Gifts for Amanda

As you know from my last post, I participated in the Craftaholics Anonymous Gift Swap. Such fun!

 

I made three items for my swap partner Amanda - the first one is the Buttercup bag which is a gorgeous pattern designed by Rae from Made by Rae. After I had made it, I was having a look at Amanda's pinterest boards, and she had a buttercup bag pinned! Hurrah!

It was my first time using this pattern and it was really easy, a really good bag for a beginner. Next time I will work out how to sew the straps into the lining. I used Amy Butler Lotus Wall Flower in Cherry and added a vintage button from my op shop stash to embellish.

I also made Amanda a cute suzy-homemaker style apron using some Christmas fabric. Here it is being modelled by yours truly.

Love the squinty face! (It was a really sunny day!) Here is the front view:

This is one of the prettier Christmas fabrics around, it is 12 Days Of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda. I trimmed it with some white bias binding and used some red polka dot from my stash for the waistband, and some satin ribbon for the sash. The design was based on an apron tutorial from the book 'The Crafty Minx' by Kelly Doust, but I made a few changes.

And last but not least, I made a little felt Christmas Tree ornament.

Love that vintage star button at the top, and I had some gold embroidery floss to stitch it on with. I used pinking shears to give the edges a more tree like appearance.

So there you have it! If you are considering participating in craft swaps - DO IT! It is a lovely way to meet new people and see what other people's fabulous talents are!

Linking here with other creative people today, as well as lots of other great link parties - check out my link party page.