Next up...

I think I'm going to make some of these next.

 

What do you think??

Next on the list...

Sew Much Ado: Tutorial: Felt Flash Cards / Memory Game

I can't WAIT to get started on these little guys. I have the template already printed out, I just have to run downstairs and get them off the printer. It is, however, 9:45, and our AC/Furnace is being COMPLETELY replaced tomorrow, so I may just wait until later to get all this done. I'll post pics of my progress & the finished product.

Christmas Stockings, part 2

So I've finished the stockings for my brother's family.
It didn't take me quite as long as I thought it would, and once I got the hang of it, I sped right through the process.

The most challenging part for me was coming up with little touches to make each stocking unique. I think I did a pretty fair job, if I do say so myself! :-)

Christmas Stockings

Because I know my family doesn't know about this blog, I'm posting this project now. I'm not worried they'll see it & the surprise will be spoiled. My brother & his family need Christmas stockings. I made my daughter's and my niece's stockings last year, and they were okay. With what I know now, I'd make them differently. It's okay. Sewing is definitely a learning experience.

They're not super-cutesy or traditional when it comes to style. They're all pretty outdoorsy & casual. Very comfortable.

Enter THIS post...
I'll have to post pics when I'm done, but they'll look similar to this one, minus the feathers, plus red ric-rac. My lining/cuff is even a similar print!

I'll also have to figure out how to un-bold and un-italicize this last bit. Ugh.

Oh. And, I think I have tendonitis, so typing + sewing w/ a wrist brace isn't too fun.

hand-braided rug

I've really started to love this blog/store and I saw this link from my facebook profile. Maybe I can do something like this this winter? It also sounds like a great "quilting bee" project to complete with a great friend. Either way, I think I may have a rag-rug for the kitchen in the future.



*note to self: I think I'd want to zig-zag it back and forth to make it more rectangular. Think about that.