Hello All,

I am once again on the lookout for easy, lovely gifts to make for Christmas. What are your ideas, or things you are making? Websites? books?

Thanks! Dorian

Good Morning Dorian,
I am not sure what you are seeking but here are a couple of websites that has some ideas.
http://www.savvyseams.com/index.php

http://www.ufo-rphanage.com/intro.shtml

How sad. The first site that I posted isn't updating anymore.Sounds like the site will be closing.
Trina

I couldn't get the second site to open.

I tell a lie, now it's opening.

those were some cute fingertip mitts on the first site - i can see where those would be much handier than full-size oven mitts - now to make the pattern print correctly . . . as deb would say: ARGHHHHHHHH

One idea I have for my DD that I am still working on is a cookbook of her favorite meals I have made. For as tiny as she is, she sure likes to eat.
There was one meal I made called Burger Bundles. Serves 4. Sitting at the dinner table I thought okay I will have something for lunch the next day. My DD surprised me by taking seconds. It is rare that she will have seconds. I was totally surprised. I just had to share that story.

Meg, I am glad that it opened. I was having a time getting the right website.
Trina

I'm planning to make some Penny's Zippered Shoulder Bags that were mentioned on this Forum sometime back: http://www.sewforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=48487&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I thought my little grandgirls would like these, and want to make a few for the "Santa Shop" at the school where my DD works.

Nola

what about the criss cross wine glass coaster, and a bottle of wine?? I posted the pattern in another thread...(neat ways to use up scraps I think)

Thank you Trina, for those sites. They are some cute things in them.

The zippered bag and wine glass coaster are good ideas. Bell, I was too lazy to wait for the video for the coasters to load. Is there a page that has just the directions on it and maybe a picture?

I like your cookbook idea Trinia. I love it when picky/finicky eaters eat more of something than you think they will.

These are basically the types of things I'm looking for. It doesn't nessasarily have to be a quilted item, but something to do with sewing. I usually make homemade goodies; fudge, cookies, etc. And was just looking for something different this year.

Thanks all, keep the ideas coming.

Dorian

Thisis a tutorial for the square ones. for the round ones, you just cut out circles instead, using a CD as the pattern, hope this helps!!

crisscross_coas[1].html.zip (16 Kb, 50 downloads)