Santa's Dirty Grits

Dirty Santa Present 2010

Hummmmm

Hummingbirds for my step-mother for Christmas, from Sandy Orton's Hold That Thought.

Coasters

Coasters for C3's mom, tutorial from Curbly.

Potholder Phobia

Disaster: Threw off my timing belt.

Zippers

Pouches for presents and computer accessories, pattern and plenty of help from Design Sponge, Diana Rupp's Sew Everything Workshop, and Cassie Barden's The New Handmade.

For stuffing

Christmas stockings for C3 and Otis from a template on http://sewing.about.com/

Hoo dat?

Hoo dat dress
Idea from Alpha Mom

Hoo dat masks

Hoo dat tote
Idea from Ohdeedoh

Sir Saint

Tiny Sir Saint for C3's dad

Pincushions

Pincushions for grandmothers from Diana Rupp's Sew Everything Workshop

Waka waka waka

From a kit, for C3

Batty

Bat o'lanterns for home and library from http://familyfun.go.com

Baby Books

For my former party girl's little girl, from Sandy Orton's Hold That Thought

Biker Mom

For CJ, from Julie Jackson's Subversive Cross-Stitch

Quotable

For Sr. Helen, from Sandy Orton's Hold That Thought, holding a place in Julie Jackson's Subversive Cross-Stitch

Not Yertle.

My first counted cross-stitch project, from a children's kit, for Sister Margaret

Who dat?

Otis dat.
Saints collar design by C3
Hardware upcycled from an older collar

Saints bandannas