Twas the Monday Before Christmas

And all through the house - busyness reigns!!



One more gift still on the design wall.
I have some teacher gifts to finish up and cookies to bake too.



The smaller 'extra' design wall I put up is slowly getting filled with odd scraps that I don't want to lose. Not sure what possibilities are sprouting here, but at least I can keep an eye on them.

Check out the other design walls linked up through Judy's blog today.


With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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More Fun than Curtains!

There's still time to check out the Giveaways listed at Sew, Mama, Sew. Click on the button above to go and see.


MY GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR VISITING. THANKS SEW,MAMA,SEW. WINNER WILL BE EMAILED SHORTLY, THEN ANNOUNCED ON MY GIVEAWAY POST.

Click on the coasters picture above to GO TO MY GIVEAWAY POST.

Soooo many comments from my giveaway have listed curtains as something they have made for their home. I don't even consider making curtains sewing! Well, not fun sewing anyway.

Here are a few other things mentioned so far.

Sewing machine cover.

I made mine to match in the living room/sewing space where I have a Klimt print on the wall.

I used the pdf tutorial over at Spool to make this one and another smaller version for one of my nieces.

Potholders.

I know there are potholder swaps going on in blogland. A fun way to play with a little bit of fabric and a design. This one is an example I made when I helped my husband's grade 5 class make potholders and mitten ornaments for a fundraiser at Christmas. All of our fabric was donated by the Local Quilt Shop - thanks Cindy Bee!

Friendship bag.

I love to make these. Sweet and simple. Great birthday gifts for little girls and older ones too! There is a tutorial by Rachel of p.s. i quilt. I have more cut out to make too.

Tote bags.

I really enjoy making bags. And modifying them. This is from the Spring 2009 issue of Quilts and More. I added a zipper to make it more useful. It was a present for my mom's birthday.

Denim purse.

Made for my daughter from a pair of her jeans. Great pockets! Fun project.

Green Bag Lady bags.

Can't have too many! A great way to use up fabric you can't/won't use anywhere else! The thin fabric ones fold up great into a purse so you always have a bag with you.

Okay.
So there are definitely more fun things to sew than curtains!

Make sure to visit the Quilt Festival that takes place across Blogland starting Friday. You can click on the button above to go to the details about how to participate. I still haven't decided what quilt I will show. It'll be a surprise!


With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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Monday SEW IN

Today I'm with my husband's grade 5 class making projects for their craft sale.

Potholders

Potholders

Potholders

And more Potholders! I put together the tops so that it will go more quickly. (I hope!)



I've made up one sample potholder and one sample mitten ornament. ALL of the fabric was donated scraps from my Local Quilt Shop - Cindy Bee's. It's truly amazing what you can do with scraps.



I also pre-cut all the mitten ornament pieces. Here are the 16 right mittens.


And the 16 left mittens. Thank goodness I did a sample in time to realize I need one of each per ornament!:)



We'll also be using some foam precut ornaments. Here are 2 snowmen my daughter decorated. We're using fabric scraps to make the vests. We're also doing trees - I just didn't take a picture of it yet:)

I'll let you know how it goes. We're hoping the donated sewing machines will be there - and I've scrambled together some pins and thread. I'm making pincushions today for each child.

We're taking our children with us too. All I'm thinking about is what I'm going to eat and will the 2 year old have a nap!! Wish me luck!

Enjoy your Monday. See what everyone else has UP through Judy's link.

TOMORROW IS MY 100TH POST! BE SURE TO COME BACK FOR MY GIVEAWAY:)

With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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