Two months away!

Hello! My name is Erin and I blog over at Miss Crayola Creepy. Can you believe Christmas is two months away? I need to get started on my projects now! Luckily, all you ladies have made some of my decisions easier by posting amazing tutorials and inspiring photos. Thank you!

TO DO LIST

• I was going to use this to make a makeup bag for my sister, but now I am thinking she might like it for an iPad cover instead.

• Making this cat bed was one of my first sewing projects and my cats are ready for a new one. Originally, I had used stuffing for the inside, but the other day I started thinking about using fabric scraps instead of stuffing. I have saved all my selvages and tiny pieces of fabric over the past year or so. This will be a perfect way to use up the odds and ends!

• I started working on this quilt for my mother in law in July! It's my second quilt, so it's taking me a while to do, but now there is light at the end of the tunnel. I sandwiched the quilt yesterday and will start quilting it this week. Next I will put on the binding and ship it to her in England.

• My sister is spoiled because she is on this list twice. I am making her a cape and told her to pick out whatever fabric she wanted for the lining. That was a mistake! I didn't look at the fabric or the price before buying it. It ended up being imported from Japan ($$$) and it's a lightweight canvas. She is insisting that she "needs" this for the lining. I'm not sure how this is going to work out...

• I wanted to make my husband a bow tie with a retro look to it, but wasn't sure which pattern to use. Does anyone have any recommendations for a beginner friendly bow tie pattern?

If you would like to read more about my sewing adventures or share sewing tips and tricks with me then check out my blog. I need all the advice and ideas from you creative ladies that I can get! :)