Vanessa Christenson
Debbi Lashbrook
Ashley Johnston
Kay Hickman
Gayle Schliemann
Erika Mulvenna
DIY Stylish Sewing Gifts for the Holidays: Ideas from Handmade Charlotte
Handmade always means more during the holiday season. If you’re anxious to squeeze in some sewing for gift-giving we have six great easy tutorials to help in your handmade quest. These stylish gifts can be sewn in an afternoon and will leave your friends and relatives feeling extra cozy and extra loved this holiday season!
How to Host a Gift Swap
Have you ever participated in a gift swap? Hosting a gift swap can be a fun way to make a few fun gifts and to get a few awesome handmade gifts in return, too!
Top 10 Holiday DIY Projects on Pinterest
As the Holiday Season starts to wrap up, we have pulled together our top pins. There are hundreds of wonderful handmade Holiday DIY projects on Pinterest so the choosing was tough. Here are just a few of our favorites… Pocket Advent Calendar Banner from Stitched Tree Pillow Pointers by From The Blue
Holiday Gifts To Stitch For Kids
We’re sharing some of our favorite free sewing projects for the holidays each Friday until the end of the year – from decorations to deck the halls to quick gifts for loved ones. This week we’re sharing some of our favorite stitchable gifts for kids.
Nearly 250 Christmas Boots!
Donna Krebill, a customer of BERNINA Sewing Centers of Kansas City, sent me some photos of Christmas boots her quilt guild made for their local women’s shelter. They’ve been doing this for several years, supplying over 200 boots every Christmas – nearly 250 for 2012!
Peace, Love, and Joy
Gayle Schleimann composed her Peace, Love, and Joy Chirpy Bird trilogy in BERNINA Embroidery Software 6, using simple letter kerning, manipulation, and pattern run items to create her pieces. The best part was incorporating her new Chirpy Bird designs!
5 Super Easy Holiday Sewing Project Ideas from Handmade Charlotte
Sewing for the holidays should be fun, and not add stress to an already often hectic season. We would like to make it even easier for you by clueing you in on five super simple sewing projects that can be done in an afternoon, easy enough to replicate for any number of gifts or decor for the season.
Matching Pajamas for Christmas
One of our favorite holiday traditions is the matching pajama pants the kids wear for Christmas. Growing up, my siblings and I would cluster together on the stairs every Christmas morning in our new pajamas, anticipation building, while our mother snapped the annual “waiting to open presents” photo.
