Sewing like mad

Less than a month to go before Christmas! Gahhhh! So much sewing to do...

I received a package of fabric in the mail a couple days ago, (finally, after a whole week and a half of impatiently waiting,) and I can't wait to cut into it. I ordered almost the whole Boy Oh Boy collection and some beautiful Mendocino prints as well. I also bought a couple of patterns for adorable little toys from Melly and Me and oh my goodness, I was just reading their blog and found a tutorial on making scrappy log cabin quilt blocks! I've been wondering how to do that for a while now... Yay! That is so exciting.

Okay. Must remain focused. Have to finish Christmas presents before starting new projects. Stay calm.



I finished knitting the above ball I was talking about the other day. Sewed it closed last night. I'll felt them after I have a few completed. I also made a hot pad from Amanda Soule's book, Handmade Home. A while ago I made this one:



and found it to be quite small, so I made some new, bigger, templates and made this one yesterday:



Honestly though, as much as I absolutely adore everything about Amanda Soule, I can't look at these pot holders and not see Pacman. So I'm going to use a different technique for the pot holders I'm making as Christmas presents.

Okay. So what's next? I guess I'll continue on that quilt for Leilers. She's coming to visit next weekend, and Carolyn and Kaitlyn and Dan and Marty and Drew too! I can't wait! So much to do, though... And very little time. But that's pretty much always the case, so no biggie. Right?

PS: here's a photo of those place mats from a few days ago: