It's been "sew" long!

Okay, so apparently I took December off from blogging.  It wasn't intentional, just sorta happened.  But I have a good excuse (if there is a such thing)!

I had a 95% handmade Christmas for the first time EVER.  It was like a crash-course boot-camp for my sewing skills.  And ya know what?  I didn't take a single photo!  Not one!  So here's the projects with links to the fantastic sites from which I got the patterns.

First, from Amy Butler's In Stitches, I made 2 kimono style bath robes.  A little tricky, had a difficult time at first with the shoulders, but overall I thought the pattern was great and the instructions fairly clear.  I was pleased with the end result.

Next up is an adorable "Double Dutch" ruffled skirt from Owly Baby on Etsy.  This skirt was super easy, even for someone who has never ruffled anything before in her life!  Okay, well maybe I've ruffled some feathers, but with some super easy instructions for several different methods, I was gathering away in no time.

 

My first stuffed animal ever was a Woodland Bunny from Sewing Bits and Pieces by Sandi Henderson.  I made a mistake or 2 and the ears didn't turn out quite the way I thought they would, but it was a lot of fun!  I used a couple fabrics from the Sweet Divinity collection from Riley Blake Designs.

 

 

I made a couple of notebook covers from some vintage looking baseball fabric using a pattern I discovered at Skip to My Lou.  It was a cute project for the sports lover in the family.

 

 

Instead of wrapping my gifts this year, I made tote bags from fabrics that coordinated with the gifts inside using very easy instructions also from Skip to My Lou.

 

And the project that nearly made me completely insane was a twin size quilt made from a combination of All Star 2 fabrics and Hooty Hoot owls for my son's new big boy bed.  This project deserves a post all it's own, so I'll just share the fabrics I used for now.

 

 

 

And last but certainly not least, I made several pairs of flannel pyjama pants for my husband, my son, and me.  We have a (very silly) tradition of wearing new jammies Christmas Eve night and I decided to take it upon myself to make them this year.  After a couple pairs that didn't make the cut, I ended up with light blue printed flannel pants for all 3 of us.  Not sure how much we'll wear them, though, I'm afraid the stitching will give out!

Now to some, this may not be the feat that it became for me, but on top of the usual fabric shop duties I nearly drowned!  So to those of you who were so patient while my shop was closed for a much needed break, I thank you!  Happy New Year!

Comments

[Marci Girl]

WOW! That is a lot of sewing! Congrats on getting it all done!

[Mogarza]

I am actually planning on making the Amy Butler robe for every woman in my family for next Christmas. Good to hear that the directions are pretty easy to follow! Good job on all your handmade gifts!