Happy Holidays to You!!

My goodness!  It has been over a month since I posted here.  

It has been super crazy dealing with our house remodel.  

We moved last week and we still have the final move into our house. - hopefully by February. 

We found a two bedroom basement apartment that is cozy and comfortable, but I am seriously looking forward to being in our new house!

In the meantime I have found a bit of time for Christmas sewing.

If you are looking for some gift sewing ideas, check our my gifts to make page [HERE]

I made these open wide pouches designed by Noodlehead.  

If you are looking for an easy last minute gift to make, this is also a good one.

The pouch pictured in front has a leather bottom which matched nicely with the Cotton and Steel canvas print.

Find a tutorial for sewing leather or suede [HERE]

The large pouch is perfect for smaller knitting projects.

You can find the tutorial [HERE]

I saw some adorable Petal Pouches on IG made by the talented a__l

The pattern is also from Noodlehead and is a fun and easy make.

I couldn't resist making a patchwork version and raided by scrap basket. 

OK... back to Holiday sewing I go  :)

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise

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Handmade Gifts ~ Pencil Pouch

I am back again today to share another fun Holiday Gift.

This one is fun and easy to make.

This cute little pencil pouch is a great gift for kids and adults.  

I actually made a few for Teacher gifts last year.  

The crayon is paper pieced and is a perfect first paper piecing project if you'd like to give this technique a try.

Add a fun set of pens and a colorful kneaded eraser and pencil to tuck into the pencil pouch.

You can find the Crayon Pattern [HERE]

and

The Pencil Pouch Pattern [HERE]

Happy Sewing!

xo

Charise

Handmade Gifts ~ "SKETCH" book

With the Holidays right around the corner I thought it would be fun to share some

of my favorite gifts to make. 

Over the next few weeks I will be sharing tutorials and patterns if you want to do a little

holiday gift sewing for your friends and loved ones.

This week I will share gifts for the little and big artists in your life.

This Sketch Book has a paper pieced pencil design on the front.

  

This is the "girly" version but it would be fabulous in Boy colors too.  

Include some Moleskin sketch book refills and some fun pencils for a fun gift.
I tied whimsical twill tape around pretty Orla Kiely Pencils to add a nice little touch.

The back has a pocket for pencils and pens. 

 I designed this because I was always forgetting to include pens or pencils in my purse!  

Now you will always have them handy!

It also has a twill tape book mark to help keep your place.

You can find the tutorial and pattern on the Sew Mama Sew blog [HERE]

I will tag all post with "Hand Made Gifts" if you want to search on the blog.

Enjoy!

xo

Charise