As I mentioned in Wednesday’s post, Christmas gifts this year were mostly small handmade gifts. The first gift I made for our son was this pair of men’s two-toned crocheted slippers. I am really pleased with the way they turned out. They were super quick to make in the super bulky weight yarn. I crocheted the double soles and tops…
This year Christmas gifts were small, mostly handmade due to the expense of our move and with the exception of this first gift that I’m going to show you, they were made from fabric I had on hand. I usually start by sharing the gifts I make for our oldest daughter but her package won’t arrive in Shanghai for a…
If you’re looking for a change of pace now that Christmas is over and we prepare for the New Year these folk art flowers could be embroidered in satin stitch in bright colors onto a dark background. The pattern could also be printed onto a plastic sheet and used to create stencils. This pattern is available as a pdf to…
As I mentioned in my post yesterday each participant in the Santa Sack Swap, hosted by Cheryll over at Gone Stitch’, was allowed to choose whether their swap partner made them a sack, a stocking or a tote. In our e-mails back and forth, my swap partner Terry mentioned that she would like a tote this year. And since she…
I signed up again this year for the Santa Sack Swap hosted by Cheryll over at Gone Stitchin. We were to make a sack, stocking or tote for our partner and then fill it with 5 gifts, most of which were to be handmade. As this wasn’t a secret swap, each partner got to choose whether they wanted a sack,…
May your day be blessed with lots of love.
Whenever I see bells it reminds me of the church bells that would ring out each Sunday morning when we were posted to Germany (1984 to 88.) Each village’s churches would be ringing their bells and you could hear them for miles around. The sound was so beautiful! It was especially so at Christmas time. The pattern for the bells…
Long time readers will know that for many years we were a military family (my husband Dave served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 25 years before retiring in August 2000.) We were often posted far away from our extended families. Rarely was it possible for us to have the traditional Christmas of spending the day with grandparents, aunts, uncles…
Since finishing the Trellis Quilt, my new office/sewing room has been turned into Santa’s workshop. I can’t show you the gifts I’ve made for our children until after Christmas because they each read my blog. But I checked with our oldest daughter and future son-in-law only reads it if she shows him a post, so I’m safe sharing a photo…
These Holly and Candles patterns would look so pretty embroidered on a matching set of Christmas napkins, tea towel and tablecloth increasing the size of the pattern used to match the item being embroidered. Vintage Workbasket Embroidery Pattern – Holly & Candles in Three Sizes downloadable PDF
