travel pillow No. 2

Hello, here I am again. Quickly before I have to pick up my older daughter from school, I wanted to share with you the travel pillow I just made for my mother-in law .

Below you see all the steps in pictures. I used freezer paper for the template. It is so simple. 

You can find a step-by-step how to here: angry chicken

Happy Monday!

mariasimoneidejhs

almost done

I am back after a couple of weeks. I can gladly report that all my pictures and music files have been recovered and are now backup-ed and safe. My iBook is back at its best.

November is almost gone and my to-do-list is growing shorter. My Adventcalendar pouches are done, filled and numbered. I will post a picture on Dec. 1st when they are hanging. 

Also I made a tote for my good friend Susanne's birthday. It's reversible. One side is grey flannel and the other a striped canvas. It's roomy and perfect for shopping, the beach, the gym...

Then I made to baby caps for this lovely project: 

"The Caps to Cap-Haitien Project" 

by Mama to Mama 

I love the idea of creating something with intention and heart for someone in need for a more peaceful world. The deadline is Dec. 10th. There is still time to make a cap. It took me only 15 minutes to make them.

Still on my to-do-list is planning a scavenger hunt for my daughter's 7 th birthday, tidy the guest room, sew 2 travel pillows for in-laws. Oh and - I almost forgot - Thanksgiving prep. Luckily we will be at a friends house, but we are sharing the food prep and cooking. Also I have to come up with some easy Thanksgiving art projects for 7 children between 1 and 8 years. I am thankful for suggestions.

Have a good start into the Thanksgiving week.

mariasimoneidejhs

busy weekend

Finally I was able to cut out some time from my busy weekend to sew a couple of small items.

The first thing I made is this travel pillow for my mother's upcoming birthday. My parents love to travel and also my Mom loves browns and enjoys the softness of wool. I used a very soft almost velvetlike wool cloth and stitched in a modern design on the front.

Then I made some Gingham-felt hearts and keychains for my etsy store. 

I am planning on making more the coming weeks. But first I have to finish my advent calendar project: A German custom is to have Advent calendars for the 24 days before Christmas. You can now find chocolate calendars even here in the US. In our family it's tradition to give one small gift each of the 24 days leading to Christmas. 

Since I have two daughters this sums up to 48 gifts - meaning buy them, wrap them and somehow display them. This is why I started to sew little drawstring bags in order to skip the wrapping and display part for all times. Yesterday I managed to sew 12 bags. Only 36 to go... ;-)

I will show you as soon as I am done with the first calendar. 

Have a splendid week.

mariasimoneidejhs