A Gift For Someone Who Sews

I always struggle to find just the right gift to sew for my family and friends,

but even more so when it's someone who already sews.

What could I possibly make for someone who sews better than me and has everything!

I just went for it and made a smaller version of my Just A Round Bag.

I filled it with a folded fabric star like the one Deonn made HERE,

a vintage spindle that's perfect for keeping binding ready to use,

a jar with some twine,

and some black and white bow tie pasta (just to show her my creepy side is still intact.)

A little bow in the back adds just a dressy touch to this sewing bag.

Hopefully, she'll enjoy my little gift!

XOX to her!

T'was The Night For My Gift

T'was The Night is another very cool blog hop idea by Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt.

How fun to have a hop that shares quick and easy Christmas gifts to make in just a few hours!

Plus, we exchanged some of those gifts with other bloggers...love it!

Marlene at Stitchin by the Lake was the Head Elf/Cheerleader who gathered all us blogger

elves together to get creative, sew, and mail off our gifts to the next person on the schedule.

Whew! I can't imagine how much time it took her for such a task!

Thanks to both Madame Samm and Marlene for all their time and energy getting this together!

It definitely T'was The Night for me to smile thanks to Mary Pat at Quilting Quietly 
when a sweet package of goodies arrived at my doorstep. I couldn't have been more delighted
by what she'd put together for me. As I ripped slowly opened the box, I found all of this...

There were four lovingly sewn cloth napkins that fold into the cutest shape.

My table will look so special at Christmas with those little beauties!

How adorable is this...a Christmas glass ornament filled with colorful threads!

Then there was a little zippered bag all quilted and looking gorgeous in Christmas fabrics!

Lucky me to have Mary Pat create such treasures for me!

But...she didn't stop there! She also made some paper flowers

like the ones she puts in her guest room...no watering needed!

Thanks, Mary Pat!

On top of what I made and sent to Theresa over at Bumbleberry Cottage  (it's on her blog today),
I also made a few quick and easy items that would make perfect gifts for quilters.

I love these little coin purses and have made lots of them to share.
You can find this pattern by Madame Samm HERE.

I think my little Cinderella carriage charm looks perfect on this bag!

If you'd told me three years ago that I'd become a huge fan of needle holders...well...
I'd tell you "NO WAY, I just stick them in a pincushion!" But, YES, now I am a fan in a big way.

The first needle holder I ever had came from Katherine at Sew Me Something Good and that
threw me into needle holder have-to-have mode. Britt-Inger had me try a pattern...loved it, use it!

I made this needle holder in a simple round design with a big tab. Someone gave me a
scalloped one, but I couldn't find a pattern online. This one folds up to keep the
needles from falling out and landing on the floor where I would step on them.
The button is just decorative...Velcro closes it. I love how it folds into this sweet shape!

This is what I drew up for the needle holder. The felt in the center is a 7" circle.

I made two different scissor holders...the one on the right is by Vickie Purnell (HERE) 
and is so easy to make! Adding buttons gives it a different look.

This little guy (from Britt-Inger) thinks these would be great for Mrs. Santa!

Of course, there's the famous Tammy Bag...it makes a great gift!
I have several of these and have them filled with my embroidery and sewing needs.

That Other Lady was showing off her new Beam n Read and I knew that I just HAD to have one.
My eyes aren't what they used to be and having this sweet accessory makes my sewing time
so much nicer...love it! There's even a USB power kit available to save my batteries.
I like wearing it around my neck so it points directly at what I'm working on...it's very lightweight!

I'm so hooked on this sweet light!

See those tiny little holes on the purse frame below?
I clicked my Beam n Read up to the 6 bulb setting...WOW...can you say "bright"!
I could see the holes and get my needle right through them. It was so cool!

Another plus is that it DOES NOT GET HOT, which is very important when temperatures
where I live are sometimes 114 degrees or higher. I don't need any extra heat!

I just started an embroidery project and I'm so amazed at how nice it is to SEE what I'm doing!
It can tilt at different angles and has filters for different types of light.
You can read more about the Beam n Read HERE.

Marlene had suggested having a basket full of goodies to share with others when we need
something quick. I found this cute metal basket that's ready to fill, only not with any of these.

I made a bag of my own to store all these matching accessories.
I'm excited to have a whole set that goes together!
It's Just A Round Bag with vinyl pockets so it's easier to see what's inside.

Look who's sharing lots of Christmas gift ideas...

Tuesday, Nov. 11

CeLynn’s Sunflower Patch

Creativity Amongst Chaos

Stitchin’ By The Lake

Seams To Be Sew

Why Knot Kwilt

Quilting Quietly

Wednesday, Nov. 12

Just Let Me Quilt

Bumbleberry Cottage

A Reformed Heath’n

Coeur D’Alene

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Threading My Needles

Ridge Top Quilts

Thursday, Nov. 13

Daisy Days

Just Keep Swimming

Words and Stitches

Apple Avenue Quilts

Pampered Pettit

Moose Stash Quilting

Friday, Nov. 14

Quiltscapes

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Stitch In Time

Kris Loves Fabric

Life In The Scrapatch

The Days Dewings

Monday, Nov. 17

Bea Quilter

Selina Quilts

Lakeshore Stitches

Lixie Makes It

Cucki Stitching Cove

Sew.  Darn.  Quilt.

Tuesday, Nov. 18

Devoted Quilter

I Like To QuiltBlog

Geta’s Quilting Studio

How Art You?

Hill Valley Quilter

Sew Many Yarns

Thimblemouse & Spouse

Wednesday, Nov. 19

Quilt N Queen

I Piece 2 Mary

Kwilty Pleasures

Creatin’ In The Sticks

From This To That

Sew Me Something Good

Gracie Oliver Arts

Thursday, Nov. 20

Quilted Delights

Janes Quilting

Allthingzsewn

More Stars In Comanche

Pickles Quilting

Cate’s Linens

Friday, Nov. 21

Living Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

Pig Tales and Quilts

Grandmama’s Stories

Quilting Queen Online

Sew We Quilt

You can find all the gift ideas on Madame Samm's Pinterest page...

Thanks for stopping by!

The Box, Etc., Etc., Etc.

This is THE BOX that will hold my

Follower's Giveaway Gift.

It's a small box, 6x6x6, but I promise it will hold

special gifts just for the winner.

I've started to fill it with goodies.

That's a cute pair of tweezers at the bottom of the box.

She won't be lonely for long! 

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This is a snippet of a gift that will be mailed out today.

I can't show it all, yet, because then it wouldn't be

a SURPRISE to the receiver. 

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Have you signed up for In Your Words? I did!

Madame Samm has a cute little sign to add words to.

I used Picasa to make my signs.

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NANCY DREW UPDATE!

I hear that the Nancy Drew 

yardage fabric is available here:

FAT QUARTER SHOP

A Sweet Gift

I received a little package in the mail a couple of days ago that included a sweet message written on a beautiful card. Katherine at Sew Me Something Good sent me this sweet little needle case. She designed it using some vintage linen with gorgeous embroidery on it and added some purple fabric (guess she somehow figured out my favorite color.) It even came with those needles on PURPLE foil that reminded me of the ones in my mom's and grandmother's sewing boxes. I loved it! Thank you, Katherine!

Finally, my needles have a home.

Finished One, Started Two...or Three

Having a few days off just to sew and play has been so fun. I went to my favorite quilt store just to see what was new and of course, found something I HAD to have. Geez, my stash is reaching hoarding proportions!

They had a Cat In The Hat on the wall (it was calling my name) in MINKY! Loved it! It's kind of narrow and I hate sewing on Minky because it moves so much, but this is what I did to it (nothing fancy):

I dropped it off to be quilted at Quilted Works (which is also my favorite quilt store) with a cute Minky back made from a Cat-In-The-Hat fabric.

This fabric has been all sewn up for months and waiting for a back, which I finished, so it got dropped off for quilting, too.

This one is for a good friend of mine who doesn't sew (which means she will most likely not notice all those little mistakes I made.) She's had a few trials going on in her life, so I want her to know she is loved. I used the same fabric to make my little ruffled quilt (it still needs quilting and binding) and started out making it as a quilt-as-you-sew blanket. Once I had it finished, I thought it needed more so I quilted it on the diagonal with straight stitches.