As a tangible gift to go along with some sweets for family, I assembly-lined these Market Totes.



I used Alicia's awesome pattern and they came together perfectly. I love box pleats! I will be using them a lot in the future, I can tell.



It was so fun to pick out the fabrics for these, and a great stash buster. I hope the recipients get a lot of use out of them.

Labels: bags, sewing

When Peter and I got married, I bought two cross stitch stocking kits. I finished Pete's stocking this morning, five days after Christmas, just seven Christmases after we got married.



Now, to be clear, I have definitely not worked on it that whole time.



In fact, added all together, it probably only took a few months of evenings to finish.



But it was definitely a labor of love, and I am so proud of how it turned out! Merry Christmas, Peter, I'm glad you finally have a homemade stocking!

Labels: needlework

As you can tell, blogging has moved way down my priority list. Between Ben, work, life, actually having time to sew... something had to go. I do still plan on posting my finished projects, but that's as much for my own benefit as anything. I like having a record of what I've done, and I do often go back to reference past projects.



These photos are evidence that I don't think much these days about what to blog - I took this quilt all the way to California for my grandma and never took any photos of it. Thanks so much to my grandfather for the pictures.



I love how this quilt turned out, and my grandma was so pleased with it. It goes perfectly in their house, and though she won't give up the first quilt I made for her, I think she'll get a lot of use out of it.

Inspired by this pillow on Moda Bakeshop.

Labels: 2010 Quilts, quilting, sewing