Link list update....

Oh Dear! I updated the link list this morning. I'm not so great at this blogger technical stuff so..... if anyone can rename the links to look like the rest of it, I'd be grateful. Also, maybe send me a message on how to do it so I don't do this again.

I hope the links have been helpful to inspire creation !

Welcome Winter!

I know that Old Man Winter had been around for a while now, but I just finished this little snowman door hanger this morning. I adore snowmen ! You can find the pattern here:

Kip :)

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/bags-pillows/snowman-door-hanger_1.html

Another gift bag

Just another gift bag. =) I have "helpers" who like to pick the fabrics! I am working on an owl ornament, but am having issues with the eyes. I tried to make "yo-yos" but ignored the tute author who suggested that the thread being strong (quilting) thread. I painstakingly sewed all the way around the first yo-yo, pulled snug and.....SNAP! Sighs. Anyone else have completed projects to share?

Augh! Busy week!

An update on my progress.......

Life has suddenly become more busy, lots of things thrown my way, so I'm being forced to hold off on my YOC sewing. I do have the tops of the tree skirts finished, and I've started reading the pattern for the stockings, but that's about it.

(Notice those are not yarn balls, fat quarters or any other crafty item flying at me. Those,my friend, are responsibilities.)

Do you get to work on your Christmas crafts this week? Share, share!

Merry Tuesday!

Back to the regular grind.......

We got back to our regular schedule of school for the boys. It's nice for me because I always have more uninterrupted time in the sewing room. Today I was catching up with the housework with the three little pigs back to school so I didn't get any sewing done today.
I hope you were productive today ! Can't wait to see more Christmas sewing pictures!

Cloth Gift Bag

Kristi has encouraged me to post my first YOC accomplishment. Here it is: An all-purpose reusable gift bag. I am trying to use materials from my stash to reduce my collection a bit. I used flannel for the bag and I braided yarn (6 strands) for the tie.

Welcome, welcome to all our new blog authors!

And thank you for volunteering to make this blog a wonderful resource for our own Sewing Mamas, and seamstresses all over the internet!

A few things to know that might help you settle in:

• If you would like your "Blog Elves" name to be changed to reflect your Blogger nickname, please let me or Kip know that. Many of us mamas don't use the same nickname on Blogger as we do on Sewing Mamas, so the names on the Blog Elves list may not be the same as the name that shows up when you post on our YOC blog. Also, if you'd like to just use your regular name, that's fine too! Just let us know your preferences and we'll get it worked out! This is YOUR blog too!
• Please make sure that you join and upload your items to our Flickr pool, located here. Once you have uploaded your photos to the pool, they will show on the front page, and pretty soon, we'll have a lovely group of finished Christmas items that our readers can admire--and they will! So let's show em what we've got, and what we can do, k?
  
• Please feel free to blog your Sew and Show stuff. In just the same way that you Sew and Show your finished items on the Sewing Mamas forums, you can do the same here! Most of you have your own blogs, so you don't need me to tell you how to post to this blog, but if you need help, just ask! And btw, it's fine to have more than one post per day, the more the merrier!

I think that's it! If you have any questions, or are a member of the Sewing Mama forums and would like to join in the fun here on YOC, please feel free to message me or Kip here or on the Sewing Mamas forums site.

I'm out! Happy New Year!