I made two of these bags as Christmas presents. I now have this really funny feeling, doubting and second-guessing my decision to give them, out of fear that my SILs did not like them. They were not perfect, but I would have used them. And I love the fabric. I like making gifts, though. From now on I will stick to things like Christmas ornaments or something. Nothing that they feel particularly obligated to use.
Next up I am taking the shams that came with daughters new bed set and making valences out of them. We are not a bed making family, and the purple and yellow ones that she has up right now do not go with her new bedding. Might as well put the shams to good use. I am looking forward to getting started. Santa brought me a big self-healing mat and rotary cutters. Hopefully this will help straighten out my edges. Our island (8″ tile counter top) was helpful for small projects like beanbags, but not so much for anything bigger than that. Hubs is taking one night a week to work on our downstairs playroom, so I will be at the sewing machine while he is down there. My sewing machine smells good. That probably sounds odd, but it does.
