December Wrap-up

   Like many of you, December was all about gift-making for the holidays.  I really enjoyed working on these smaller projects-- lots of mug rugs, little notepad and  mini-journal covers and cell-phone cases/tissue cozies.  I worked with some great fabrics and discovered that I am now addicted to fussy-cutting.

In order to give proper credit to those who are due, here are the tutorials that I used:

#s 1,2 &3:  from this magazine (2010 issue):

#4: Zig Zag mug rug tutorial by Jenna at Sew Happy Geek

#5: 'time for tea' mug rug tutorial by Nova at A Cuppa and a Catch-up

# 9: iPod/Camera Cozy tutorial by Rebecca at the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog
       [Note:  I altered the size a little to make it slightly smaller.  Also, this site is an excellent source of all kinds of tutorials]

   There were actually many more items that I made, just in the nick of time to give away, that I didn't get photos of, so these are just some highlights.
   And today I'm going to cut into some of this:

   For some reason, I am just completely enamored with this chicken-and-egg fabric (and the fabrics that I picked out to go with it).  The plan is to use them to make a cover for our Cuisinart mixer (which sits out on our kitchen counter and gathers dust) and to make a set of matching curtains for some open shelves in our kitchen (that also gather dust easily).  Hopefully, I'll have something to post this week.
   Happy Quilting/Sewing to all of you!