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In the last week or so I made some Christmas Eve gifts for the great nephew and his sisters: I figured littlies get plenty of stuff at Christmas, so I would do a little something to open the night before: hopefully to help calm them down at bedtime. Sam and Nina are too young this year, and Emily is all grown up, but maybe it will work for Lulu!  These have been filled with pyjamas and Christmas story books

I also finished some sewing and embroidery for customers:

 

And following a family photo session (fifteen of us for Nanny's birthday), I just want to share with you this pic ... of everything I've ever made . . . These are my *best* creations!!

All 4 of us:

and all fifteen:

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Creative Christmas

How's this for advanced planning!!!  I'm teaching a class in December on making a reversible Christmas stocking - and not only have I made the samples, but I've written the instructions too!

So the stocking looks like this

Or you can turn it inside out to look like this

The instructions are here 

And if your spacial awareness is OK you'll make this which can be made into either version

However, if you're having a bad day, or have rubbish spatial awareness skills, you could end up with this which will never work

Or this which isn't reversible - sigh!

Still I did get there in the end!

Saturday Sewing

I wont achieve as much sewing as I could have managed today, as instead  I took full advantage of the first day in *months* that I haven't had to set the alarm, so I enjoyed a very lazy morning.

Then I got to panicking about "the list" so started on some sewing.

* FINISHED Scarves for Liam and Harry
I stitched these in a dark green as these scarves as going to the girls' boyfriends - they are intentionally low contrast

* FINISHED Increase star on Angel Wallhanging

  

Now in the Nativity crib at church

* FINISHED 5 x flannels for Beth

 
* FINISH Santa Sack for Casper

YAY!  The list is looking better :-)

THE LIST

For when Dave & Liz's baby arrives
 * FINISH I-Spy Quilt

For Christmas  
 * FINISH Napkins for Anna
 * START 2 Pairs of Patchwork boots 
 * START cushion for Sam
 * START Wrap for Terri
 * FINISH 12 place mats for Carol

After Christmas
 * START Jacket for Jamie 
 * START Embroider Anisa's name onto a quilt
 * START Nicky's Book Block (Out of Africa) 
 * START Janine's Butterfly block (Out of Africa) 
 * START Sana's Home is where the heart is block (Out of Africa) 
 * START Simone's caravan cushions
 * FOR ME Christmas Tree by Candlelight wall hanging

Santa's Sacks Sorted

A photo of three more items finished from the lit

And Chloe's sack was also finished, but I guess I didn't take a photo of that.  Carol's place mats have been started: the monogrammed centres have been embroidered.  But there are more new costumer orders that have snuck their way onto the list too - such is life!

So the list now looks like this:

• START 2 Pairs of Patchwork boots 
• NEW Embroider names onto 4 fleece blankets for Debbie
• NEW Embroider initials onto 3 dressing gowns for Phoebe
• NEW Santa Sack for Casper
• NEW Scouts 90 Year badges
• NEW Scarves for Liam and Harry
• NEW Wrap for Terri
• START Nicky's Book Block (Out of Africa) 
• START Janine's Butterfly block (Out of Africa) 
• START Sana's Home is where the heart is block (OoA)
• FINISH I-Spy for Liz
• FINISH Christmas Tree by Candlelight wall hanging
• FINISH Napkins for Anna
• FINISH 12 place mats for Carol
• Batik Square Dance 
• I-Spy for Dina
• Christmas Waistcoat
• In The Hoop Gifts
•  I-Spy for Jane (Chloe) 
• Warm Stars quilt for Philippa
• Christmas sack for Richard
• Christmas sack for Chloe
• Christmas sacks for Liam and Harry

Someone's Stocking

OK, not stockings, but Someone's Sack didn't have the same ring to it!!!

I had a few customers ask me to make Christmas Sacks last year: they thought they asked in plenty of time, but as I was going to spend the first 17 days of December in Australia, I had to tell them I couldn't help, so this year I am getting ready early.

I have changed the design slightly so I can get them prepared before personalising them, so decided to make one for our new Great Neice, so I could photograph it:

So, Dear Santa, this year I have been good, Lucia

But if trouble is afoot, and Santa needs to be aware, the tab can be flipped over:

I have an image of, in a few years time, mum or dad shouting to Lucia "Dont make me turn the tab around"