Back when I posted about our middle daughter’s handmade Christmas gifts, I showed you the chatelaine I made for her with a thimble pip, scissor keep and pincushion. One of the first things she said when she was holding the thimble pip and squeezing it open and shut was, “You should make a frog pip.” She has reminded me of…
I had hoped to finish my two Paper Pinwheel quilts this week but I’ve spent the past two days unpicking a block of fmqing on the lap quilt that I was less than pleased with. I had no idea it would take me this long to unpick all those stitches and I’m still not finished. That’s today’s goal… finish unpicking…
With the 14th fast approaching, I decided to spend some evening TV watching time making a couple of Valentine’s Pips. They turned out so cute that yesterday with the sun shining in and providing great lighting, I held a little photo shoot and experimented with different ways to show them off. I’ve been looking for an excuse to add that…
Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books we used to read when we were kids? Well that was kind of how the making of this purse went. Each step of the way, I was asking myself, “What next?” or “Now what do I do with it?” It all started last week when I won a giveaway that Julie…
Since our move back to Canada in November I’ve been in the process of taking stock of my unfinished projects and getting an idea of just how much fabric in my stash that needs using up but I thought I’d share a couple of my recent sewing finishes. When our middle daughter was here over the Christmas holidays, she had…
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…
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,…
Are you looking for a creative way to wrap a small treasure for gifting this year? Christmas Pips made from my Thimble Pip Tutorial are the perfect solution! They will hold a pair of earrings, a brooch or even a ring! For small children, add candy and coins to them. Then hang them on the tree. The gift will be hidden in…
