper giveaway! Judy Ball is the winner of the Vintage Flair Flats pattern size newborn to women’s size 11 from Winter Peach. Congratulations, Judy! If you would like to buy the pattern, you can use the coupon code PEACH25 and it will give you 25% off at check out.
Felt Paper Dolls For the nineteenth day in the Gift a Day series, I made felt “paper” dolls. I had not been planning to make any toys at all this year, as we have plenty of toys, but when I saw these I was smitten! This did require a cost for supplies, as I did…
For the eighteenth day of A Gift a Day, I made slippers. Last year I made 4 pairs of slippers, all very similar to these ones. I made a few changes to these this year, including zigzagging the seams to keep the satin from unraveling, and making the elastic longer than called for in the pattern…
For the seventeenth day of A Gift a Day, I made embroidered handkerchiefs. I printed out initials for my children on my computer. I print the letters at a minimum of size 72. I then choose fonts that look best for that particular letter. I chose fancier fonts for the girls. You can tape the paper…
Otherwise known as the hardest embroidery project I’ve ever done. (The second hardest was this lavender). Some of you were excited about using coloring pages as embroidery designs, so I thought I would share another way to use a coloring page as an embroidery design. I used some scraps of fabric last Christmas, some black…
My original plan was just to post gifts during the month of November. However, I have decided to continue this series for a while into December as I continue to make gifts for my family. I thought that you might like to see what else I’m making! For the sixteenth day of A Gift a Day,…
For the fifteenth day of A Gift a Day, I made slippers. Last year I made slippers for all of my girls in cream-colored satin with a flower in pink or blue on them. This year I am making them slippers again, but I’ve changed a few things. I am using a different fabric for the…
My son mentioned this week that he wants a Cub Scout vest. This is the simplest thing to make. I used my son’s uniform shirt to measure the width and armholes, and I cut the felt just like it looks from the Cub Scout store vest that I linked above. I then sewed the pieces…
I’ve made handkerchiefs every year for Christmas for the children. I love handkerchiefs, and the children love them, too. I love that they don’t need to ask me for tissues at church, and when my two-year-old has a runny nose, she can reach for a handkerchief instead of emptying a box of tissues. This year I decided…
For the eleventh day of A Gift A Day, I decided to make something that was not on my original list. I am making a purse for my daughter, and she doesn’t want any pockets inside. I thought she needed something to hold some change, so I made a lined change purse. You can make one in…
For the eigth day of A Gift a Day, I made velvet headbands. Velvet headbands Supplies: velvet fabric (Approximately a 4 1/2″ by 17″ piece per headband)headbandsmatching thread tutorial (An important note–I love this tutorial and I have used it several times in the past, but I disagee with the measurements. You need the fabric to…