November 22 ~ Gifts for the Eco-conscious
| We’re making an effort to moderate our impact on the world… How about you? Do you have friends who try to re-use instead of throw away? Today’s gifts are all great for eco-conscious friends and family. If you know of a favorite “eco-conscious” tutorial we missed, please feel free to add a link in the comments today! |  |
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Napkin Set Helen’s Napkin Set Tutorial from angharad was a winner in our Tutorial Contest this year. Just about anyone on your list will appreciate a beautiful set of cloth napkins for their table (goodbye paper towels and napkins!). |
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Go Green Market Bag Suzetta from Suzies Stuff has a great crochet Go Green Market Bag pattern for you. It stretches to hold everything from the market! |
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Classic Tote Irene from Mushroom Villagers (and our wonderful forum moderator) shared this Classic Tote Tutorial during our month of Summer Sewing this year. It continues to be our very favorite tote tutorial (with french seams and gussets it looks very… professional!). We plan to make a set of several bags for some of our family members this year as they’re perfect for shopping, but also just right for lugging everything else around in your day! |
Don’t miss these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Drawstring Bags (a nice alternative packaging for holiday gifts), Recycled Slippers in our Warm those Toes compilation, Recycled Bath Mat & Rag Rug from For the Home, Tote Bags & Lunch Bags.
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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MarymeeStudio Sarah from Marymee Studio sells fine art pottery (choose beauty instead of a paper plate!). It’s difficult to select one favorite piece but we particularly love her vases… Beautiful! |
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Gourmet Rocky Road & Chocolate Hedgehog Today we have two more recipes from Lara (and Australia). These recipes were passed down in her family (and now they are passed along to you!): Gourmet Rocky Road 1. Grease two 8cm by 26cm bar cake pans and line base and sides with baking paper, extending 5cm above long sides. Chocolate Hedgehog 1. Coarsely crush biscuits and nuts Chocolate topping: 300g dark chocolate buttons, 65ml vegetable oil. Melt in microwave and mix together. |
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More Handmade Holiday Ideas
21 ~ Holidays at Home
20 ~ Gift Exchange
19 ~ Grandparents
18 ~ College Students
17 ~ Girlfriends
16 ~ Dads
15 ~ New Parents
14 ~ Holidays at Home
13 ~ Multi-taskers
12 ~ Sports Fans
11 ~ Bookworms
10 ~ Elementary Kids
9 ~ Snow Fiends
8 ~ Teachers
7 ~ Holidays at Home
6 ~ Pet Lovers
5 ~ Crafters
4 ~ Music Lovers
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Travelers
1 ~ Tweens & Teens
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336 Responses to “November 22 ~ Gifts for the Eco-conscious”
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i love all three! i definitely have some green friends on my list and i think the market bag is just hte thing!! as for that napkin set, well that’ll be next on my list!!!
Love all the tute’s…it makes making most gifts this year for christmas much easier! Thanks tons
I’m definitely making those napkins this year! I’ll have to find fabric to match my mom’s kitchen first, that way I know she’ll use them!
Love the green market bag!
Mmmm, the gourmet rocky road sounds awesome! Now where to find myself some turkish delight in Utah?
Thanks for re-posting the link for the drawstring bags tutorials…I had forgotten about them. A bag will be perfect for the Molly Monkey I’m making for my neice.
I love the bags. My mom gave us cloth napkins every month for a year . . . we love them, but don’t use them too often right now. Must be time to break them out again. Thanks for the reminders and the great ideas.
I cannot buy these patterns fast enough. Would love to win them!
Sandy in NJ
Those patterns sure are cute…
Lovely green crochet bag….oh I long for summer
Ulla
wonderful! thank you for carrying Heather’s patterns. can’t wait to try them on!
I wish I know how to crochet, because I love the Go Green Market Bag
Fabulous website! I have been reading you for 2 years now and love all the creativity! I feel inspired everyday!
Thanks for all of the great ideas!
Some grocery bags are on my to-make list this year – I really like theses!
I love the tote! I’m going to have to make one. Thanks!
I’ve been dying to make some napkins.
I love the napkin set!
The tote bags are always a good idea. I want to make a bunch for various things.
I’ve always wanted to crochet one of those expandable market bags. Love Heather Bailey’s pincushion.
Perfect!
Love the tote – added to list = }
It’s such a great help making this a handmade Christmas. I would have been pressed for time if I had to find all the how-to’s myself! Thank you so much
Nice tutorial for the tote and french seams!Never have tried those but think I will now!
The napkins are really cute. I would love to win those cute patterns.
Love the eco friendly!
Wow, these bags are wonderful!
I love that crochet tote, so eco-friendly. Now if I can just remember to bring them with me to the store. Dang!
That crochet market bag pattern looks great! I have been looking for a pattern.
all three are very good choices. I must also say I have made the tote bag, and yes, it does look very professional, is sturdy, and holds a lot o’ stuff!
i love those napkins!!
Loving the napkin set. Hoping maybe someone will make it for me!
Wish I had some eco-conscious tutorial links to share – I love the idea of sustainable sewing! Your could make your tote bag even more eco-conscious by making it out of recycled materials – I have been saving all of my worn-out clothes which so far have been transformed into a laptop bag, messenger bag, purse and bathroom mat. By leaving out the worn-out sections you would never know they were made from old clothes. In difficult economic times eco-friendly is wallet-friendly too!
Great projects once again!
I love the napkins. So pretty.
I’m so wanting to make some napkins. Now if I can just justify all the fabric they use to make them instead of buying them!
Fab projects. Love those bags. Hmm, never thought a hedgehog would sound appetizing!!
I am so glad to see eco-friendly crafts on the blog, I’d love to see something on recycling fabics and scraps!
Yay more bags!
I might have to try the napkin set.
I think I will make a tote for someone for christmas!
I have been wanting to try that market tote. What a great idea to give as gifts.
yea! the chocolate hedgehog sounds so yummy. i think i’ll try this recipe out for thanksgiving.
i have made several totes from this tutorial and i love them! such a great idea for bags and the napkins are really cute, too.
Too wonderful!
I’m actually planning on making a tablecloth/napkin set for my mother-in-law. Thanks for the tutorial!
Love the bag! Great for groceries. Gotta go check out the napkins. Thanks
Love the napkin set.
I love the idea of using cloth napkins!! Love the bags too, a girl can never have to many.
That pottery is beautiful too.
I am going to be so busy up until December 24th!
The tote bag looks great! I just aquired some coffee bean sacks and was wanting to make some market bags with them, this will help me out
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I so appreciate these tutorials today! Several friends and I are doing our own shopping bags and napkins now. This is so perfect!
So many great ideas! If I knew how to crochet I’d definitely be making those market bags!
Love Heather Bailey’s site — I already ordered the fruit pincushions but hadn’t seen the handbag!
Tote bags are always a great gift! And I love my cloth napkins!! Maybe my sis-in-law needs some!
Great ideas! I am going to make one of those market bags!
I like the eco ideas!
Thanks for the rocking Rocky Road recipe. It’s perfect for the Holidays!
YUM!
I have some catching up to do on this month’s post as our computer has been in the shop, but I am back online and love todays tutorials. Thank you so much for all the hard work you’ve put into handmade holidays!
All great ideas! Thanks!
Ohhhh, the Heather Baily patterns are SO cute! Here’s hoping I win something this week!
I just made that napkin set this week for my mom’s birthday! (I should probably comment on Helen’s blog and tell her what a fantastic tutorial it is.) The tote bag is on plan for this afternoon.
The tote bag pattern looks great!
The Market Bag is great!
That basic tote is so nice–the question is, am I brave enough to try it? I’m a beginning sewer–I need to maybe plunge right in! Thanks for all the tutorials this month…they all look fabulous.
Those are great! I am going to have to make some of those napkins.
I love that napkin set. What a great hostess gift, or another of those “gift exchange” items from earlier this week.
And Heather Bailey patterns are wonderful!
The Classic Tote looks like a great patternto make up and have on hand! I love totes, and I can think of people on my gift list who would like them too!
As much as I enjoy the idea of stores selling reusable shopping bags, I would much rather see handmade shopping bags. That is even more eco-friendly! Thank you for bringing attention to the beauty of handmade!
Love the double sided napkins!
What great patterns. I love using handmade napkins, it is not only eco conscious, but it feels elegant! The prize today looks like it would be a great addition to my collection
great ideas I can’t wait to make them!
Great ideas today! I’ll definitely be making up a couple sets of those napkins. Thank you!
I love the fruit bag. I cant knit or crochet or anything though.
Love the market bag and the napkins! Keep the great ideas coming!
I love the great ideas! We love cloth napkins!
I heart the napkins. I hate to admit that we use washcloths as our napkins. (only the green ones, that way we don’t mix the food ones with the bath ones)
I just discovered this blog today! I’m so excited to go through the archives.
I’m making coasters for holiday gifts, but might throw in a set of napkins too.
so many great ideas!
Who doesn’t like eco-friendly! : ) Great tutorials! Awesome patterns! Thanks for the chance to win! : )
Those napkins would be perfect to go with the placemats I’m planning for my mom and m-i-l.
I love this topic! Thanks for including it.
Those recipes are so up my alley.
Thanks for the great ideas. I think I’ll crochet the market bag for my daughter.
Thank you for compiling all of these tutorials! They are wonderful!
I really need to make a few market totes & tote bags as gifts. That rocky road fudge sounds heavenly!!
That a really cute purse patternfrom Heather.
I think I will have to refresh my crochet skills, that bag is cool. Especially the color!
thank you for all the great ideas this holiday season, especially today’s go green ideas. Everyone will be getting a tote from me – let’s banish the plastic bag!
great day! I love ecco friendly crafts!
I just love the Heather Bailey patterns! She is so awsome!
I love this one! I’ve made that classic tote a couple times now. Thanks for all the ideas.
The napkin set is really fun and a quick gift! Thank you for sharing!
I really like the cloth napkin idea for some of my hard-to-buy-for relatives–thanks!
I am loving the patterns today!!!
Gonna go try the favorite tote tutorial right now during nap time!
Oh, I love that handbag pattern!
Love that tote pattern! I’m going to have to give that one a try. =)
I love love love these patterns!
Great ideas with nice tutorials!
I’ve been too lazy to look up a classic tote pattern, and now here it is!!
Oh yes, napkins. I shall enjoy making those.
Love of all of em’!
This is such an important time of year to keep environmentally-friendly solutions in the forefront! With all the packaging & wrapping – so much of it unnecessary – it’s important to do what we can, when we can!
Great way to use those old cd’s and add a sturdy bottom to the market bag.
I have some fabric that has been waiting for a tutorial on napkins!
Nothing better than a list of tutorials to get your creative juices going on a Saturday morning!
love all the tutes, especially the classic tote, good for all kinds of things!
Well how could I NOT comment with those beautiful patterns on offer.
The hedgehog recipe with walnuts is an interesting variation… I’ve only ever had it without. I’ll have to whip some up.
I love the carry all. I’m getting such good ideas from this site. Thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into it.
Love the crochet bag! Very cute!
I think I need to learn to crochet!
I love the napkin idea! What a great way to encourage our friends & family to be more “green”
Love all the ideas but the Green Market Bag is really speaking to me at the moment. I’m off to grab my hooks, a skein of yarn, and prop up a sore knee and crochet :0) You’ve made my day!
Bobbie in Texas
I like the napkin set and it looks really easy!
Very nice napkins!
The classic tote bag is perfect. Just the right design.
Cloth napkins I never even though of making them…. Hummm the wheels are turning. Thanks for posting them
Lisa
The Classic Tote is cute. I’m glad the world is trying to become more eco friendly!
The classic tote tutorial is one of my favorite go-to patterns. I’ve made it many many times and everyone loves it!
the napkin set is great!
More great ideas! I especially love the napkin set!
Those coffee cozies from last year would be good in this section too! Made a ton of those last year and gave with Starbucks GC’s. Love the HB patterns!
I love the eco-tote ideas. I can’t wait to make one, or two, or five!
I just created some custom fabric through Spoonflower, and I think I’m going to try making those totes for gifts. I’ll line mine, though, since it’s not home decor fabric.
Fantastic bag tutorials! Can’t have enough of those!
I love the tote bag tutorial. I could use a whole bunch of those. Thanks again for the inspiration and directions for some great projects. I also love Heather Bailey’s products.
This is perfect for my sister-in-law. I think I’ll make the napkin set. There are too many good ideas I’m getting!! My list is getting longer….and longer….
the napkin set is such a nice idea for a gift for someone you don’t know that well.
Those napkins are a great idea!
I have wanted that pear pattern for so long, but just haven’t gotten it yet! I hope I win!
I have made the tote bags for a few people including myself and keep getting more requests for them. They are wonderful. I am making more for Christmas gifts. I really want to try those napkins and the crocheted bag. How fun.
Beautiful tote, will have to make one for me too : )
We can always use tote bags. Thanks for the ideas.
Wow…those Marymee pots are gorgeous!
oh my. Those recipes sound heavenly!
I love the napkins and the tote! Thanks again for the great ideas!
Maybe this line of posts should have started in August. That way I would have plenty of time for gifts and things for myself!! Thanks for all of the wonderful ideas.
The napkin set is gorgeous
I’d love to be entered!
ooh Heather Bailey patterns! Fabby! The cloth napkins idea is a great one–gonna go whip up a few sets of these. Thanks!
I needed an earth friendly gift idea. Thank you!
Love the napkins!!!! Must go make some now! Thank you for the awesome tutorial!
I made the tote this summer and I love it! I use it all the time and I plan to make another one soon.
I’ve been making fruit and veggie bags for use at the grocery. I detest those thin plastic bags they use. What great ideas today.
I should really make those napkins for my kids.
Love the napkins and the tote. I think they would also make great teacher gifts this year.
I love all three. I needed an idea for the wedding we’re going to this weekend. Back to the sewing room for me.
So fun to have options other than going to the store and picking up something that perhaps isn’t quite as meaningful!
I think it’s a great year to do green gifts. those napkins are calling my name.
So many great ideas!
Thanks for all the tutorials….I think I’ll try the classic tote!
Again, great ideas. Thank you.
Oh I love the napkin idea! The make it recipe looks great too!
i love the napkins….cant wait to get started…thanks for the lovely ideas everyday.
New to the site and love the eco friendly ideas!
Love the bags. I’m planning on making market bags after the holiday season. Also love the patterns.
I love the tutorials–makes me want to learn how to crochet. Hopefully, I can make those napkins after christmas!!
Again, your post rescues me! The napkins will be perfect for the family gift exchange, along with a gift card…
Maybe I should make some Christmassy serviettes for myself instead of buying paper ones this year…
I love that crocheted bag. Maybe I’ll dig out a crochet hook and try it.
Have you seen the fused plastic bags? A great way to use up those pesky grocery sacks.
I love the napkin set!
Lara’s fabric choice is so cute! Thanks for all the ideas!
That bird fabric on the napkins is absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks for all the helpful links. I can’t wait to try some of these!
what a yummy sounding recipe!!
Again…I love Lara’s choice. Would like to make one of the Heather Bailey Bags in this fabric.
Yummy hedgehog! Kitchen, here I come!
I guess I am not an eco-conscious person (yes, yes, I live in Florida and my A/C runs all day long, killing the planet) but I have to admit that I love the idea of the fabric napkins. Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
I love coming here everyday!Thank yuo for all these inspiring tutorials.
Cute napkins! My Christmas sewing list is getting so long.
This months Handmade Holidays has been so inspiring… thanks! The Heather Bailey fabrics and patterns are too cute!
I have the fabric cut for one of those tote bags. I just went hunting for the pattern last night. I should have just waited a day!
I love all of them.
Great tote tutorial!
Thank you for the cloth napkin tutorial. I’m definitely making these for my friends.
Cue bags!! Can’t wait to try them- I can sew, but I’ll first have to learn to crochet for the other………..
Oh, aren’t those napkins beautiful? I love them!
I just finished up some tote bags today and will be making matching napkins so they can be used as lunch sacks. Thanks for the timely tutorial!
From groceries to sewing class, the classic tote is so useful and pretty! Wonderful ideas!
These are wonderful too…. Ack too many ideas and not enough time!!!
I need some elfs!
Rane
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I love making reusable grocery bags. Thanks for the tutorials. And for the chance to win the patterns.
These suggestions look great.
I just love tote patterns – Those would make wonderful gifts. Thanks for sharing!
such great ideas!!! I need more time, can you help make that??
I absolutely love using cloth napkins – I can’t even remember the last time I bought paper ones!
such great ideas, as usual!! thanks for sharing
These are just wonderful!!
I’ve been keeping an eye out for a crocheted market bag. And who doesn’t love Hedgehog and Rocky Road??!
I love that crochet bag!
Love that classic tote!!
It’s so nice to see options for buying and cooking
Yum! thanks for the hedgehog recipe
The patterns are so fun!
LOVE the napkins and the tote!!
I love the classic tote. I will be adding those to my long sewing list right away. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been thinking about making the switch from paper napkins to cloth napkins. With our large family we use a ton! I love the tutorial.
lara’s choice is so great! i can just imagine all the wonderful things i would make with it!
I love the Market bag and Tote, so much nicer than the Coles/Woolworths ones we buy at the shops.
I’ve already made two sets of the napkins for gifts in the last couple months and will probably make a few more before the holidays are over. Great tutorial!
Heather Bailey just rocks- what fun it would be to win this giveaway!
I would love to win those cute patterns.
i remember that napkin tutorial ~ i totally planned to sew them and never did! and thanks for linking the drawstring bag tutorial~ i need to sew some for holiday gift giving!
My bookmarked list is growing and growing!!! Thanks!
I would love to win those patterns! Did you get a good look at that cute pear??!!
i sure wish i could crochet!
great eco ideas… and i love the idea of using re-usable bags as wrapping!
Oh I love Heather’s designs. I hope I win this week!
I love all the tutorials – thanks so much for pulling them all together. I plan to make the napkins for my family this year. Thanks so much!
I like the green market bag too cute. Any of these are good ideas though!
Thanks!
These produce doily bags are really cute and eco friendly! http://scrumdillydilly.blogspot.com/2008/09/dilly-doily-bag-tutorial.html
The napkins are a great idea – they would make a wonderful gift!
That pear is gorgeous. I want it want it want it.
the napkin pattern is just what I was looking for, thanks!
the thing i think i love most about the napkin tute is the included pouch pattern. my french host mother kept a different fabric pouch for each member of the family so that the napkins she put out could be reused a few times, and i always thought it was a splendid idea.
and i’ve had my eye on heather bailey’s pear pincushion for ages. i hadn’t realized that it was released as a pattern! how exciting!
Wish I could do cloth napkins with the kids. Someday. Also just found out that a french seam is called a french seam! I’d been sewing those for years and never knew what they were called. Silly and tragic all at once. Would love that pear pattern. Cute!
Love that tote!
Fantastic series, helpful ideas to get my head into the gift making/buying mode.
Heather Bailey patterns….sounds yummy!
I never win, but enter anyway.
You never know, right? I SO love these patterns, and her fabrics are amazing, and her blog so inspiring. Thanks for the chance!!
Shealynn Benner
Love the totes and the rocky road, mmmmm
I have been wanting to do a basic tote. Maybe I’ll do it this time.
great ideas…..as usual
I LURVE that pear pattern!
What a great napkin set tutorial. I know several people who will get for Christmas this year. Thanks.
Great ideas and yummy treats – what more could I want??
I’m excited to try the napkin tutorial, as well as the tote. I’ve made several totes, but that one looks nicer, I’m thinking my ‘charlie brown christmas’ fabric would look great on this design. and the chocolate hedgehogs sound scrumptious!
Great ideas! I have been providing tips for my coworkers on how to have a green Christmas – will share these too!
Love those patterns.
This is in tune with my gifts for the neighbors, a knit dishrag, towel and a matching string bag. That is a great string bag, I will definitely try it.
Thank you, I have been thinking about making napkin sets for my sisters this year. I’m glad to see this tutorial!
All of your posts for holiday ideas have been so inspiring….I better get sewing!
Oh, I would love to win one of Heather Bailey’s beautiful patterns! Thank you!
I can’t wait to make the napkin set & tote. I love that pear pincushion & the bloom handbag.
Still love Irene’s totes. They’d make great gifts in sets of 3 or 4.
I would love to win some of Heather’s patterns! Thanks so much for all the great ideas and giveaways!
I’ve been wanting to try that tote tutorial, and I’m sure someone on my list would love one!
I love those!
I need to learn to crochet, I want one of those bags!
Love the bags! If I knew how to crochet, I’d totally be making those grocery bags!
What a great book – thanks for featuring it
I love making totes! thanks for the tutes.
Love the napkins and the bags! What great tutorials today. Thanks.
Such great ideas!
oh i love the heather bailey patterns!
I love the fabric choices!
I love all things Heather Bailey! And I want to make that tote!
I love these ideas…it wouldn’t be much to whip up a set of napkins for everyone on my list!
I love that crocheted bag! Not sure if I can figure it out but I might try.
I love giving eco-gifts!!
Thanks for the napkin tutorial!
I don’t know if I’ll get any gifts made this year, I keep finding things I want to make for myself!
I love that go green market bag!!!!
I love Heather Bailey patterns. The tote is nice.
Stop putting all these yummy recipes on here – I am seriously going to have to start exercising to burn it all off
love the classic tote, I have made one and going to start making a few more for the family.
I love the napkin set!
Wow! love the ideas, thanks!
I really like the handbag pattern.
oh I love that tote, and it is perfect for my mother in law! I also love the Heather bailey patterns, thanks for the great giveaway!
This classic tote reminds me of my favorite tote, only better… Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
I love the classic tote tutorial…its a great bag!
Love Heather Bailey! And love that tote tute. Thanks.
Oh totes, everyone can sure use those!
I love the Heather Bailey patterns!
Thanks for another great contest
So appropriate for todays world! I am so excited for Christmas this year! So many wonderful ideas to go with the baked goodies I already make for everyone!
I have been wanting a pattern for those market bags forever. Thanks!
I have always wanted to make my own napkins!!
Awesome stuff. Great idea to give the napkins. Thanks
I am a long time fan of Heather Bailey and she is a great inclusion for your line up of designers! I’d love to win her patterns! (:
Fabric napkins are on my to do list!
Good eco gifts!
those napkins look like a great idea! i’ll have a go at those, i think!
Love the Heather Bailey patterns, as well as all of the hand-made gift tutorials. Keep up the good work!
I love the Heather Bailey patterns–the pear is so cute!
Always love more tote ideas, and the cloth napkin set is nice too. I can’t wait to try some of these out!
You know the more of these I see the more I want to give everyone gifts with a tag explaining how it will improve their ecologicality in the world :-p
The recipes sound yummy!!!
the pottery is gorgeous!
Great tote – wonderful patterns! Thanks for sharing with everyone
I loved the napkin tutorial last time you posted. It’s a wonderful gift idea.
Loving those napkins. I have many of those in my future, me thinks!
I love the bags!!!
I don’t know how I missed the classic tote before but it’s perfect!
All the projects are great but I think I will try the napkin set first. Thanks!
I’ve made the napkins and they really are excellent! Heather Bailey’s new patterns are gorgeous as well!
Definetly going to have to try the rocky road- yum!
I will be making the napkin set – thankyouverymuch.
Oh, those napkins will go great with the table runner and placemats I’m making for gifts this year.
It’s great to see some green ideas. That’s become a bit of a theme for my gift giving this year.
I am staying up way to late working on all these awesome projects this month-thanks for motivating me!
the napkins are a great idea and with the recent trend towards reusable bags who wouldn’t want to make a few of them?
I forgot about napkins! I need to make some.. christmas present for myself!
I think once Christmas is over, I’m going to make myself several sets of cloth napkins. I love how they can add so much color to a table.
I can’t wait to try that classic tote- it looks perfect for a market bag.
I’ve been looking for a good tote tutorial to make for my sister (a book lover). This one is just perfect; the gussets make plenty of room for fat hardbacks.
I plan to make several of those tote bags. They look to be the perfect size for grocery shopping.
I love the napkin idea…got to make some of those for me and friends too. Also, the tote is super cute, a great size and I like the professional touches. Both on my to do list. Lisa
Those recipes looks yummy!
I just spent a lovely ten minutes looking over the tutorials on Heather’s site.
These ideas are great!!
Loving the bags and napkins. They are just too cute!
so cute! thank you!
Love the napkin tutorial with the pouch. What a great gift idea (and quick to make which is even better.)
I remember the napkin set. It’s beautiful. I think I’d like to whip some up for *MY* christmas stocking
I’ve got a few of these on my list!
love the tote bag!
This is such an amazing collection of ideas. THANK YOU!
made napkins for a bazaar this year.
That is one great tote bag, good for so many things.
I read the recipe for chocolate hedgehog and it makes me laugh. My daughter couldn’t quite remember the word EggNog so she called it Hedgehog. Is the hedgehog in the recipe similar to eggnog? I may have to try making it just to see and to help set my daughter straight.
Yay for cloth napkins! Wow – I’ve been looking for a good tutorial – thanks so much!!
Ooh, lovely bags and napkins! I loved the Heather Bailey square pincushion tutorial, so I’m sure the patterns are great.
I’ve given cloth napkins and tote bags as gifts several times and people love them because they feel good when they use them.
I really love the go green market bag and the tote. They are great!
The classic tote is pretty high up on my “to make” list this year. They are pretty much great for anyone!
Gourmet Rocky Road?!? Sounds like a nice substitute for moose munch here!! thanks!
I think I’m going to try and make the Go Green Bag. Thanks for the tutorial!
Great totes! I have just the fabric for them….
Heather Bailey always has the cutest stuff.
the napkins would be an awesome gift for teachers as well, I’d think! or other “I don’t really know what they like” kind of people!
The colors in those pics are amazing.
thanks for all the great ideas and opportunities to win cool stuff!
I have been a big fan of Heather’s for a while now and that pear is just fantastic! I love to give napkin sets as wedding presents as well.
I am a sucker for tote bags….so people I need one of each (This is on my wish list from now on!)
Great ideas!
That is the cutest napkin set ever!!!
I love the idea of the napkin set. The tote bags are too cute too! I have been looking for a good pattern for holiday gift giving- I think this one is it!
Another day, another list of great ideas!
Would love to win these patterns – just love Heather’s gorgeous stuff! Thanks to Lara too for her delish recepie of gourmet Rocky Road – pistashios and turkish delight!
oooohhh. I like.
the market bag is awesome!
Good idea! The more people use reusable shopping bags the better.
I love napkins and will be making those babies.
I want to try all three! But since I’m just learning I think the napkins are right up my alley!
Thanks.
heather bailey’s fabrics are delicious! i’m all over that napkin idea! lesley
Love the totes and the green market bags! Can’t wait to get started, thanks for the ideas!
Green market bags are coming right along…won’t everyone be surprised to find their gifts in those instead of paper bags!