headbands

With time on my hands the past few days, I've been putting together and assembling various Christmas presents. Below is one of several gifts you might be receiving...

I made these from foofanagle's headband tutorial. With my big head, I can never fit in a store bought plastic headband, but with the tiny piece of elastic down at the bottom of this headband, it fits like a glove!

pin cushions

Today is pin cushion day (at least on the Sew Mama Sew blog, 30 days of handmade it is). I wanted to show off my new needle book and pin cushion, made by Jenn. They are lovely and will give me lots of help with my sewing.

30 days of homemade

This holiday season, I am going to try and make homemade gifts for my friends and family. In this vein, I am so excited that Sew Mama Sew is helping me out. They are providing 30 days of gifts to sew in November. A new gift to think about each day. For more information - and to see what you might be getting in your gift bag, check out the Sew Mama Sew blog.

sew it kit

I recently bought Amy Butler's new Sew-It Kit.


And inside are these beautiful fun pattern cards! It even has the fabric and thread for the tissue box holder. I'm looking forward to creating some lovely pieces. Stay tuned for my first piece...

more amy butler

In my discovery of looking for new things, I also picked up Amy Butler's In Stitches. She has easy to follow directions and great patterns inside. I can't wait to see what else in in store.