December 1st marked the start of my Gifting Handmade Showcase where everyday, for two weeks I’m sharing a new project from one of my talented testers and featuring them on my Instagram feed @sharonhollanddesigns. Each project is made using fabrics from my various fabric collections I’ve designed for Art Gallery Fabrics. We’ve had seven days of the showcase so far, with more to come next week! See the recap of this week’s makers below with links to all the projects.
Gifting Handmade Makers
Day 1
Starting off the event was Lindsey Fuessley from @lindseymakes. Lindsey shared this beautiful quilted garland and ornaments project, which you can find on her blog Lindsey Makes—be sure to check out her quilt patterns while you’re there!
Lindsey used fabrics from several of my collections, Kismet, Bookish, Willow, Fanciful, and Listen to your Heart.
Quilted Garland & Ornament photos courtesy of Lindsey Makes
I love the addition of the dried oranges and pinecones on her garland to create a cozy, farmhouse feel. Lindsey’s tutorial is easy to follow and great for anyone wanting to add some handmade holiday decor to their home—you can even get the kids involved with this project!
Day 2
Next up was Christine Trotta from @sile.wares. Christine has such a talent for putting together curated items to create a very cohesive home. She used the newly recolored India Ink Six from my Listen to Your Heart collection for the decorative tray and Fanciful Pearl from my new Fanciful blender collection for the napkins.
Christine created two projects for the showcase, first was this no-sew fabric tray tutorial which can be found here at All Things Target. After adhering the fabric to the tray, Christine sealed the fabric so the tray can easily be wiped down for clean up - perfect for the holidays!
Fabric Covered Tray and Cloth Napkin photos courtesy of Christine Trotta
Next, Christine shared these classic cloth napkins. You can find the tutorial for Mitered-Corner Napkins right here on my blog’s Tutorial Page. Wouldn’t these make the best gifts for your favorite hostess?!
If you enjoyed Christine’s projects then be sure to watch her social feeds and blog for the launch of her new shop!
DAY 3
Day 3 of the showcase featured this free “Ho Ho Ho” mini quilt pattern from Liza Taylor of @lizataylorhandmade.
Liza used 6 fabrics from my new Fanciful collection: Shell, Peach, Amber, Mauve, Celeste, and Spruce. The star is a Pure Solid from Art Gallery Fabrics called Quartz Pink.
Liza uses non-traditional Christmas colors to create this fun and whimsical holiday wall hanging. It would also be so fun in the traditional green and red colors! You can find the free pattern from Liza’s website, when you sign up for her newsletters.
Be sure to check out Liza’s fabric shop Liza Taylor Handmade and her other quilt patterns!
Ho Ho Ho Mini Quilt photos courtesy of Liza Taylor Handmade
DAY 4
Day 4 brought THREE amazing projects from Tracey Taber-Perry @ttabes80! Tracey has the best eye for color combinations and always creates the most beautiful palettes for her projects.
Tracey used an assortment of fabrics from my Listen to Your Heart, Shine On, and Bookish collections. She also included an AGF Decostitch as the background for her runner. The finished products are just phenomenal!
See what I mean?! These would be amazing to have on display for the holiday season as well as all year-round. The Desert Stars Table Runner is a pattern from Atkinson Design and sold at sewthankful.com.
The hot pads and apron would make the best gifts for the baker in your family. Who wouldn’t love to receive these! The free Patchwork Potholder sewing pattern can be found at sewcanshe.com
Kitchen set trio of Gifting Handmade projects courtesy of Tracey Taber-Perry
The beautiful apron is made from the Free Color Block Apron Tutorial by Suzy Quilts. Doesn’t my Picking Wildflowers print from my AGF Shine On collection look so pretty and fresh on this apron?
DAY 5
Next up was Terri Neil from @quiltingrubies. Terri made this stunning and incredibly soft plaid baby quilt (it is backed with the coziest AGF Flannel)! She used fabrics from my Listen to Your Heart collection for the quilt top which give such a fun holiday feel.
Terri pulled out all the stops for this baby quilt, including that beautiful hand stitched binding. Who wouldn’t love to receive this cuddly quilt?!
Buffalo Check baby quilt photos courtesy of Terri Neil
The free Buffalo Check Quilt pattern comes in several sizes and can be found at My Favorite Quilt Store.
If you’re looking for a longarm quilting service look no further than Terri! Her business name is Quilting Rubies and she’s an extremely talented longarm quilter—I know because I’ve sent her quilts to finish for me!
DAY 6
Day 6 of the showcase featured Elaine Satterfield from @createjoyquilt and her beautiful journal covers! How pretty are these! Elaine is so incredibly talented, and always adds the most amazing details to all of her projects.
Quilted Journal Cover photos courtesy of Elaine Satterfield
These Quilted Journal Covers use fabrics from my Bookish and Fanciful collections for Art Gallery Fabrics. The free pattern and tutorial is by Maureen Cracknell and can be found on the Janome blog.
This is a great project to use up scraps, and Elaine even used an orphan block of a Criss-cross Star for one of the journal covers. They would make the perfect gift for the reader or artist in your life!
For these and other beautifully made quilts and accessories, visit Elaine’s Create Joy Quilt Co shop on Etsy.
DAY 7
Hi, it’s me Sharon Holland and I’m excited to be the maker for Day 7 of my Gifting Handmade Showcase! I shared three different projects that can be gifted together or separately and you can always see more views of my projects on my Instagram account @sharonhollanddesigns.
True confession here, I’d promised my daughter I’d do some sewing for her to help fill out her craft market booth and since she specializes in baked goods, I thought kitchen gift items would coordinate well with her breads and goodies. So… oven mitts were a must and since I could not find a pattern I liked already available online I ended up drafting and writing my own and hence, the new pattern in my SHOP! The Oven Mitt pattern is fat quarter friendly, and the material list will make two mitts.
I used prints from my Art Gallery Fabrics Willow, Listen to Your Heart, Shine On, Kismet, and Fanciful collections plus flannels from Willow, Shine On, and Kismet
The reason I used so many prints is because of sewing for the market and I made four mix and match kitchen sets with the three different kitchen items of mitts, un-sponges, and hot pads—keep reading.
I found the tutorial for the sponges on Better Homes and Gardens. What I love about their Reusable Kitchen Sponge tutorial is that these sponges can be used over and over again and add such a beautiful element to any kitchen! I used AGF Flannel for both sides and repurposed a polyester lace curtain I was not using anymore for the scrubbing side. Another great thing is, just pop them in the washer and dryer and with the polyester fleece (sew-in) fill, AGF flannel, and polyester lace they have no shrinkage and come out looking like new!
And, for the last coordinating kitchen accessory I made a hot pad. I found the perfect Folded Fabric Hot Pad tutorial from Miss Abigail's Hope Chest. I followed the instructions almost to the letter in size and quilting cotton folded front but made one change in using coordinating AGF flannel for the back of the hot pad and an extra layer of flannel under the folded front. I also machine quilted a simple square in the center rather than a button.
Wouldn’t these make the best gifts for any chef or homemaker in your life?! They are so fun to mix and match prints and textures! I held some sets back and have already gifted them!
The photo above is kitchen sets with labels for my daughter’s craft show and a look at the mix and matching of my fabric collections and quilting cotton and flannel.
And that wraps up week 1 of the Gifting Handmade Showcase! I hope you check out all the makers and their websites and social media—they’re definitely ones to follow! Next week will be another blog post plus giveaway where I’ll be recapping Week 2 and seven more makers and their projects!
Gifting Handmade Week 1 Giveaway
Win This 16-Piece Fat Quarter Bundle
Now that you’ve seen some of my fabric collections in the first week of the Gathering Handmade projects I thought you might like to get your hands on some of the same fabrics and start making projects of your own!
I’ve pulled together the 12 quilting cotton prints from my AGF Listen to Your Heart collection and added 4 new coordinating Fanciful blenders to make a 16-piece fat quarter bundle. That’s 4 yards total of fabric to dream and create with!
The giveaway is exclusive to this blog post, so make sure to read below for how to enter. I’m really sorry that I’ll be limiting this giveaway to US address only—shipping is a nightmare as it is with out adding international in the mix.
Giveaway now closed
Congratulations to Tracey Roberts!
*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 in your comment--you can't win if I can't contact you!
1. Simply leave a comment here under this post! (Counts as entry number (1) one.)
2. Leave a comment and let me know what’s been your favorite project or projects so for in the Gifting Handmade Showcase. (This comment counts as entry number (2) two).
3. Be following me (Sharon) on Instagram @sharonhollanddesigns or be signed up for my blog post newsletters (counts as number (3) three entry) when you let me know in a comment.
That’s THREE possible entries and up to three chances to win! Enter now through Monday, December 12, 2022. I’ll be drawing one lucky winner from the comment pool from this post. The winning comment will be picked at random around 4 pm Eastern. I’ll post the name of the winner on this post once they've been notified and responded to my email.
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