Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Whatcha Dooo-in'?

Well, wouldn't you know it - this is what happens when you take on some sewing for other people: everything else gets put aside. I did do a little bit of holiday sewing and it all turned out very well.

Here's the thing with holiday sewing: I'm never sure if it is well received/appreciated. Not that we do things for the accolades, but you want your gifts to be useful and appreciated in some way. This would be the case no mater what you were doing purchasing or crafting, but particularly when you spend quite a bit of time making something you really want it to be useful! Anyway, lets hope they all went to homes that would not delegate them to the junk pike...

First up is a pair of bags, one for a boy and one for a girl. My main goal in sewing these bags was to lessen the amount of gift wrap used and to give something... there's that word again... useful. Anyway, I made two sets for the two sets of little nieces and nephews in my family. Fully lined and with a little unexpected detail here and there. They held the actual gifts (books, cars, etc) for the kidlets and will hopefully be a good home for something they own (and not, as I was told, as a wine tote, although the size was right).
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Then there was a baby blanket for a new baby nephew (and a bonus one for Frankie since there was plenty of material left over).
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And that's it. Two + months and only 4 bags and a blanket to show for it. Next up will be the multiple jackets and skirts that took up all that time :)