It’s all over but the Grand Finale Giveaway!
Thank you for joining us for 14 days of inspiring sewing projects during the 2023 Gifting Handmade - Maker’s Showcase. In this post, I’ll be recapping the projects I posted to Instagram on Days 8 through 14 and providing social links for the maker, project links, and other insights and information about the project and the fabrics used. Plus, in this recap post, there’s all the details about Grand Finale giveaway you absolutely don’t want to miss, so keep reading!
If you missed the Week 1 Recap blog post, you can read about all the first week makers and projects, HERE.
Thank you to our Sponsors
In the spirit of giving, I’ve teamed up with sponsors to be able to offer you a chance to win some fabulous, generous, exciting prizes!
Keep reading till the end for how to enter the final giveaway from our generous sponsor and friends at Arrow Sewing!
The Makers
I’m so honored to host such a talented group of makers in this special Thank You tribute to the kind, generous, and skillful ladies that test for me during the year. This is my chance to showcase and feature each of them as artists—not just testers. The parameters of the Gifting Handmade - Maker’s Showcase was for my testers to use any of my fabrics from any of my current Art Gallery Fabrics collections and make whatever they wished and what they thought would make a wonderful gift for friends, family, home, or for keeping for yourself. This event gives you an opportunity to explore new patterns and techniques as well—and is our gift and inspiration to you as our followers.
THE GIFTING HANDMADE PROJECTS
DAY 8
On the 8th day of Gifting Handmade, Lindsey Fuessley of Lindsey Makes on Instagram added to our sewing make-list when she showed off her Emerson Crossbody bag made with the pattern by Blanket Statement.
Lindsey used scraps from my Shine On collection plus AGF Denim and Pure Solids. The woven strap is from Georgia Girl Stitches. This bag looks like it would be perfect for everyday errands and goes with just about any outfit!
This Crossbody bag doesn’t seem nearly as hard when you break it down into these pretty quilted pieces! I know I’ll be making one of these for myself!
It’s the perfect bag for carrying just the basics and when you need your hands free or when traveling. It would even be great for carrying in a larger purse when traveling to have a day trip option when traveling light.
Day 9
On the 9th day of Gifting Handmade, Liza Taylor released her new group of holiday Foundation Piecing Patterns! Liza, of Liza Taylor Handmade is the Queen of FPP and has a fabrics shop, writes patterns, blogs, and has instructional tutorials and definitely a maker to follow!
Four brand new holiday themed FPP patterns include a Gingerbread man, Santa, Mrs. Claus, and a Snowman. They each come in 3 sizes, 5” x 5”, 7” x 7”, and 10” x 10”. Liza turned the four blocks into a lumbar pillow measuring 14” x 40”.
It feels like you’ve stepped into a magical storybook and they’ll certainly have visions of sugar plums in their dreams with this darling pillow! Visit Liza’s Blog for a tutorial for making the pillow, HERE.
The fabrics used to create these blocks are a mix from several of my AGF fabric lines. Shine On, Juniper, Fanciful, and Kismet prints were used to create a pretty winter palette. To purchase the 4 Pattern Bundle, go to Liza’s Shop, HERE.
Day 10
On the 10th day of Gifting Handmade, your hostess, Sharon made a table runner. I know many of you are like me and thoroughly enjoy making and using table runners! This is my free Switchback Trail Table runner pattern made using my new Juniper collection for Art Gallery Fabrics. You can follow me as I post daily to my Instagram account at @shaornhollanddesigns.
Without a doubt, this runner can be made in a weekend! I machine stitched diagonal crosshatch lines and even machine stitched the binding which I rarely do but to save time, I decided not to hand stitch the binding this time. I’ve already gifted this to my Sister in Law for her Thanksgiving table!
This will take her decor from fall to winter and I used the darkest green floral (bottom left) as the backing so the runner has two looks!
Side note, I’m hosting the first Thanksgiving in our new house and the adult table will be set with a variety of antique dishes—I’m kinda obsessed with dishes and things you can use on a daily basis to admire and enjoy while still being practical. Right before this photo shoot I went thrift shopping with my daughter and found that awesome walnut candle stick holder, get this, for $1.00! It was the perfect Switchback Trail candelabra because the arms move on wooden pegs and the candle sticks can be arranged as you’d like.
Day 11
On the eleventh day of Gifting Handmade, Tamara Darragh of Remi Vail Studio charmed us with her Ella Roll-Up Sewing Kit. Tamara is an on-line shop owner and pattern writer for bags and quilts. You can find her on her website as well as on Instagram, HERE.
The Ella Roll-Up Sewing kit measures 13” wide x 10” high when open and 4.25” wide x 10” high rolled up. It’s the perfect kit for stowing your sewing supplies at home or on the go. Oh, and it makes and amazing gift for your friends that also sew!
Tamara’s pattern comes with all sort of finishing options where you can choose between instructions for a basic fat quarter friendly version or a patchwork version, but the options are endless. You could consider using scraps, orphaned quilt blocks, or yardage in your favorite prints or solids. You can also choose between a long tie, elastic, or button closure. Both allow for expansion of the sewing kit as it gets stuffed with all your favorite things.
Fabrics used in Tamara’s three sample include Art Gallery Fabrics quilting cotton from Juniper and Kindred plus a flannel from Kindred and Tiny Dancer in canvas from my Listen to Your Heart collection.
Day 12
On the twelfth day of Gifting Handmade, Leah Bruski of @lapinsta on Instagram, served up this beautiful Double Oven Mitt. Leah combined her love of cooking and sewing when she created this oven mitt pattern.
Get exactly the look you want for your kitchen (or for the person you’re making it for) when you sew your own accessories like this Double Oven Mitt. Leah chose two Juniper quilting cottons and the Painted Prairie Six flannel from my Listen to Your Heart collection.
The Double Oven Mitt that Leah made is of her own design but due to a busy schedule, she could not get the instructions ready in time for the Gifting Handmade Showcase. Because we know you’ll want to be stitching some of these up for gifts or keeping, we’ve found a very similar tutorial from Vanesa Wilson at Crafty Gemini. Watch her YouTube video to make an Easy DIY Double Oven Mitt, HERE.
I love how this double mitt can hang over the oven door handle or be nearby on a hook. You could even use it as a impromptu hot pad on the table!
Day 13
On the thirteenth day of Gifting Handmade, Mary Gove of @thecurlyquilter on Instagram transported us with her Mini Patchwork Duffle made with Knot and Threads pattern. Keep scrolling to see the prettiest lifestyle photos Mary captured of this beautiful bag…
I want to make this bag and book a getaway somewhere just to show off the amazing duffle! Mary opted for a one fabric panel for the body instead of the patchwork and love how it turned out. The Soft + Stable batting really allows for this bag to keep its shape, and she used 2" webbing purchased from Etsy, HERE.
If you or anyone on your gift list is planning any travel, this would be the ultimate gift to make and give! Get a one-of-a-kind look (unless you duplicate Mary’s—which I don’t blame you one bit)!
Day 14
On day fourteen and the last day of Gifting Handmade, Victoria Newmyer brought it all home with her picturesque Winter Village Wallhanging. Victoria can be found online as an Art Gallery Fabrics Sewcialite, shop owner of Midlife Quilter, Blogger, and on Instagram @midlife_quilter and FB.
The Winter Village Wallhanging is the newest pattern in Victoria’s shop and is a beautiful way to create some Christmas magic in your decor. Mix and match building patterns which can be purchased individually or as a bundle.
Discount code for readers: Gifting10 for 10% off an order at Midlife Quilter’s shop through November 17th, midnight EST
The fabrics used in the sample wallhanging are Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solid Snow for the background and my Juniper prints for the building. Joyce Ulm of Eva Mae’s Custom Quilts did the long arm quilting on Victoria’s wallhanging.
Kits are available through @sewdona_fabrics.
Quilt hanger like the one Victoria uses to display her quilts can be purchased from Quilt Hangers and used to hang quilts of different sizes.
THE GIVEAWAYS
To wrap up the 2023 Gifting Handmade - Maker’s Showcase we have a mega grand finale prize to give away! One lucky winner will be randomly chosen on Friday, November 17th, 2023 around 4 pm Central time and receive an Arrow Dixie Cutting Table!
Eligible to US residents only.
You did, indeed, read that right, an Arrow Dixie Cutting Table is this week’s giveaway prize to one lucky winner!
Dixie is the signature height-adjustable cutting table by Arrow Sewing Furniture highlighted an expansive 49″ x 37″ worksurface! Dixie was designed to be a dynamic, durable and dependable addition to your sewing area, featuring 6 heavy-duty locking casters for stability and easy mobility, dual shelving units to store sewing and crafting accessories. $799.00 retail value.
As an Arrow Creator, I can attest to the high quality of Arrow cabinets and furniture. It’s been a dream come true to sew and create projects on my Kangaroo and Joey cabinets. You can use my SHARON20 promo code and get 20% your order placed on Arrow’s website. You’ll love the extra space when you need it and the ability to compact their furniture down to a small footprint when you’re not working.
Arrow understands what makers want in functional furniture (and comfortable chairs, OMG!) and have a model for everyone’s needs. Visit their website, Instagram page, Blog, and FB page today.
Giveaway now closed
Congratulations, Marianne K!
*Note: This giveaway is open to US addresses only, sorry no international shipping. If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address or Instagram or FB username in your comment--you can't win if I can't contact you!
Giveaway comment entries sent in via email as replies from the newsletter email are not counted as entries—please click the link at the top of the newsletter and enter directly on my website on this post.
3 chances to win
1. Simply leave a comment in the Comments section for this post. Counts as entry number (1) one.
2. Leave a new, separate Comment and tell me what’s your most favorite handmade gift(s) was from this Week 2 Recap post. This will count as entry number (2) two.
3. Be following me (Sharon) on Instagram @sharonhollanddesigns and/or be signed up for my blog post newsletters and also be following our friends at Arrow Sewing on any of their social platforms linked to in the company information above. This separate Comment counts as number (3) three entry when you let me know you’re following in a comment section.
That’s THREE possible entries and up to three chances to win a Dixie Cutting Table from Arrow Sewing! Enter now through Friday, November 17, 2023. I’ll be drawing one lucky winner from the comment pool on this post. The winning comment will be picked at random around 4 pm Central. I’ll post the name of the winner on this post once they've been notified and responded to my email.
Happy sewing!