Handmade Holidays

At our November meeting last night, we shared handmade gift ideas for the holidays. I thought I'd compile some of them here so you can all get a jump-start on your holiday sewing.

[photo by lavender's blue]

Fabric bird - free pattern here [here is another cute one]

Wine bag - tutorials here, here, and here (this one has a cute handle)

Origami bag - tutorial here.

Composition notebook cover - tutorial here

Fabric postcards - we all decided these would be great for Christmas cards! Instructions and examples here.

Pillowcases make a great gift! Juanita has a great tutorial on her blog.

Have any other handmade gift ideas? Share them in the comments.