Unicorn Stockings

 

These unicorn fabrics have both shown up in other projects. The pink unicorn fabric was the back of the unicorn doll quilts, and I used the purple unicorn fabric for Lucy's bed sign.

Mermaid Stockings

 

The Christmas stockings were hung in Lucy's bedroom and when Julie told her they'd be coming down after Christmas, she said, "No! I love them!" This prompted me to make some non-Christmas-themed stockings she could keep up after Christmas.

Reindeer Stockings

This is my favorite stocking design from this year's batch. I still have plenty of this fabric if I come up with another use for it.

Christmas Tree Stockings

 

As I was making these I was really regretting choosing so many applique designs, but I really like this one.

A Trio of Stockings

The appliques on these stockings all came from the same fabric. I had prepared the designs for applique when I made stockings in 2019, but I never got around to finishing them because applique is a bit of hassle.

Snowmen Stockings

 

I have previously made stockings with snowman fabric, but this one is a little cuter. I debated how to center the snowman design and ultimately decided to try to fit as many on the stocking as possible, rather than put one in the middle.

Penguin Stockings

I made some mini stockings in 2019, but I last made mini stockings for Claire and Lucy in 2017. Even then, I had enough for 2017-2021, so there wasn't a lot of motivation to make more, even though I had plenty of potential fabric. As it turns out, Lucy was obsessed with the mini stockings this past Christmas. I included the annual stocking as their first "Countdown to Christmas" gift, and she was sad when she didn't get another one the following week, so that motivated me to finally makes some more. I'm now good through 2028, so I've got to stop. This penguin matches the red set I made in 2017. 
 

Sparkly Sequin Ornament

Over the summer I found a bunch of sequins on clearance at Hobby Lobby, along with these colored plastic sequin pins, which I did not know existed. I had been wanting to make Amanda an ornament like this for awhile, and here was the perfect opportunity. If I'd have had more of these pins, I would've made one for myself as well! 

Postage Stamp Bird Ornaments

I made these birds for me and Amanda back in March, when I was on a bird ornament kick after finding this tutorial. I used some postage stamp fabric to make them postage themed.

Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments

2019 had barely even ended when I started these ornaments. I saw these little hoops at Hobby Lobby and decided I would make tiny cross-stitched postage-themed designs for Amanda, incorporating some tiny heart buttons I had on hand.

Butterfly Bags

 

I was inspired to make more of these purses. Fortunately I read my own post about the adjustments I made to the pattern since it's been a few years since my initial bag-making binge. The one with the light purple button has a purple lining and the one with the dark purple button has an orange lining. One is going to the little girl who got the second triangle quilt. The other is going to the little sister of the little boy who received the car bag.

Tiny Snap Pouch

 

I found the tutorial for this teeny tiny pouch earlier in the year and made a test pouch, thinking I would enlarge it, but I ended up not needing it for the intended purpose. Then I just found myself in need of a very tiny gift pouch, so I made a finished version, and I am very pleased with it!

I don't have the same snaps used in the tutorial, but regular ones worked just fine!

Finished size: 2" square

Fox and Feathers Quilt

I've had the fox fabric in this quilt since 2018, so it felt very good to finally find a design I was pleased with and get started. It was also nice that it came together so quickly once I had a design. I had hoped to highlight the foxes a bit more, but with only 2 yards, fussy cutting wasn't the best use of the yardage.

Bird Pin Cushion

I made a little bird pin cushion for my mom to go with this new bird sewing box I found for her at Joann's. The bird is weighted with a magnet. Now that I'm able to go home more frequently, I've been slowly upgrading my my mom and sister's sewing supplies so I am more likely to have what I need on hand when projects come up while I'm visiting. The box my mom uses for sewing supplies had a lid that doubled as a pin cushion, but the lid was no longer attached.

Bird Ornaments

I made bird ornaments for Claire and Lucy with fabric matching the quilts I made for them.

Rainbow Bird

I was looking for a bird-shaped pin cushion pattern when I found this tutorial. There were also instructions for turning it into an ornament, so of course that's what I did. This one is for a coworker's birthday, but I plan to make several more for Christmas!

More Baby Doll Bibs

When Claire was about the same age Lucy is now, I made a couple bibs for her baby dolls. Lucy has waaay more babies under her care, so she needed more bibs. Fortunately, I still had the pattern I used. I think she will particularly like the princess bib since she loves Belle.

The princess fabric is left from the princess bags I made for them last year. The blue unicorn is from a doll quilt I made in 2015 and the other is from the fabric I used on the back of the unicorn doll quilts I made last year.