Thursday 27 December 2007

Christmas gifts I've sewn

I really enjoyed sewing these gifts, so I thought I'd share them here.


A couple of bags for my friend, Ang, and her Mum, Pat, who donated 2 large bags of fabric - thank you Pat!
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I made 2 of these art cases for my friend Lucy's girls (Lucy owns Rumplebums). I forgot to take a photo of the other, but it has pencils rather than wax crayons.
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And the bag is for Lucy, made from the Ottobre free pattern. The top part is flocked, the bottom is baby cord, with grosgrain ribbon trim.
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More bags, this time for my friend Jenny. The shopping bag fits in the front pocket of the larger bag - which is huge! There's a zipped pocket inside. Jen's an avid carboot-er, so this is to stash all her bargains safely.
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This for my Mum, just because I wanted to make one! It's inspired by the pictures I've seen of the Artsy Clutch by Amy Karol, from her Bend The Rules Sewing book. I don't know if it's made the same as I don't have the book, but it was simple enough to do. Brocade is gorgeous but a PITA to work with!
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A camera case for Ben's Mum. I also made one in burgundy velvet for Carolyn, my sister, but forgot to take a photo -d'oh! They both got new cameras for Christmas.
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This was for Ben's Grandma. There's 2 shopping bags, 4 criss-cross coasters and I topped 2 jars of home-made jam (not made by me!) with matching fabric. This was some of the fabric donated by Pat, and it was a big hit with Grandma. I didn't realise Hebden Bridge is now officially a plastic bag-free zone, I just thought the bags were handy for shopping on the bus.
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A pencil roll for Dan. The pencils are triangular for easy grip. He's just starting to get into drawing a bit, I thought this looked nicer than a plastic wallet.
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Toy slings for Dan. The blue RingSling is the same blue linen I used for a RS for myself (but have since sold on) and the Mei Tai is reversible. The panels are made from fabrics I bought for making him clothes, so he has a MT to match his outfit Photobucket

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Bad action shot - he won't stand still while I tie it! The bear is called John, Dan calls him Gonk...
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There's more, but they're on the other camera, I will up-load later.Thank you to everyone on TBW DIY-OT who provided ideas, inspiration and answers to my questions!!

1 comment:

Buffybaskey said...

wow, those are fantastic, i love the crayon roll xxx