The 2011 Christmas Project

When I was making last years yuletide lad quilt I decided that I should make it sort of a tradition, to make a new crafty project every Christmas. Isn’t it much more fun to have home made decorations. So when people ask ‘were did you get that’ I can say oh I made it and there is no other just like it in the world 🙂

This year it started with Sewhooked’s ‘Sweet Sue Tops The Tree’ pattern. I made it and then went ‘what to do with it now it’s made?’. After several days of thinking and at least a week of planing I came up with this:

It doesn’t have a name yet, but I’m open to suggestions.

But the interesting ting is what it is for. You see the little blue parts are actually pockets to hold my Christmas cards (once they start to arrive).

I don’t know about others but in my family we save all the Christmas card we get until Christmas eve. And after dinner we all sit down in our living room and read our Christmas cards. But it is nice to have a pretty place to store them all until they are opened 🙂

So this was my 2011 Christmas project. I’ll be back tomorrow with a new yuletide lad
until then happy crafting y’all
Liljabs

PS. The 2nd Hobbit block of the month is up on Fandom In Stitches today so please go check it out 😀

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Hurðaskellir

Yuletide lad number seven is up

Hurðaskellir - Door Slammer

Hurðaskellir is 7″

I hope you are having a wonderful Halloween with lots of candy and spooky outfits 🙂

And don’t forget this Wednesday is a new ‘there and back again’ block over on fandom in stitches

happy sewing
Liljabs

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Superheroes are popping up all over

In honor of Halloween this Monday I give you Superheroes of the Comicbooks.
I started with the Watchmen logo earlier this week
Watchmen logo

and I just couldn’t stop after just one so now I bring you
the Avengers
Avengers

and Captain America
Captain America

not to mention the Fantastic 4
fantastic 4

the Green Lantern
Green Lantern

and last but definitely not least Spiderman
Spiderman (I haven’t finished piecing spiderman together but have tested all the pieces. It will be updated with a finished picture when it’s done tomorrow but it’s almost midnight now and I’m sleepy)
(edited with the finished Spiderman block)

If you have any other favorite Superhero that you would like to make and is not yet represented on http://liljabs.com or http://www.fandominstitches.com just post a comment and I’ll see what I can do 🙂

happy sewing and have a wonderful Halloween tomorrow
Liljabs

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Fabric Friday

It’s been way to long since I’ve done a fabric Friday

I found these in a ‘leftovers’ bin at JYSK and am planing on using it on this year Christmas project.
Witch also includes Sewhooked’s Sweet Sue tops the tree Sweet Sue Tops The Tree
and some of the ‘Sunbonnnet Sue’s Magical Friends’ series.

Liljabs

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Here come the watchmen

I must be going mad. I’m just finishing new patterns like I was getting payed for it (witch I’m not plz don’t sue me)

anyways here is the Watchmen logo it is 5″
Watchmen logo

have fun making this one and don’t forget the 2nd ‘there and back again’ block will be out next Wednesday 🙂
Liljabs

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Askasleikir

Next lad is here
Askasleikir - Bowl Licker
Askasleikir is 7″

I’ll see you next Monday With a new lad
happy sewing
Liljabs

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Are you feeling blue?

Well then you should definitely get to your sewing machine and have some fun making this little smurf.

Clumsy
This fellow is Clumsy and he is 10″

I have 2 more Smurf related patterns in the works so make sure to subscribe or bookmark so you’ll catch the next one 🙂

Happy sewing
Liljabs

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Pottaskefill

It’s Monday again witch means a new Yuletide lad is up 😀
Pottaskefill - Pot Scraper

Today’s lad is Pottaskefill and as the rest is 7″

see you on Thursday with the next one

Happy sewing
Liljabs

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Þvörusleikir

enter lad number four

Þvörusleikjir - Spoon Licker

Like the rest Þvörusleikir is 7″

Next lad will be up on the 24th

Happy sewing
Liljabs

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Stúfur

Yuletide lad number 3 is ready

Stúfur - Stubby

Stúfur like the rest of the series is 7″

the next lad Þvörusleikir will be up this Thursday
Happy sewing
Liljabs

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