Christmas Sewing

It was a few weeks ago that I finished my Christmas shopping, but I've been madly trying to find the time to finish my Christmas sewing!  These 'I spy' bags are the gift of choice this year for my young friends and relatives:

Made from polar fleece, the bags have a clear plastic window so that the children can move the contents around and find 30 objects hidden in the filling (plastic beads used for toy stuffing).  Objects are things like a coin, paper clip, buttons in various shapes, dice, marble, etc.  They are great for quiet times, as the game keeps changing - and adults like playing with them as well!


The other big project has been a couple of baby floor quilts - one for a godson and another for a brand new nephew.  You can probably recognise the bear from the bear pattern I made for the street stall!

It was a great quilt to make, but since I am mostly 'self-taught' when it comes to quilting, I still make lots of mistakes... the biggest lesson from this one is that invisible thread is really difficult to unpick!  (But I still think it made my quilting look better when you couldn't see it properly!)


Christmas is here!  I've been working towards it for so long, it seems strange that it will be over soon!  (Although my husband thinks we'll be playing carols until April because my boys enjoy them so much!)