Thanks!  Luckily, her stash doesn't go back to the 70's. *shudder* 

My mother and I tend to do a sort of delayed "collaboration" on many of my sewing projects.  She weaves the fabric, then about a decade later (give or take) I take up sewing seriously and she gives me the pieces of fabric she hasn't touched in years to make something pretty with.  I just finished this one, and it needs a little more attention to details, but overall I am so pleased with how it turned out.  The birdy fabric coordinates with the handwoven so well, I was amazed since I didn't take the handwoven with me to the fabric store.  The pattern is Simplicity 2617, view D, and I think I will be making more from this pattern.

Add me to the list of of those who have been suffering from crafter's block.  Although, I did have a good reason - my lovely sewing machine got mortally wounded by me (I shot a needle piece up into the motor), and spent far too long in that state and being repaired.  I didn't realize quite how much of a sewing tear I had been on, until I couldn't sew anymore (my handsewing is slow and BAAAAAAD!).

Well, my baby is back, I have a new one, and I just got reenergized at ART Camp!  One of the things I did there was play around with resin (something I didn't want to do at home around my kids) - and I made what will be a lovely pendant for my MIL, once I find my DH's dremel and run a cord through it:



sorry for the awful pic.  I can't even blame it on my cell phone!   Hope everyone else's block breaks soon, too!

OMG! That is sooooooo cute!  Now I have to go looking at Michaels for these stamps.

Oh, they are cute!  O.O 72 of them, though?  I was moaning about making 7 fleece caps for my little troop!

This is so totally awesome.  I like it better than the traditional round versions.  And yup, the chains look is what caught my eye, too.

We totally had those ornaments!!  My mom sewed up a dozen or two.  We still use them, and I snagged a bunch of them when I got married, because I can't imagine having a tree without them (I especially love the gingerbread men!).

They are very cool looking, but I was wondering how much they weigh?  I have the same issues, but have yet to make my own because I want to find a very lightweight fabric that will hold 3 or 4 pounds of broccoli and not add an extra quarter every time I buy produce.

I love that tutorial, too!  I used it to make holiday gifts (stuffed with goodies, of course).  Yours look GREAT!  I plan on making a bunch to hang on the wall to hold small projects of various types (knitting or beadwork, etc.), and was musing on how to keep the darn things more closed as well.  I was looking at using button and loop closure, as someone mentioned, or putting in snaps on each side to turn the sides into gussets (which would expand as needed).

Interesting texture.  I like!