Monday, July 11, 2011

What I Made for Ellie: The Handmade Gift Exchange

The Handmade Gift Exchange at Craftaholics Anonymous looked like so much fun, that I decided to sign up to participate.  This is what I sent to my partner, Ellie.  Ellie loves to sew, and she also has an adorable little daughter, so I made her a set of beanbag pattern weights that can double as toys to keep little hands busy while mommy sews.  I love pattern weights.  You can cut out your pattern without spending time pinning it down to the fabric, and they look cute, too. Here they are all stacked up:
And here they are in action:
I really need to make some of these for myself!  I was also going to make her some cute pincushions, but those were an epic failure, so I did what I know best and made her a little tote just the right size to hold the pattern weights.  I hope she likes her handmade gifts! 

6 comments:

  1. I love the fabric collection. Cute idea for the pattern weight/baby toy!

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  2. Love the pattern weights. The tote came out good, too. Nice work!

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  3. Those are so cute! (The weights AND the bag!)

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  4. Those are some really great gifts! How can she not love them?

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  5. So cute and creative. I had so much fun with this exchange everyone is so talented.

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