Towel for Christmas Gifts

A nice crisp sunny day today, a walk with the dog later.

Yesterday I had some spare time for me after vaxing the living room carpet and other chores, I was able to rustle up some quick gifts for Christmas, this one is soooo simple.

Hand towels that have a band across so that you can sew wide ribbon across the width of towel. I picked up the towels when they were on offer at the supermarket, the ribbon was from the stall on the market opposite Boots the Chemists.

Ingredients:

1 pair of hand or guest towels

wide ribbon, I used 2m length for mine, so measure your towels first.

matching thread

sewing machine.

More Tissue Covers and Slipper Boots

Well I did these a few weeks ago, came out a bit too big, so I think they will fit my Sisters feet, that's one of them nearly sorted. I am in the proces of making another pair using the left overs from the socks I made, also I am knitting a scarf for a male, not sure if its for a brother-in-law, hubby or off to who knows where with Samaritan Purse charity. We will have to wait and see.

So this afternoon I finished my Pocket tissue holders, I made 25 and have already given one away. These are going to be given out over Christmas, mmm who to give, another wait and see. Still have a few more things I want to sew up before I start my new job also the paper craft stuff to finish for gifts and still the scrapbook to update too. busy busy busy.

See you next time, have a good weekend, looks like the weather is picking up alittle.

Little Christmas Gifts

Hi folks yesterday I was inspired by my friend Suzie on what to do with scrap fabric, a couple of years ago I had purchased a bundle of scrap fabric. So in the afternoon I had found a website to make pocket tissue holders.

http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/forums/p/15617/147101.aspx

It's really easy you just need 5 1/2"x 6 1/2" printed fabric and 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" coordinating fabric to make one holder, the only thing was I had purchased tissues from Asda and they don't open on the flat size so I will have to get the Kleenex brand.

More to follow, I have some Christmas fabric to use that was from a quilting range.

I hope you are all inspired to make some home make gifts this Christmas. I have stated to stock up on cupboard ingredients to make Stollen which went well last year and I also plan to make Christmas Jam.

Some good new is I have been offered a job that I originally got turned down for, I will be working for Dunelm Mill, I will start on the 2nd Nov with the store opening on the Thursday 17th November,I believe that is when Bury switches its Christmas lights on. I shall be working 20hrs a week with some weekend work, hopefully not every weekend. Here is their website for a sneak peek of what might be in Bury St Edmunds.

http://www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/what-s-new/

Cath Kidston

I just want to share what I got in the post this morning. SEW by Cath Kidston, the book has over 40 projects with patterns, templates,instructions and a free gift. A shoulder bag kit, my friend Tracy has one and we going to sew our projects together at some point. The book is available at www.amazon.co. uk and cost £6.99, that is a bargain as it costs alot more in the shops.

I am looking forward to doing some of the projects for Christmas Gifts and for my self.

I have more projects on the go than I know what to do with. Some paper crafts, scrap-booking,cross stitch and quilting.

Gifts for Christmas/ Market Bags

Remember my last post, the one with the Christmas Bag. Wellllllllllllll I have made 2 more. I had this floral fabric upstairs and I bought some lining fabric to match. This time I strengthened the bottom of the bag with some iron on facing.

The second bag I decided to make an embellishment, a yo yo ring from the lining fabric, and I covered an old button with the floral fabric.

Doing some sewing has got me looking for a new sewing machine as mine is old and cranky, a little like me at times. I have been looking for patterns for the next challenge. I have found some free ones on the web, just gotta pick one. See you later folks

Market Bag

Here is a bag that I made today, it is part of a challenge that I found over at http://nothinsayslovin.blogspot.com/ . The challenge is to make something for Christmas, here is the link http://sewnwithgrace.blogspot.com/. The challenge is on the 3rd Monday of each month, I believe the next one is this Monday. There are no instructions on how to make the bag, you have to google market bag patterns.

So here is my first try. I had this Christmas fabric in my box of fabrics, and I just about had enough to make one. The instructions I found requires 1 yard of print and 1 yard of plain fabric, with that you can make 2 bags. I have some more fabric but just need to buy some liner to match.
This fabric was great as it did not have a right way design and it had a patchwork feel to it.
The bottom is not reinforced but the instructions said you could use interfacing to strengthen it.

As I was pleased of how the bag turned out I will have to make some more.

1950s Apron

Well I spent the afternoon yesterday making this apron, its just a try out as I did not want to spend a lot of money just in case it did not turn out well, and guess what! it did not turn out the way it should. So on my notes I have made adjustments or I may need to look for another pattern, although I used gingham it could be to soft of a fabric. I will try again but I think I will use a better fabric.