For the rest of the month, December 2023, buy any pattern and I’ll send you another one FREE. It’ll be a surprise. My way of adding a little Christmas pleasure to your life.
I have just completed the last of five craft venues for the season and though I’m due a long winter’s rest, I first have to set up a solo quilt show in Montgomery Armory–The Anita Folmar Gallery for January. More on that in January!
However, here are some of the crafts I’ve been working on. I really love to use up my scraps this way, and when they actually SELL, I love that someone else loves them. The instructions for these Christmas balls are on the internet, but I make mine 5″ instead of 3″. One here has a photo transferred to fabric .
Below are my 28″ square flour sack towels, embellished with a quilted border. In some cases, I had enough small scraps to make a matching hot pad. (Use 2 layers of cotton batting.) If you join Facebook Group for TheFabricHut.com, you’ll find my how-to video on the towels on the media page. The hot pads are pieced, quilted and bound just like a regular quilt.
I didn’t just sew; I also did a little a little painting just for fun. A bunch of these have sold, but there are still some available at The Kelly in Wetumpka if you’re local. Each is painted differently. (I found out that I’m a MUCH better sewist than painter 🙁 , but I learn a little each time I try something new!)
Painted Perch Ornaments by Libby Christensen
Just this week, I added some magnet bookmarks and gift tags made from my photos. For convenience, I used place cards (Avery paper templates) and placed two on each card, then cut. They’re pre-folded and easy to punch out. I add a hole to the gift cards and stretchy gold cord. Easy, but a little tedious to make! (By the way, the Santa is a photo of a cross-stitch I made! You could do quilts, too!)
Magnet Foldover Bookmarks and Gift Tags by LJ Christensen
Wouldn’t it be fun to use photos of the family and search for faces rather than names on the gifts! Hmmmm, maybe NEXT year. I think I’m about done this year. The Wetumpka Dickens Festival was fabulous, but I came home exhausted. I’ve decided any further Christmas crafts will have to wait for 2024. Time to relax and wrap gifts, eat cookies and enjoy the family….and maybe play a few games. (Does anyone else out there like June’s Journeys?)
My best to all of you who’ve followed me this year. I promise some new patterns in the new year! Merriest and Brightest Christmas from Libby