One of the churches I play for has a sewing group called Lydia's Piecemakers.  They make quilts and layettes for Lutheran World Relief.  Last weekend, a year's worth of sewing and quilting was dedicated and will be sent off to be delivered around the world.  You can see where the quilts were sent in 2009 here.
The quilts and layettes were spread out in the nave on the pews.  It was a beautiful sight!

 

Here are the three that I worked on.  I pieced the tops and the other ladies layered, tied and bound them.

School Backpack

N wanted a Thomas backpack for preschool but I didn't want to pay more for one with Thomas on it.  I remembered that I had bought a book of Thomas cross stitch designs a few years ago and that we had a 3,500 mile road trip ahead of us.  I had all the supplies needed in my stash.  So I thought of a way to entertain myself over the miles and for N to have an less expensive Thomas backpack for school.  Here is the patch I made for the backpack (which is bigger than he is!), and it only took about 1,000 miles.

Nathan with the new quilt and pillowcase he got for his 3rd birthday today. I was still stitching on the binding an hour before his party!

This is the gift that was inside the handprint bag. Mom went shopping with me for all the fabric, but she was surprised that I had finished it in just 2 weeks. The pattern is from a great book that I got for Christmas. I also made a matching pillowcase from a pattern in the same book.

When my parents were visiting we went to the French Market in Western Springs.  The local bank was handing out free shopping bags at the market.  The problem is, my dad won't use a bag with a bank logo on it.  So, I had Nathan paint some hand prints and sewed them over the logo.  I used the bag as a gift bag for mom's birthday present.  I'll post a picture of the gift that was inside as soon as I find one.

My friends Michele and Jeff.  They loved the onsie!

Chritsmas Onsie Skirt

A few years ago I embellished a bunch of onesies with Christmas trees and have kept them in a box under my craft table.  I was trying to think of a gift for a friend who is having a girl later in the summer and for some reason thought of putting a skirt on one of them.  The skirt part is made from an old T-shirt.  I love the way it turned out!