We are baking, sewing & crafting up a storm, preparing handmade gifts for this holiday season. I am sharing 30 wonderful sewn gifts from 30 amazing bloggers! Head on over to According to Kelly for 30 fabulous crafty gifts. A Southern Fairytale is spotlighting 30 edible yummies & holiday-inspired recipes.You definitely don’t want to miss a day! Check out ALL of our creative projects HERE.

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We are baking, sewing & crafting up a storm, preparing handmade gifts for this holiday season. I am sharing 30 wonderful sewn gifts from 30 amazing bloggers! Head on over to According to Kelly for 30 fabulous crafty gifts. A Southern Fairytale is spotlighting 30 edible yummies & holiday-inspired recipes.You definitely don’t want to miss a day! Check out ALL of our creative projects HERE.

Hi Everyone,

This is Dora from Show, Tell , Share, where I am one of the contributors. Show, Tell, Share is a forum where a group of blogger friends with varied talents gather to share ideas, recipes, and to show off what we are working on. I was born and raised in Hungary. Even though I have made my home in the USA, I consider myself first and foremost Hungarian. I am a stay at home mom of 4 boys. They keep me busy, and I get a kick out of their different personalities. I love to create and see what my friends do. I am motivated by their talents to try new things and explore new ideas. We hold a monthly craft challenge on our blog, we take turn hosting it and everyone is welcome to participate. Along with being the administrator of Show,Tell,Share, I recently opened an Etsy store. We'll see where this new endeavor will take me.

I picked 3 colors, I got 1/2 yard of rib knit in brown, blue and green. Cut two 6 inch strips of each. And from the leftovers, I cut four 5 1/2 inch squares in each color to be used in the designs at the end of each scarf. You can change the sizes easily and make longer or skinnier scarves.

I used my walking foot to sew the knit fabric. You do not need one. Just increase your stitch length to about 3.5 and go slow. I sewed all around the design lines.

See how great the Wash and Tear works?

Now for the fun part! Start cutting! Pinch your top layer of fabric and make a small slit and cut along the sewn lines. For the trunk part, I had to cut through 2 layers to get to the brown color.

After I cut away the green tree crown, I sewed a small pear on the green fabric, cut it away to reveal the brown color underneath.

I did the same with the flower motif.

Once I finished with both ends of a scarf, I added the second main scarf body, wrong sides together and top stitched around the scarf. I advise you to pin frequently, because knit fabric shifts easier.

Done! You can use pinking shears to cut the edge or just leave it as it is. Wrap it up, and you have a great homemade gift!

Thanks for having me Cindy!

Hello Skip To My Lou Readers!! I am so excited to be a part of the Holiday Bake, Craft & Sew Along!

My name is Bev and I blog at Flamingo Toes. I love to sew, make things for my home, and I definitely have a weakness for jewelry.

I also love sewing cute things for kitchen!

For the Sew Along, I wanted to come up with a gift that was fun and easy to make - but that people don't always remember to buy for themselves.

I thought that some cute Pot Holders would be just the thing! It's more fun to cook and bake with cute pot holders don't you think?

I have two versions for you today - here's the first:

I have been loving all the "lined paper" projects around and I thought that the idea was perfect for a fun, ok . . . silly, pot holder.

Here's what you'll need to make your own:

For Front Piece of Potholder -

White Fabric - 2 pieces 8" x 8 1/2"

Pellon Insul-fleece - 1 piece 8" x 8 1/2"

Pellon lightweight batting - 1 piece 8" x 8 1/2"

For Back Piece of Potholder -

Back Fabric - 2 pieces 10" x 8 1/2"

Pellon Insul-fleece - 1 piece 10" x 8 1/2"

Pellon Lightweight Batting - 1 Piece 8" x 8 1/2"

For Binding -

1 piece cut on bias - 3" x 42"

1 piece cut on bias - 3" x 9"

How To Make A Pot Holder

Cut out your fabrics. Lay your pieces so that the small front pieces are together and the back pieces are together.

For the Front of the Pot Holder, make a sandwich with the two white pieces of fabric on the outsides, right sides out, and the Insul-fleece and batting inside.

Sew 1/4" around all the sides to hold everything together.

Measure down from the top 1 1/2" and draw a line across the rectangle with a disappearing marking pen. Mark the next line 3/4" below that.

Continue marking lines down the rectangle until you reach the bottom.

With blue thread, sew across the marked lines. Go over the top line 4 times and the other lines 2 times.

Measure 1 1/2" from the left side and mark a vertical line down the rectangle. Sew over this line with red thread 4 times.

With your marking pen, write out your clever phrase on the fabric. Embroider the letters with a simple stem stitch.

Fold the 9" piece of binding in half, wrong sides together and press.

On the back side of the front piece, lay the raw edges along the top edge of the rectangle. Sew down with a 3/8" seam allowance.

Fold the binding over to the front of the rectangle and sew it down just inside the folded edge.

For the back of the Pot Holder, make a sandwich with the fabric and fleeces just like you did with the front.

Sew 1/4" around all the sides, then sew vertical lines down the rectangle 1" apart.

Lay the front of the pot holder over the back with the bottom sides matching up. Trim off any excess and sew the sides and bottom together with a 1/4" seam allowance.

Trim the corners so they are just a little bit rounded.

Bind the potholder around all four sides, just like you did for the top of the front piece.

Cute huh? And so quick! I love having the little pocket to slide my hand in.

I'm a bit of a klutz so the more protected my hands are when I stick them in the oven, the better!

The back is super cute too!

If you prefer something that is a little more "traditional" you can use the same steps as above. You can adjust the size easily too!

This version is a little smaller - 7 1/2" x 9" finished - and has rows of little embroidered running stitches on the front in the same colors as the cute retro fabric in the back.

I did the little running stitches around the edge of the binding in front too.

I pretty much love them both.

I hope you like them too!

If you need more gift ideas, I'd love for you to come on over and visit! I have lots of simple jewelry and accessory tutorials - like these Sweet Skinny Headbands!

Thanks for including me in this great series!

We are baking, sewing & crafting up a storm, preparing handmade gifts for this holiday season. I am sharing 30 wonderful sewn gifts from 30 amazing bloggers! Head on over to According to Kelly for 30 fabulous crafty gifts. A Southern Fairytale is spotlighting 30 edible yummies & holiday-inspired recipes.You definitely don’t want to miss a day! Check out ALL of our creative projects HERE.

Hey there! It’s Char from Crap I’ve Made.

I’m excited to be back for another year of the Holiday Bake, Craft, & Sew Along! (Guess that means I didn’t screw it up too badly last year, right?)

Last year, I shared a zippered laptop sleeve tutorial. I think the zipper going around corners scared some people away, so for this year’s project I’m going with something even a beginner sewist (don’t say sewer) can do. This is a great handmade gift for the tween and teen age girls on your list (and being the parent of one, I KNOW how hard they are to make stuff for).

Reversible Sling Bag Tutorial

Supplies:

1 yard of exterior fabric
1 yard of interior fabric
Printed pattern pieces (printed with the page scaling turned OFF) + one piece of 8.5 X 11 paper
Scissors, pins, sewing machine, thread

Print the 2 pattern pieces. Lay them and the extra piece of paper out like this:

Tape the pieces together without overlapping.

If you fold your yard of fabric in half again lengthwise, matching the fold from the bolt to the selvages, you can cut out both pieces at once. BE SURE TO PLACE THE LONG EDGE OF THE PATTERN PIECE ON THE FOLD!!!

You’ll cut 2 pieces from your exterior fabric and 2 pieces from your interior fabric, so you’ll end up with 4 pieces that look like this:

The assembly instructions are the same for the exterior and the interior pieces. All seams are 1/2”, unless otherwise specified.

Place pieces right sides together and sew side seams (indicated by the red lines).

Press seams open.

Line seams up (pin, if you want) and press flat. Sew bottom seam, as indicated by the red line.

Next we’re going to box the corners. Fold/press/whatever your corners like this:

The measurement along the green line is about 1.5”. The measurement along the yellow line is about 3”. I drew a line with a disappearing ink pen to follow when I sewed.

Sew along the line and then clip off the excess fabric.

Turn the exterior bag right side out and slip it inside the interior bag. Match up seams and ends and pin.

Decide which one of the ends of the strap is going to be the “big” one. You’re going to turn the entire bag right side out through this end. There will be a moment when you’re not sure how it’s going to work out, but trust me, it will…just like child birth. Mark it somehow. I used 3 pins.

The other end of the strap will be the “small” one. When you sew this end, you’re going to want to taper it *just* slightly. The blue lines indicate the normal stitch line. The purple lines are how you’re going to sew this end.

I exaggerated the lines in this picture for illustration purposes. I’d start the taper about 1” from the end and taper in maybe 1/8” on each side.

Sew from the end of the strap, around the curve and up the other strap. For some reason the picture or this step is missing, so I made you a super helpful illustration:

You’ll be sewing along the big U shape and leaving the green lines on the ends open. Be sure to taper the “small” end. Repeat on the other edge.

You can clip the curves a bit now if you want to. I did on one bag and I did not on the other. I found it didn’t make a whole lot of difference, so do whatever makes you happy.

Now you’re going to turn the whole thing right side out through the “big” end.

Go slowly and be sure things don’t get too bunched up. You might need a buddy, but I promise this WILL work.

Press along the seams.

Take the “big” end and fold down approximately 1/2” to the inside.

Press.

Slip the “small” end inside the “big” end.

And stitch a cute little rectangle to hold everything in place.

And you’re done!

Only 3.5 months until Christmas, so GET SEWING!

We are baking, sewing & crafting up a storm, preparing handmade gifts for this holiday season. I am sharing 30 wonderful sewn gifts from 30 amazing bloggers! Head on over to According to Kelly for 30 fabulous crafty gifts. A Southern Fairytale is spotlighting 30 edible yummies & holiday-inspired recipes.You definitely don’t want to miss a day! Check out ALL of our creative projects HERE.

bead and knot necklace tutorial

5. Keep going until you've used all your beads or it looks big enough.

6. Fold over the raw edges on the end of the necklace and insert the ribbon. Fold the excess fabric over the ribbon and stitch in place.

7. Repeat for the other side and you're done!

You can wear more than one but they get kinda heavy on your neck! I made three with different size beads since my pack of wooden beads had three sizes.  These would make a great stocking stuffer! For more tutorials please come visit me at  See Kate Sew!