One of my medium nephews was over while his parents were gone and he decided he wanted to make a pillowcase.
The first step was to select fabrics. In the course of doing that, we pawed through my Christmas bag fabrics. I was reminded that I needed to get busy on some bags for 2010.
I have two gifts for two different people at work who have been especially helpful to me this year, so I decided to make bags for them. I don’t normally spread bags outside of the family, but the alternative would be to actually wrap the gifts with PAPER. Ugh! So, above are the bags. I used the French Seam method that I learned from the Twiddletails pillowcase pattern. I am not at all near making very many bags this year so far. That can always change, though, right?
Just wanted to let you know I AM reading your blog. I have been in la la land for weeks now, it seems. Finished up the last of the Christmas shopping today, so am hoping to get back into the studio a bit….even if to just fondle fabric. 🙂
I love that paisley-esk print you used on the gift post before this one. Warm right tans and browns too. It is very elegant looking.
I did not make a single gift bag this year!!! I have some leftover from last year though. I cannot see how you manage and hold down a job too!!! I have all I can do to keep the dust bunnies at bay and run the house! 🙂
That was supposed to be LIGHT tans, not RIGHT tans……. lol
I like the idea of “right” tans, Sherri D! Alas, there are so many wrong tans in the fabric world…
Jaye, what makes someone a “medium” nephew?
It is all about age! The 11-15 age range I am now calling medium.
I can’t call them small, because most are taller than me now. Sigh! I am sure you know the feeling with all of your giant nephews.
Sherri:
Glad you are still reading. I have been feeling a little lonely lately. I like right tans as well. The browns I used are very chocolatey. I selected that fabric, because the person I made the Little Wallet for is from New Zealand and I thought the fabric looked like the art from the area without being a bad reproduction. It gave the feel of it.