Holiday Cheer

I’ve got the tree up and just made a stocking for our new addition to the family. Yes, we have stockings for all of our pets, including the guinea pig. And after I hung it, I realized that our other stockings point to the right. Oh, well.

Here are the triangle templates that I created to make the stocking if you’d like to use them for a quilt block or other project. I love paper piecing for getting precision in smaller triangles like these. If you’re unfamiliar with the technique, you basically place the fabric behind your paper pattern and sew right through the paper. You can check out tutorials on YouTube, because it’s tricky to explain. Here are some other paper pieced blocks I made.

Handmade Gifts for Kids

 

Don’t have time or the inclination to make gifts? Here are a few handmade gift ideas for the kiddos in your life. And yes, you can tell that I mostly think about gifts for girls, but these sites have lots of different options.

Tiger Pouch from Giddy Giddy, $32.

Recycled Cashmere Baby Hat, $29 from Tasha Miller Griffith.

Pencil Pouch, $15 from Slide Sideways.

Tic Tac Toe Stamp Kit, $19 from Yellow Owl Workshop.

Anna Ballerina, € 34.95 from Esthex.

Pink Rosette Necklace, $31.50 from Everbloom Studio.

Musical Instruments, set of 3 for $38 from Rare Device.