Christmas Projects

My sister-in-law inspired me to do mostly hand made gifts for Christmas this year.  I found tons of great ideas on Pinterest!  Here are pictures of the things I made as gifts this year.  I think I'll do things a little differently next year, so that the kids can be more involved in the gift giving (and making).  I had so much fun making all of these, though!

a skirt for my niece

an apron for my brother-in-law

a wall hanging for my sister-in-law

a wall hanging for my sister

abc book for my niece

menu board for my sister-in-law

army wife bag and clutch for my sister-in-law



matching pajama pants for the whole family
(clearly I'm lacking some pictures here) 

dresses for the girls and ties for the boys

 Whew!  That was a lot of work!  I still have quiet books to finish up for the babies.  I intended for them to be Christmas presents, but they are taking way too long to finish!  I'll post pictures of them once they are done.  Maybe I'll finish them in time for Christmas this year.  :)  I'm also working on a quilt for my bed.  I really need to finish that soon.  Any ideas on how to machine quilt a large quilt on a regular sewing machine are welcome.