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The Emporia => Official Sewalong Voting! => Sewalongs and Competitions => Previous sewalong entries => Topic started by: SewRuthieSews on October 26, 2021, 18:51:45 PM
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Welcome to Creating for the Festive Season contest.
Rules: Create a festive item (or items) by sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving, leatherwork or any other crafty pursuit you enjoy.
This can be anything handcrafted whether it be a gift, clothing or decorative item.
Ideas include
- a snowy scene wallhanging
- a nice garment to wear at Christmas - PJs or Daywear!
- crochet snowflake decorations
- leather purse made as a gift
- beaded angel tree decorations
- Santa door stop
- darkside or loom woven table runner
- anything you handcraft as a gift (candles, soap, jam, chocolates..)
- calligraphy, painting..... the list goes on
Timeframe: Construction starts on 1st November and the item(s) must be completed by 31st December.
You can post pictures of your item as soon as its completed, or wait until January. All entries need to be uploaded with the template and at least one photo by 10th January.
Template: Please submit your entries in this thread using this template
Details to include:
Your User Name and Entry Number (if entering have more than once )
What is it and for whom (if applicable)
Pattern/kit/instructions used (commercial or self-drafted, anything goes)
Materials and tools used(pictures welcome particularly of unusual tools)
A short description on how you made it, any problems overcome etc.
and at least one photo.
PLEASE INSERT PICTURES WITHIN YOUR TEXT
Please join in and share the amazing, wonderful, quirky, sparkly and creative things you make this November and December.
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What a wonderfully broad, open category. Great inspirational suggestions. Well done. :perfect10:
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Lovely! And thank you soooo much for the two month window! There will definitely be dresses for the goddaughters and a hot water bottle cover for my Mum. Possibly a door hanging and a table runner, although I really need to start the table runner this week. Oh, and two wall hangings. I'll never get all of those done, but there will be some!
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@SewRuthieSews thank you! This is one I can certainly do!
I knew it was Stocking Time!
Jessie
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I am not really going to celebrate Christmas this year but your list is tempting me so we will see
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I would so like to join but the projects I am doing have already been started as I want to hand them over for December 1st and even then I am pushing things. I may enter some smaller items later but will follow with interest.
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Made two stockings this afternoon to hang one each side of the fireplace I’ve decided also to make some small stocking bunting to hang between them but that’s for another day
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I’d also inserted a ribbon to hang it between the stocking and the cuff
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Then made another one
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Nice neat way of doing them. :thumbsup:
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They look great and quite an easy sew I would think.
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Good idea! I’m planning to knit jumpers for my granddaughters and will probably make a quilted Christmas stocking for a new baby, so they should count. Maybe a few other things too :D
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Up to now I haven't given Christmas very much thought, but I do need to stir my stumps and get cracking.
I may put other things on hold, and lift out the Christmas stocking box - I need at least three for starters.
First I have to have a good look for my mojo... :S
Jessie
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This is not an official entry but I thought this might be the best place to post it, it is going to be a bag for my NDN spot the mistake not sure if I can still use it.
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@Celia I love the fabric choice and how you've used decorative stitches across the seams.....what mistake.
What bag pattern is this?
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It's crazy patchwork - I don't see how it could have a mistake!! It's going to make a lovely bag.
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it is going to be a bag for my NDN spot the mistake not sure if I can still use it.
There are no mistakes in sewing there are just creative design opportunities!! :laughing:
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@Diane it’s this pattern https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php/topic,13646.0.html
And my mistake is here, proves you shouldn’t cut out when tired I had plenty of extra
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@Celia I didn't notice that but i'm sure you could cover that by the seam allowance.....I :loveit:
If it's annoying you how about just adding a small strip about 1" wide to cover it, just turn the edges under and then do your decorative stitch to secure.
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Great idea @Diane i will see how it goes when I have to seam it together, it is coming out smaller than I thought it was going to be so I might have to do another anyway. I just wanted to test put the fancy stitches on my new machine.
Thank you @Lemon Syllabub for mentioning this pattern
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@Celia Those fancy stitches are really nice and really adds to the bag, i think a lot of bags always come up smaller than you think, they always seem to look bigger in the picture.
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@Celia Those fancy stitches are really nice and really adds to the bag, i think a lot of bags always come up smaller than you think, they always seem to look bigger in the picture.
I always have to get a piece of paper and draw the measurements on to check if I like it. I can still end up with something not right. Even designing one myself! I don’t like big bags but do have to have room for my sunglasses all year round and the case is bulky.
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And if you need someone to give these marvellous Mistletide makes to ... Why not join in TSP's Fifth Secret Santa (https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php/topic,13675.0.html)?????
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Aaaagh!
I stitched out the first of the 6 panels for my door hanging yesterday. It stitched perfectly, and took all day (44.5k stitches - I tend to put it on a slow speed).
Here 'tis straight out of the hoop:
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Unfortunately I misread the dimensions - got them the wrong way around - and it's too wide for the pane of glass. I'll have to find something to do with it though.
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That's lovely @Acorn. Could you maybe frame it and hang it on a wall?
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One done
Thanks again @Lemon Syllabub for pointing out the pattern. This I will fill with a few items for my next door NDN for Christmas. I did enjoy making it but don't think I will do more just a bit too fiddly for something to give a present in.
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@Celia That's really lovely and the red theme makes it look really festive....nice job :thumb:
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@Celia I like the colour and fabrics you have used. It looks really good but I can understand it being too fiddly to do too many.
What would have been my entry in this competition is on the 'truth will out' thread but I had to start it way back in October to get all the embroideries done to hand it over by 1st December. I now have just over a week to finish the other. I may enter something else though :P
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Bodgeitandscarper's entry number 1
I've been embroidering Christmas cards for this year. Easy to do on the embroidery machine, the main problem I had was getting the printing on the inside in the correct place.
The designs are ones that have been produced for doing on cardstock, mostly from Urban Threads, iirc.
Thanks for the tip of using double sided tape to secure the covering on the back of the embroidery.
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Bodgeitandscarper's entry number 2.
Key fobs for little presents for my kids, sewn on vinyl, by the trusty embroidery machine.
I used rivets to fasten the loop bit, they are a new-to-me thing I've recently discovered.
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Both your entries are lovely @Bodgeitandscarper .
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@justpottering I love your stockings. Red and green always looks perfect this time of year.
@Acorn Your embroidery is beautiful. I'm always in awe of people who know how to use embroidery machines.
@Bodgeitandscarper As I said in awe. Your cards and key fobs would fit in well on the sheves of a very posh shop. Beautiful.
@Celia I love your bag. The fabrics look fantastic together. I think your friend will be very impressed with her pressie.
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There are such nice ideas here to see! I don't have an embroidery machine as I never could image what for, but now I get it...
@Bodgeitandscarper I think the keyrings are such a neat idea, I send a link to a friend with an embroidery machine.
@Celia The bag looks great, but I can understand it being too fiddly just for wrapping a present in. When my daughter was younger, I made simple lined bags to put the presents for her friends in. The children used the bags for storing all kinds of toys in it. Now I am down to sewing even simpler non-lined bags... Just so much quicker.
@Acorn , I really like the spirit of your embroidery!
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A few of my Christmas things are made. :D 2 mug rugs as little gifts for friends I’m meeting on Thursday, aran hoodie for my granddaughter and 2 Christmas masks each for me and my sister. Lots more still to do! [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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That’s a lovely little hoodie @Sheilago
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The cardigan is wonderful! As are the colourful mug rugs. And the reindeerfabric is soo cute!
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@Sheilago what lovely pieces, the knitting is beyond my skillset, but I'm looking at the mug rugs and thinking 'hmmm maybe I could do that?'
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@SewRuthieSews , the mug rugs are so easy. I copied them from a picture online. It’s really good for using little left over scraps of green( or any colour you like ) just sew the scraps together until you have enough for a triangle. I made a template for the triangle, which makes it easy.
Aran knitting is also not as hard as it looks. Once you’ve done one set of pattern rows, you can see where you are , so you’re less likely to make mistakes. I find multi colour knitting much trickier- I’m knitting a dinosaur jumper just now using a pattern diagram and it’s so fiddly and slow!
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One down... I've finished the table runner. I should have used a thinner wadding, I think, it looks a bit poofy in the photo. Less so in real life.
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Nice @Acorn ! I like one or two layers of cotton flannel, no more, in things like this. Invariably I want to set something on it that gets tipsy if it's puffy and that drives me crazy trying to keep the item "straight".
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That's a good idea. :thumb: I have pressed it to within an inch of its life, so it doesn't have any puffiness left, but it would have been much better to use something like flannel in the first place.
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I'm thinking of making some sort of tote bags to put gifts in we are taking to people in person.
I'm not sure if something that looks like a 'gift' bag is better, or actually if a classic shopping bag would be better as the recipients can reuse it more afterwards.
I'm also not quite sure what would be a good size for them.
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I would say definitely a tote bag. I worry that people are either going to throw gift bags away or not know what to do with them, which really defeats the object of making them rather than using paper wrapping!
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In previous years I've made calico 'bags for life' with embroidery on. I think these are more likely to be reused, although fancy gift bags would look nicer & might well be reused as gift wrapping.
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My family know that if they recieve something in a cloth gift bag if there's no immediate use for it it is to be put away with the Christmas decorations and re-used next year. I was pleased last year to get a couple of them back.
The trend is growing, I know that DD1 (who has lots of offcuts and leftovers of curtain fabric) has been making gift bags. She says they are not particularly Christmassy but she's been using the fabrics with a bit of shine or glitter in them.
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This year, my money and creative energy have both been focused on our new house, and now we approach Christmas with a reluctance to spend and my creative juices ready for a diversion. So, sewing The Stash for Christmas.
WendyW, entry 1.
Traditional flannel nightgown for my 5yo granddaughter.
Pattern: Simplicity 9296, cir. 1996
Materials: Lovely, thick, cotton flannel. Much nicer than the new stuff. 3yds found in stash from who knows where.
Pre-gathered lace attached to beading lace, found at a huge fabric sale in a very odd venue.
Red ribbon originally from my mother's stash. Ribbon was on a spool wound with a strip of paper between layers for it's entire length. I have never in my life seen ribbon sold this way so there's no telling how old it is.
How/problems: When I went digging in my patterns I expected to find the one I used for my daughter 30 yrs ago, but this wasn't it. I have no idea where this one came from. The one I wanted had a square yoke, buttons in the back, and a wide ruffle at the hem. This one was designed with a wider neck opening intended to go over the head with no closure. A wide open neckline on a flannel nightie seems counterproductive to me, so I altered that. I raised the cut-line at the inside of the neck and added a slit opening in back with a single button closure. I wish I had raised it more. I could easily have added a ruffle, and still might later, but I was unsure of the length needed, and a straight hem will be easier to adjust if needed.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51725790024_3e463951bc.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mNQcgW)nightgown (https://flic.kr/p/2mNQcgW) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51726917099_1b4ab4c662.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mNVYjg)nightgown lace trim (https://flic.kr/p/2mNVYjg) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51727145905_616529f3ae.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mNX9kc)nightgown back closure (https://flic.kr/p/2mNX9kc) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
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That's really pretty.
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Just realised that I didn't fill in the template, so here it is!
This is Acorn's first entry, a table runner for our coffee table.
I used a free pattern from Lewis and Irene - the Noel table runner (https://www.lewisandirene.com/portfolio-items/noel-runners-cushions/). I made it longer - twice - once by adding an extra section of triangles, and then again by adding a rectangle to each end, which hangs over the edge of the coffee table.
The fabric is all from the Moda Starflower range.
There were no great problems, although I did seem to do a lot of unpicking in order to get all those points nice and sharp. The wadding I sued wasn't ideal, but I pressed the life out of it at the end, and it's worked out fine now.
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This was yesterday afternoon’s activity and a lovely one for a cold wet windy day. It’s not Christmas without making at least one stocking. :D This one is for my daughter’s friend’s new born baby. He’ll only be 3 weeks old at Christmas, but he has to have a stocking!
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Acorn's Second Entry
Pinafore dresses for our goddaughters, who are almost three, and four and a half, but are the same size!
I used the Tui pattern from New Zealand company, Below the Kowhai (https://belowthekowhai.nz/). Unusually for me, I made them as per the instructions, just a bit longer because I find children's clothes patterns are often a bit short, and too long is definitely better. I added the embroidery on the fronts, and my usual hidden messages inside.
I used 9oz denim from Guthrie and Ghani, with a little bit of stretch, because stretch denim is easier to iron, and I do love their mother!
The pattern was very good, and the instructions some of the best I've ever seen, right up to the very end, where the instructions for attaching the straps to the back waistband were woefully inadequate. They said you can sew the straps to the waistband along the lines of the top stitching at the top and bottom (no, you really can't - the waistband's gathered, and it would look a mess, and anyway, fixing the angle of the strap on someone who is going to grow seems like a bad idea) or put a buttonhole in the strap and attach a button to either the outside or the inside of the waistband.
I felt that a button on the outside of the waistband would look messy, and be very vulnerable to coming undone, and one inside the waistband would be uncomfortable for the girls (I am determined not to be the person who made them uncomfortable clothes!) However, a button would clearly allow the strap to swivel and lie smoothly even as the girls grow. In the end I found some nice big, strong press studs, which will have the benefits of a button, but be more secure and comfortable.
(By the way, they are both the same colour - my phone camera has a mind of its own.)
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Last two of three stockings I've made this year. I can now happily re-pack the Christmas box, and do some 'proper' sewing!
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Jessie
eta, TSP is not playing nicely, so not sure if these pics have gone on
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They'll go down really well!
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@Acorn they are sooooo cute. Wish we had girls to make for!
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Cute! I like the turned up toes but I bet they were tricky to turn through.
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@Lachica , they are hard on the fingers, but I use a pair of forceps, and I put a little stuffing in, so that they keep their shape. I've done lots of them, but each year they seem to take longer...
Jessie
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I used the free pattern from Patterns 4 Pirates to make this cute stuffed fabric Christmas Tree.
https://www.patternsforpirates.com/fabric-tree-tutorial/
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I went for a classic green for mine.
I might raid the bead box to add some decorations.
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Simple mug rugs made from the leftover squares from the rainbow quilt.
Fronts, made from 4 of the squares folded in half, either diagonally or straight.
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Back a single square.
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Each one sewn up in thread that matches the back, so involved lots of thread changes.
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Great way to use small leftovers @SewRuthieSews
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Acorn's Third Entry
Mum's hot water bottle cover is finally finished.
This is a style I have used for quite a few years now. Mum uses a hot water bottle all the time to ease her back and this is a hot water bottle cover for daytime use - that looks good enough to have on her chair in the sitting room.
It has double wadding on one side, for when the bottle is just filled, and single wadding on the other, for when it has cooled down a little and she turns it over. The back is a batik from my stash, and the front is more of the denim that I used for the girls' pinafore dresses - it's a lovely quality, and a delight to embroider on and sew with. The lining is also a FQ from my stash.
I made a couple of false starts as I originally wanted to use dark blue velvet for the front, but when my embroidery hoop rubbed the pile off it I began to worry about whether it was going to be hard wearing enough for daily use, so I switched to the denim. I'm glad I did.
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Back and lining:
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That is absolutely beautifully made @Acorn . I love the idea of the embroidered denim and the matching bee lining is just perfect.
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@Sheilago Thank you - I love embroidered denim too. I found an old denim jacket a few weeks ago and discovered, to my surprise, that I had embroidered butterflies right across the shoulders - I have no memory of doing it!
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Annieeg's 1st entry.
Here's a make of the Chubby Tote bag (free YT tutorial) which I've made for my SIL. I started it on 16th and finished it on 17th December. The fabric is an upholstery (not heavy) so I just used a light interfacing to keep it smooth. The lining is a cotton which I bought from another TSP'er.
Its not a particularly complicated make (unlike some of the other entries), but I am pleased with the overall result.
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Here is my entry:
Diane - entry number 1
Up Up and away cushion made for moi
This was a commercial pattern and i chose my own fabric
A selection of cotton fat quarters and i made my own flanged piping.
Using the FPP method, very tricky to start with as i hadn't done this before, several times i stitched the wrong pieces together so plenty of unpicking was done. The basket part wasn't pieced together as per pattern, i used some aztec fabric that i felt would look better.
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Acorn I just love your lovely hot water bottle cover, and the way you have made this with one side thicker than the other - I may well copy your idea if I may as I too sleep with a hot water bottle every single night again for back pain and at the moment just wrap the bottle in a towel - yes I know - I keep on meaning to make a cover for this, but have never got around to doing this - shame on me!! I am sure your mother really appreciate our efforts.
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Ploshkin's 1st Entry
Not Christmas themed but I have made this backpack as a Christmas present for the 6 year old girl my neighbours are fostering. This is her second Christmas with them.
Fabrics are cotton canvas from Minerva and the lining is some quilting cotton I got from Etsy. I couldn't find anything in any of my boxes that was a suitable colour! All of the fittings and fixtures came in umpteen parcels from various suppliers - I couldn't get all the bits I needed in any one place but I now have lots of spare bits for another occasion.
I started off with the Gingercake Day off Backpack pattern but apart from the basic measurements I pretty much did my own thing.
If I was repeating the process I would make the straps less thick - each one ended up with 4 layers of canvas and 2 layers of Bosal interfacing and that is all doubled again where the straps are folded over. I ended up having to use heavier buckles than I had wanted because the strap was too thick to slide through the lighter ones. I was very impressed with my Pfaff which got through it all with a 16/100 Topstitch needle.
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That’s lovely @Ploshkin. I’m sure she’ll love it.
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Hows everyone doing with this??
Remembering to take pics before they gift the items, if theyre pressies for other people of course ...
Are we having a poll with a winner at the end?
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That's lovely @Ploshkin I'm sure the lucky girl will be very pleased.
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Lovely entires, keep them coming and as @Iminei says, if it is a gift that you don't want to share on here yet, take the photo now so you can post it later.
Timeframe: Construction starts on 1st November and the item(s) must be completed by 31st December.
You can post pictures of your item as soon as its completed, or wait until January. All entries need to be uploaded with the template and at least one photo by 10th January.
I'll be setting up a vote to run for a few days from 11th Jan onwards!
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Ploshkin the little back pack is delightful and I am sure the little girl will be over the moon with this - you are a very kind and thoughtful neighbour.
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WendyW entry #2
Tote bag for my daughter.
I got the general instructions from a Craftsy class titled "Market Tote" but the actual pattern was not accessible so the measurements are my own, and I changed some parts of the assembly. Inspired by the class instruction, I dove into my collection of orphan blocks and bits, combined with my fabric stash, to make multiple tote bags for family members.
In this tote, the wedges that make the rising sun are leftovers from 2 pillows I made a while back. I wanted to avoid the bulk of all those wedges meeting in the middle, so I added the pink sashing to create rays, and made a circle center to applique over the tips. Diagonal strips at the top corners filled the needed dimensions.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51773935033_455c4f7c92.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mT5X7i)Virginia's bag 2 (https://flic.kr/p/2mT5X7i) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
On the back, this diamond within a square was an attempt at a weird 3-d type of applique-ish piecing. I don't recall where I found it or what it was called. It wasn't something I cared to pursue further so I just tossed the block into the orphan stash. The pink actually matches better than it looks in the pic. The sides are more of the wedges, alternated with yellow.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51774576250_edc666aa19.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mT9eHL)Virginia's bag 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2mT9eHL) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
The green for the base was the only green I had that matched the bits in the wedges, but it was a very thin fabric, not at all suited for the abuse it will get in this tote, so I added a covering of the iron-on vinyl on this and all the other totes for more durability.
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WendyW, entry #3
The second of the totes, this one for my mom.
As before, inspired by the "Marketplace Tote" on Craftsy.
This time I used 8 HST blocks (4 front and 4 on the matching back). These purple blocks originally came to me as a donation for making a charity quilt. There was enough to make 2 child-size quilts with a few left over. My mom likes butterflies, and since one of the purple prints has butterflies, I used a butterfly print from my stash for the sides and quilted it in a free-hand butterfly design.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51773934803_a82fb96a94.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mT5X3k)Mom's bag (https://flic.kr/p/2mT5X3k) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
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WendyW entry #4
Tote #3, this time for my probable future daughter-in-law. Again, inspired by the "Market Tote" on Craftsy.
The center blocks on this one came in a huge pile of orphan blocks that I received from some random friend of a friend. They all had two border strips with little cherries on the checkerboard, so I oriented the squares so the cherries would mostly be covered by the straps. I didn't think the red cherries fit with the rest of the colors. The sides were built as piano keys from a stack of squares from my pre-cut scraps. I had fun quilting the squared-off flowers, a new design for my repertoire.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51772868277_f204ec2122.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mSZtZX)Matty's bag (https://flic.kr/p/2mSZtZX) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
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WendyW, entry #5.
The last of my "Market Totes", this one for my sister.
My sister does not like the lively colors that make up most of my stash, so instead she got all blue, which is her favorite color. The rectangles are leftover from a quilt I made for an old friend. Because the overall patchwork design is so monotonous, I quilted it in half-circles, using a ruler, to give it a little more dimension and movement. I used stippling for the quilting in the base to soften all the hard lines above. This bag ended up larger than the others, solely because it was the last one and I was no longer paying attention to silly details like measurements.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51774576420_ed6690c155.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mT9eLG)Wanda's bag (https://flic.kr/p/2mT9eLG) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
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WendyW, entry # 6
Pajamas for my grandson. Pattern: very old Butterick 6738
This was a gift that was planned well in advance, but got pushed back till after all the totes and wasn't even started until mid-afternoon on Christmas Eve. Just a simple knit pajama, and I used a sweat-suit pattern purchased decades ago. Thank Heaven for sergers and lots of prior experience! I got this done, start to finish, in less than 2 hours! They may be too big, but 3yo grow quickly so that won't be an issue for too long.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51774335024_8eaf506e3e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mT811G)Jammies (https://flic.kr/p/2mT811G) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
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WendyW, entry #7
Not, sewing, but still crafty. A mobile for my granddaughter's room. Made from a kit for key-chains.
In the UK, do you have kits that make a large poster by sticking little tiny jewels to the paper like a mosaic? My mother has several times tried to convince me that I need to make one of these, and I have ZERO interest in such a putzy craft. My sister is not crafty AT ALL and my mom keeps trying to convince her to become crafty. Last summer my mom gave both of us a kit to make little jeweled butterfly keychains. I made exactly one just so I could say I had tried it, then the kit sat on my kitchen table for months, until I had a brainstorm. I decided to use the butterflies to make a mobile for my 5yo granddaughter's room. I ordered some large jewels online to add some more interest, and found an old embroidery hoop in my stash to use for the upper frame.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51773690811_c74c86bc7a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mT4Gvz)butterfly mobile (https://flic.kr/p/2mT4Gvz) by CraftymamaMN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymama-mn/), on Flickr
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@SewRuthieSews @Flobear ... are you getting ready to collate these into a poll for the New Year?
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Yes @Iminei I shall be doing just that
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Reminder: as Christmas Day is now over, any gifts can have their photos shared.
There are a few days still to finish things off, if they didn't quite make it
Timeframe: Construction starts on 1st November and the item(s) must be completed by 31st December.
You can post pictures of your item as soon as its completed, or wait until January. All entries need to be uploaded with the template and at least one photo by 10th January.
I'll be setting up a vote to run for a few days from 11th Jan onwards!
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Sheilago's 3rd Entry
Here’s my other Christmas knit: the dinosaur jumper for my 3 year old granddaughter. It was wrapped up until Christmas Day, but managed to get a photo once it was opened.
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Realale's Entry No 1
This is Realale's contribution to this thread (my quilts don't count Grrrr!! :D) [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
I wanted to try out a set of snowman embroideries I bought so I decided to make a pillow case using one of Mother's pillows that are now surplus to requirements.
The embroideries were downloaded from Embroidery Library and I made the pillowcase pattern up as I went along.
The fabric is some silk I have had for ages - too stiff for clothes (even after washing) but not really robust enough for curtains or bags. I'm using it up on small projects like coasters, cushions etc.
I didn't place the snowmen with precision, just eyeballed it, because it was only going to be a useable experiment. I've been using it most of December on the settee when I watch telly - and very comfy it is too!! :P
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Realale entry no 2
And some of the Christmas cards I made.
These were for special people in my life and were embroidered on various fabrics before I put them in bi fold cards. I make about 10 each year, last year they were scrap fabric Christmas trees. The majority this year were the gold baubles on navy fabric, the dancing reindeer and the two named cards were more individual and personalised.
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They’re great fun @realale. Love the baubles, whose design is that?
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They’re great fun @realale. Love the baubles, whose design is that?
I think those are from Urban Threads. That's my go to site ;)
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Gorgeous- love George’s and Iris’s especially! :loveit:
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I love your Christmas cards @realale
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@realale Your cards are fantastic :star: :star: :star:
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Annieeg Entry No 2
Alphabet playmat for my 2 great-nieces (7 months and 24 months).
Started: early November 2021
Finished: in a COMPLETE PANIC :scream: :faints: 24 December 2021.
Materials: remnant panel piece bought for £4.99. I attached batting and backing (yellow cotton print) and quilted through the layers. I stitched round each letter and each box border.
Then finished off with my home-made binding and used quilt stitch no 67 on the QE4.2 to attach the binding. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Ok is it too late to enter
Celia's Entry No 1
This was made for my NDN to contain some nice L’Occitane goodies plus a pair of earrings I made.
The fabric is leftovers I had from a brief affair with quilting
The pattern was from a quilting magazine I borrowed from the library
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All entries need to be uploaded with the template and at least one photo by 10th January.
Template: Please submit your entries in this thread using this template
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Your User Name and Entry Number (if entering have more than once )
What is it and for whom (if applicable)
Pattern/kit/instructions used (commercial or self-drafted, anything goes)
Materials and tools used(pictures welcome particularly of unusual tools)
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Ok is it too late to enter
@Celia, No it is not, photos need to be up by 10th Jan
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I've collated all the entries I can find for the Creating for the Festive Season Contest and am so pleased at the number, quality and variety of items made.
I did say that we could wait until 10th January for photos - but it seems like they are all in now.
Shout now if you still want to enter something, otherwise I'll put the poll up later on.
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Voting is now open!!
Creating for the Festive Season Voting (https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php/topic,13943.0.html)
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Voting has now closed in the Creating for the Festive Season contest and the winner is @Ploshkin!
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Please choose between The Sewing Places's
Prize Winners Enamel badge or Sew on Embroidered Patch!!!
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Thank you to all the entrants who made such amazing items. Its been a real feast.