November 8 ~ Passion for Exploration + Adventure
| If Exploration and Adventure are your thing– whether traveling the world or taking hour-long, one block-long walks with a toddler– we have tons of fun ideas for you today. So many of these would make really thoughtful, unique gifts too. Enjoy! |  |
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Fleece Boot Socks Cherie of Studio Cherie shows you how to make these cozy Fleece Boot Socks here at Sew,Mama,Sew! They’ll keep you warm and dry. |
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Wet Bag Make a handy Wet Bag with Jess from Craftiness is not Optional, for wet clothes on the go. If you just finished swimming or hiking on a rainy day, this bag will come in handy! |
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Explorer Sash Randi from Dukes and Duchesses designed this Explorer Sash with removable tools, perfect for the young explorers on your holiday gift list. |
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Summer Camp Utility Apron Make a Summer Camp Utility Apron with Lizzy House’s tutorial here at Sew,Mama,Sew! Lizzy designed the apron to feature her fabric collections, and we think it would make a fun apron for collecting treasure on long, wandering walks. |
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Nature Explorer Bag Holly from Chez Beeper Bebe says this Nature Explorer Bag is one of the best things she’s ever made, and we can see why! Her free PDF pattern and tutorial includes a list of the items she included in her bags, with sources for purchase. |
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Mittens We absolutely love the simple, practical design for these Mittens from Trula Kids. About the Designer: Trula is a mother of two living in Barcelona. She tries not to let the madness of every day life as a working mother get to her. So she sews, and draws and takes pictures. But mostly sews– clothes for her kids and their friends, who constantly challenge her with their demands for pink, princesses or cartoon characters considered cool amongst the 2 – 6 year olds. But she sneaks in her ideas of clean and simple design and more often than not, they find a compromise. |
Bag a Day
There are so many beautiful bags to love out there… We’re sharing one bag tutorial every day this month for you to sew and give.
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Insulated Picnic Tote Keep food cold or hot as you set out on adventure with this Insulated Picnic Tote designed by Vanessa from Punkin Patterns for Sew,Mama,Sew! |
Related tutorials you might just love: 1-2-3 Sew Insulated Lunch Sack, Picnic Blanket with Rock Pockets, Child’s Teepee-Style Tent, Toy Gathering Bucket (for treasure!), Pea Pod Hip Carrier Tutorial, Sushi Roll Changing Pad with Diaper & Wipes Pouch, Sweet Dreams Nap Mat
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Wooden Compass This handcrafted Wooden Compass from A Remark You Made will steer you in the right direction! (We also love their Wooden Gift Tags…) |
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Hip Bag for Men We love the craftsmanship in this Hip Bag for Men from Dragonfly Accessories. This particular hip bag is made of sturdy olive green cotton canvas, and would be perfect to take along on adventures. |
Here are just a few fabrics perfect for some of today’s projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Chocolate Granola Bars These Chocolate Granola Bars look delicious, whether you’re headed out for exploration or snuggling up on the couch at home! |
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Gift Tags Clemence from Oh the Lovely Things has a nice set of free Gift Tags for you to download and use this holiday season. |
Win It
Tweet #handmadeholidays or tag us on Facebook this week for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew!
Comment on today’s post for a chance to win one of these books!
Sewing Basics: All You Need to Know About Machine and Hand Sewing
Author: Sandra Bardwell
Publisher: Abrams Books, STC Craft
Sewing Basics is the ultimate encyclopedia for sewing at home. This thorough guide covers everything from choosing fabrics to operating a sewing machine to hand sewing, fitting, fine-finishing, trouble-shooting, and more. Whether the sewer is trying to decipher the symbols on a printed pattern, line a pocket, work French seams, or fit a muslin, she’ll find what she’s looking for here, all precisely explained and illustrated with hundreds of step-by-step photos. Both for beginners learning how to hem and for more experienced sewers who need help mastering advanced techniques, Sewing Basics is an invaluable reference tool sewers will want to keep within easy reach for many years to come.
Craft Challenge: Dozens of Ways to Repurpose a Pillowcase
Author: Suzanne J.E. Tourtillott
Publisher: Lark Crafts
Take the challenge! Craft challenges are all the rage among online crafting communities, and this new series— the first ever on the subject— marries the popularity of repurposing with the appeal of the “new pretty” aesthetic. This time, it’s the common pillowcase that’s undergoing uncommon transformations in 28 beguiling projects, ranging from patterned pinafores and aprons to decorative, embellished boxes and quilts. A friendly and informative basics chapter introduces the key techniques, delicate ink and watercolor illustrations show essential assembly details, and all necessary templates are included. There’s plenty of handholding for beginners plus a wealth of novel ideas for more advanced sewers.
Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
Author: Julia Rothman
Publisher: Storey Publishing
What’s the difference between a weanling and a yearling, or a farrow and a barrow? Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman’s charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living.
Dissecting everything from tractors and pigs to fences, hay bales, crop rotation patterns, and farm tools, Rothman gives a richly entertaining tour of the quirky details of country life. From the shapes of squash varieties to the parts of a goat; from how a barn is constructed to what makes up a beehive, every corner of the barnyard is uncovered.
A perfect gift for gardeners, locavores, homesteaders, and country-living enthusiasts alike.
Sewn Toy Tales: 12 Fun Characters to Make and Love (US Winners Only)
Author: Melanie Hurlston
Publisher: F+W Media
Melly & Me present a fun and fabulous collection of personality-packed designs that will have readers sewing adorable toys in no time! Each of the brightly colored characters is a joy to sew for all abilities, making them the perfect gift for children or adults, or a trendy home accessory. Projects combine simple sewing techniques with funky fabrics, embellishments and color palettes to add zing and excitement to readers’ sewn toy creations. Easy to follow step by step instructions, quirky photography and full-size templates make this book a delightful gift as well as an irresistible addition to sewing collections.
Fast, Flirty and Fun: Easy Quilts from Fabulous Fabrics
Author: Sarah Bisel
Publisher: Martingale & Co.
For every beginner who’s eyed today’s fabrics and yearned to make an eye-catching quilt—this is the book! Novice and experienced quilters alike will find oodles of inspiration in the contemporary colors and fresh designs of these 11 exciting projects.
* Discover the secrets of color, value, and fabric selection for creating quilts with visual impact.
* Learn a variety of easy methods for cutting, piecing, and appliqué.
* Enjoy whimsical appliqué motifs that include a giant birthday cake, a bird, jumbo circles, and more.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2010 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
7 ~ Passion for Teaching + Learning
6 ~ Passion for Sewing
5 ~ Passion for Organization
4 ~ Passion for Relaxation
3 ~ Passion for Clothes
2 ~ Passion for Play
1 ~ Passion for Accessories
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438 Responses to “November 8 ~ Passion for Exploration + Adventure”
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Lovely round-up of gift ideas! Those mittens are adorable
Great ideas today
So many tutorials, so little time!
i have been wanting to make a wet bag. i think this is a sign.
I was just thinking about the possibility of making myself an insulated lunch tote to return to work with – thanks for the link! and I would love the Sewing Basics book!
Yay! I’ve been looking for a good nature explorer bag tutorial. Love the picnic bag too!
The picnic tote is a great idea, I need to make one to tote my lunch to work!
lots of fun things… I love the fleecy boot socks…
Hugz
fantastic tutes again! i’d love to win the quilt book!
LOVE the explorer bag. It is exactly what I have been looking for.
Thanks for sharing these great tutorials.
Thanks for another fun roundup of projects!
Love the picnic tote! thanks!
That nature explorer bag is calling my name x3. Love it!
Love the Nature Explorer Bag! Thanks for all the ideas and inspiration!
These books all look great, especially interested in the Fast Flirty and Fun quilts book. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’ve had a sewing machine for a while now, but I feel like that sewing basics book would be a great review and foundation for me. It’s funny how sometimes we just make do and never truly learn a craft from the beginnings!
I love the Nature Explorer Bag – can’t wait to start mine!
Oh, I think my little nature girl needs the explored bag to carry her animal books and binoculars!
My super talented friend made my oldest boy the Explorer Bag. Neat neat neat. So glad Holly shared the pattern and tutorial.
Cute ideas!
i love this theme! Great ideas for boys!
Love the boot socks! and the books are all fabulous!
What an amazing selection of crafts – love the wet bag and picnic tote ones
I need to make some of those wet bags for my hiking adventures!
Love the wooden compass! Might have to get one for my boys!
Hmmm… Interesting projects today, but nothing is calling to me. Probably a good thing, since my to-do list is getting long!
Love that nature explorer bag – so cute, and would be fun to pack with little items as a gift.
I am going to mix up a batch of those chocolate granola bars asap!
The Fast, Flirty and Fun book looks like a fun one!
I love those mittens!
I love the nature explorer bag!
Ooh, love the recipe for chocolate granola bars!
What fun projects.
Loving those chocolate granola bars!
A great idea for a tutorial round-up…love the explorer bag and the mittens especially!
I don’t know what I would do without my wetbags!
The granola bars are scrumptious! I would love to win all of these prizes – especially the pillowcase one, as I am addicted to vintage cases!
The nature bag looks really neat – I have a fun little boy cousin who’d enjoy that. Love that she lists the stuff she puts inside!
love the picnic bag! thanks for sharing.
Love the nature bag. I might have to make one for all my kids for camping next year! And that fast and fun book looks awesome!!!
Love the Fleece Boot Socks; what a great idea!
The sewing machine book would be a great gift for anybody who sews, especially one who is just starting. I would love to win this so I could keep in on my sewing table as a refrence. Sometimes I need a little reminder on what to do!
The explorer tote is pretty cute!
I need fleece socks for when wearing Birkenstocks during cold weather; I wonder if the boot sock you posted will work? Also, can’t wait to make those granola bars!!!
Love the nature explorer bag idea!
love the insulated picnic tote!!!
That compass is just so cool! I love everything!!
I can’t wait to make the explorer sash and bag. I want some boot socks too but i need some boots to put them in.
Loving these! I’ve pinned almost all of them!
well, I really am going to make those fleece welly boot socks for myself, another inspiring list today !
Another great set of ideas. I love those mittens!
Loving this daily blog post! The chocolate granola bars are on my list, and the Fast, Flirty and Fun book looks awesome!
More fun stuff!
Love the boot socks.
Farm Anatomy looks so fun!
Happy Tuesday!
Thanks for the chance to win! Great ideas and great selection of books to browse!
Another great bunch of ideas!!
Those granola bars look so good!
Love the boot socks and the mittens. I am excited for the rest of the weeks posts.
Love that nature explorer bag!
Love the explorer bag and the mittens! I’ve been needing to make a few pair for my little ones and I love the shape of these and the ribbing around the wrist. Thanks!
I’m thinking a few of these would be so cute for my niece and nephew for Christmas! Thanks for sharing!
I can’t wait to start working on the wet bags this weekend!
Would love to look inside of “Sewing Basics”
I love the fleece boot socks!! I think I need some for myself.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Cute mittens.
Those mittens-and I love her blog!
It gets more of an adventure everyday I come and see what you all have dished up! Such fun ideas- thanks!
Absolutely love the nature explorer bags. They are going on the list of things to do.
Mittens! How awesome for stocking stuffers!
Love the boot socks.
I just love the insulated pinic tote! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the picnic bag. So many ideas, I’m itching to play hookey from work and sew!
I really like the look of the sewn mittens and the sewing basics book! thanks!
The fleece boot socks pattern is great for this time of year!
great ideas! Thanks!
Would love that Sewn Toy Tales! Also, love that Nature Explorer bag. Off to pin it on pinterest, haha.
thanks for all the great tutorials!
I cant wait to dress up my plan black rain boots w/ lots of felt liners!
Every year you guys absolutely top yourselves with these lists. THANK YOU!
My favorites are the nature explorer bag and the wood compass!
The books you share are unique. I don’t see them anywhere else. How nice that someone thought to put together a book about what to do with pillowcases. Thanks for this chance to win.
Thanks for finding such fun tutorials for so many different sorts of people…handmade Christmas is well underway at my house!
The explorer Bag is fabulous — and those mittens! Thanks for the chance to win!
Sewn Toy Tales looks so cute!
Fast Flirty and Fun looks very interesting!
Those boot socks are a great idea!!!
My birthday is coming and I want a pair of boots similar to the ones shown at the top of the post. Since I am hopeful I get a pair I am excited to see fleece boot socks on here. I think I might sew me a pair just in case. (just in case I have to buy my own boots)
Those boot socks are really clever!
LOL @ the instructions for the granola bars: “First mix your dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir them together so they can get familiar with each other.” What a hoot! I’m going to try those today
I am going to start at the top project and make everything!!! but those boot sock are going to be for me
Already printed the fleece boot socks pattern! I know a boy who needs that explorer sash & I’m pretty sure those granola bars will make a great school morning “oops, Mom slept in but, we still need breakfast” grab & run treat!
What great choices! That wet bag would really come in handy during swimming lessons.
very neat!
Love the Explorer sash–my grandson might just love that!
Love the cozy looking boot socks!
Love that nature explorer bag!
I love that nature explorer bag, too bad my LO is way too little!
I’m really diggin’ the nature bag.
Heck with gifts — I want to make those boot liners for me!
The mittens – love those!
I love the mittens, the wet bag, and the granola bars! These should keep me busy for a little while.
All so cute!!!!
So many great gift ideas, thanks!
I am going to try to make the explorer bag but in an adult size. It looks perfect for packing up for an adventure exploring a new city when traveling. Thanks.
I love the nature bag, and those mittens . . . they are so adorable!
Ohh… so many great tutos, so little time!
Those boot socks are cute!!
Awesome explorer bag!
What a great round-up … thanks so much for sharing my explorer sash.
Those are super cute books and ideas!
I am making mittens this weekend, thanks!
I’m a new sewer and I’m reading your blog today to inspire me to attempt my first zipper project. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!
I would love the farm anatomy book. Can’t wait to read it.
Lots of good x-mas present tutorials today!
Love the Explorer bag, thanks for the wonderful ideas!
I’ve never seen a compass even remotely like that … what amazing imaginations people have! It’s perfect and adorable!
I would love to see Sewing Basics – or the country farm book!
I love Handmade Holidays! I have my eye on the Farm Anatomy book- It would make a great gift for my sister. Fingers crossed!!
The insulated picnic tote is a great idea for a project
I made the boot socks a few weeks ago, and they work great…especially now that I have to trek out in the snow to feed the chickens!
i think i need to make some fleecy boot socks!
I love the boot socks! I have a pair of boots I need those for.
My son would love an explorer bag! I’m off to print the tutorial. Thanks for the link.
The mittens look really cute, guess I better get better at my sewing!
Those granola bars look so good, I can wait to make them!
Love the nature explorer bag, what a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration.
Great projects. I love your compliations. I find myself coming back to them throughout the year. Thanks!
The mittens are great, and I loved checking out Trula’s beautiful blog!
Love me some exploring! Thanks for these.
Wow, I love those boot liners!
Love the mittens. They will make perfect Christmas gifts here in MN! Might need them this weekend if the weathermen are right! Like the gift tags too. Great practical item to add!
Those fleece boot socks look wonderful.
My birthday boots are on their way, and I think I need some boot socks now!
love these lists! am going to open up the fleece boots one now!
Love these laminated cotton bags! I’m wondering if it’s possible to applique or iron on letters to the bags? Eager to try!
Love the fleece socks but I need more time for all my sewing ideas!
The wet bag is genius. I need to make one before next summer now that we live near the shore, I have a feeling we’ll be needing it!
I really need to make some of those fleece boot socks.
Love the nature explorer bag!
I’m not much of an adventurer, but I LOVE those mittens!
Great tutorials today! I really need to get sewing.
Making the mittens today!! Winter is here and we have a sad collection of single mitts!
Those granola bars look delicious!
Oh I must have a ton of explorers on my lists because I want to make everything on this post!
Love the apron, wet bag and socks! All three projects are right up my alley!
I love the mittens and explorer bag!
Now I have the perfect Christmas present for my fussy brother. What could be better than an explorer sash?
That wooden compass is so cool!
Love,love the boot socks!!!!! And the granola bars are now on my to make list!!! Thanks!!
I love the explorer tote from Chez Beeper Bebe! Thanks for this roundup, it’s great.
Love the Caterpillar!
I love the boot socks! I wish I’d had those when I worked in fish processing.
I love the nature explorer bag and the boot socks!
I think I’m gonna have to whip up some of those mittens asap!
Those fleece boot socks are wonderful!
I love the Explorer Bag! Can’t wait to make one.
love the nature explorer bag would be great for my son who always loves to have a bag full of goodies with him!
Those mittens are adorable and the chocolate granola bars look delicious! I wonder if I make the mittens for my daughter, she will make the granola bars for me? Sounds like a fair trade!
I’m thinking the chocolate granola bars definitely look worth making. So many wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing.
The fleece boot socks and the granola bars looks great!! I can’t want to try make them both! I think I’m going to try to granola tonight!
Love those mittens! I hope I can make them in adult sizes
I’m so happy to see a boot socks pattern. These sell for 14.99 @ Target, but I really wanted to make my own. Thank you!
love the picnic tote and the wet bag…thanks for the tutorials!
What perfect gifts, especially for kiddos! If my son was older I would totally make him the bag and the sash. I might have to make myself the boot socks, however.
With a son in Scouts these are all wonderful ideas!!!!!!!!!
Those mittens are great! I think I’ll be making some of those for my daughter this year. Thanks for all of the great projects and ideas!
awesome tutorials and giveaways today. thanks.
That picnic tote looks great!
What a great collection of bags for our little adventures.
The Nature Explore Bag is so much fun! That would make a great gift for nieces and nephews this year!
The Nature Explore Bag is so much fun! That would make a great gift for nieces and nephews this year!
Fun projects! I need to make some boot socks!
I think I need to make some of those socks.
Cute bags! The granola bars look awesome. Thanks!
I need to mix up some of those granola bars. They look devine!
I love the boot socks!
Such fun ideas. I like those boot socks!
That Nature Explorer Bag might just be what I was looking for.
Those explorer bags have been on my list of to-gives for the last few years. Curse you, Sew Mama Sew, my list of gifts to make is gaining epic proportions… No, seriously, thank you!!!
Another round of great ideas.
I love the mittens and insulated tote. I just might have to add that to my list of projects.
I think I have two little guys at home that need the Explorer Bags. I just hope I have time to sew all the great gift ideas you have given me.
Love. The explorer bag is a must for little boys
I love those printable gift tags! Thanks for pulling all of this great inspiration together every day!
Looking forward to trying the boot socks.
The fleece boot socks are an amazing idea! Thanks for getting so many interesting projects in one place.
Love love love the mittens!!
I want to make a nature explorer bag and stuff it full of chocolate granola bars for a nice long hike!
This passion series is truly addictive! Loving all of it!
Love the nature explorer bag!
I love Liz’s fabric choice (the one in the middle). It makes me happy!
I love the wooden compass. Perfect for my family.
I adore the mittens! Thanks for another awesome roundup!
I had forgotten all about those fleece boot socks. Forget about gifts! I’ll be whipping up a bunch for myself first. (Is that too selfish to reveal? Well, I’m among friends, right?)
The explorers sash is a cool gift. Thank you!
I can’t wait to make those granola bars
Love the sewn toys!
what a neat compass.
The mittens are so charming! What a great idea!
Love today’s ideas!
Any of these prizes look awesome! Sewing basics, farm anatomy, toys- diverse & very adventurous! Thank you/ this is a fun November!
I have just printed out the tutorial for the Explorer bag, I am going to make one this long weekend!
Wow, I’d love the pillowcase book or Fast, Flirty, and Fun! They look great!
I love the Nature Explorer Bag! I’ll make that one for sure for my boys!!
I think I need to buy a pair of boots just for an excuse to make those socks. They look to amazing peeking out.
Love the boot socks!
Can you ever have enough bags?
I have been looking for an insulated tote. Perfct!
Boot socks and a compass. What great gifts they would be.
THanks.
Love the nature explorer bag and the boot socks!
That nature explorer bag is one of the coolest gift ideas I’ve seen this holiday season!
Once again, another great set of tutorials!
I like the assortment, and had lost the tutorial for the rainboot socks!
(But the link for the Bag for Men is wrong, it goes to the other etsy seller!)
Great, books! I’d love to win one!
What an excellent idea the web bag!! Great!
I like today’s highlights, especially that pocketed bag!
I love those socks!!
Loving the fleece boot socks! And a wet bag has been on my to-do list on Pinterest for awhile…just a matter of wrestling up the materials!
That wet bag is perfect! With the occasional toilet training mishap, this will come in very handy!
Oh, all these books are wonderful – I like the pillowcase one best though!
Love the mittens!
Those mittens are really cute, and the boot socks are a great idea! Thanks!
‘Fast Flirty and Fun’ looks so adorable. I also might try out the granola bars, since I make handmade granola anyways.
I love the idea of an insulated picnic bag.
Great tutorials today, and I really like the insulated picnic tote.
The nature explorer bag and wet bags are moving to the top of my “to make” list. Thanks for the great ideas.
I’m going to make those mittens!
I would love to look at the Hip Bag for Men but the link takes you to the compass.
Also, love the socks. Great idea!
Thanks for the chance to win some great looking books. I have my eye on a few of them.
I know some kiddos who would LOVE the nature explorer bag!
Chocolate granola bars? Yum! I’m definitely checking that recipe out!!
These are all great tutuorials.
I could totally have done with the chocolate granola bars today after my long cycle ride home in the dark and the rain!
neat projects and good giveaway
I was just thinking about making mittens for my day care kids since this is Texas, and mittens aren’t a wardrobe staple. I didn’t know they were so easy-nothing to stop me now!
I’m going to have to make that Nature Exploring Bag for my Husband for Christmas
So many great ideas and THEN — the chocolate! “Double Prizes!!!”
Love the sewn mittens!
The pillow case book looks fun!
I’m in love with the fleece socks and the explorer bag! Whoo hoo!
I’ve been trying to come up with a men’s bag pattern for while- this is a great one.
Today I’m the most excited about the chocolate granola bar recipe! I need something like that in my freezer to protect me from those up-late-at-night-sewing-my-christmas-presents chocolate cravings! I’m all out of Halloween candy!
Those granola bars look yummy!
May have to try those since the kids think they can’t live without them after school.
I love the look of the picnic bag!
i love the explorer bag. All those pockets!
Great Mittens! Always enjoy the whole Handmade Holidays series.
i like the mens bag…my hubby might even use it!
Such beautiful surprises!
Thank you for sharing…
Kind regards from Germany
Claudia
I’m afraid I’m a ‘bag girl’, love the wet bag and the nature one…
My neice would love the explorer bag – such great ideas for what to fill it with too!!
thanks!
Great gift ideas!
Great ideas!
I need those fleece boot socks for my girls, for the 3 times each winter it snows here.
Oooh – that is a fun looking selection of books!
Wet bags are so great to have. I think the mitten pattern is going to the top of my list of things to make!
These bags would be great for my field guides when I’m out hiking!
Thanks for the great ideas… I think some of these will be great
Love the compass. And I will definitely, definitely, definitely be making an explorer bag for my little guy! Although I should probably wait until he’s a little older…at least walking.
I love the wet bag just what i need for little accidents on the run.
I want all this books!!!
Ohhh love all the neat ideas and chocolate granola bars? Yummy!
Love the Pillow Case Book…looks like fun!Must also try my hand at those chocolate granola bars!
Great ideas! Love the boot socks.
Those chocolate granola bars look delicious. I wonder if I have the ingredients to make them in stock!
I make granola all the time–so I’m interested in trying the chocolate bars! Thaks for all the inspiration!
That wooden compass is the perfect present for my housemate! Thanks for the link x
Oh I love the compass! As always a round of great ideas!
mmmm chocolate granola bars!
I want to go buy some boots just so I can wear fleecy socks!
Another great day of tutorials and inspiration! Thank you.
That wooden compass is so cool. Perfect for my 7 year old boy.
You are just outdoing yourselves with great ideas.
chocolate granola bars do NOT fit in with my diet. I’ll try them anyway
My daughter wants “wellies” for Christmas and I’d love to make her the fleece boot socks!
My son saw the explorer bag over my shoulder and has now added one to his Christmas list!
Mittens! Just in time for snow.
Can’t wait to try the wet bag! There’s always a use for one of those!
The mittens look really cute! Great list of ideas!
Boot socks and mittens. What great gift ideas!
I love the picnic tote. Thanks for all the tutorials!
As a knitter who hates hand-knitted mittens, I love the idea of sewing them!
Oooh I love the boot socks!!
LOVE those fleece boot socks!!!!
Those chocolate granola bars look delicious. I am going to make those. I’m loving the boot socks and the mitten pattern. I lost mine so am glad to see this one.
cute muffins!
I love the wet bag – all our swimming friends will get them!
That farm book looks very interesting
Love the nature bag really want one of my own.
I love that nature explorer bag – so many beautiful things to sew!
Love the Nature Explorer Bag! So cute.
I really need to make some boot socks – great idea! And I love the insulated tote, too.
The insulated picnic tote goes on my ever growing “to do” list!
The Nature Explorer Bag is so fun! Thanks!
I love the insulated picnic tote! I definitely need to make one of those!
I love those boots. Such a great idea!
The adventure bag is going on my gift list!
The nature explorer bag and the insulated picnic tote are great projects! Off to plan and sew!
Have been thinking about making those fleece boot socks for a long time, thanks for the tutorial, the mittens and wet bag are on my to make list also, I’m going to make a wet bag sized to my mom’s umbrella so she can keep it in her purse without getting everything all wet.
My husband was just looking at boot socks at the store yesterday. Hello Christmas gift!
great tutorials once again!
The boot socks and the mittens are favorites!
Boot socks = awesome!!!
The fast flirty and fun book looks amazing. I’m ready to sew like crazy since my friend just gave me a bag full of fabrics!!!
Love the explorer bag, Perfect for boys!
I love the fleece boot socks and the mittens! Thanks for sharing.
Those chocolate granola bars look like they’d be perfect for a quick breakfast on the run. My boys might stop skipping breakfast. Thanks for that.
the gift tags are precious. definitely will be printing some of those!
The explorer sash looks pretty cool!
love the nature explorer bag!
The boot socks and wet bag are so cool! I love them!
The ideas just keep getting better and better!
Love the mittens. So cute. And the books look amazing. Thanks!
Love the fleece socks! I plan on making a few pairs for stocking stuffers (and a few for me too!)
I love the explorer bag – and the fleece boot socks look like a really great idea!
Sewn Toy Tales looks adorable. And I LOVE the explorer bag.
I’m loving those fleese boot socks!What a great idea. Chocolate Granola Bars? no guilt there. hehe.
Thanks for the giveaway and a chance to win.
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With a house full of adventurers these ideas will be put to use!
Thanks!
I love the Wet Bag. My nephew just turned one and he could use one of these bags to put in his diaper bag. Great idea. Those mittens look snazzy! What great books for the giveaway. Thanks for a chance to win one.
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I am digging those fleece socks!
I want to buy boots just to make the socks…
We’re outdoorsy people – great ideas!
I love the fleece boot inserts–and now I can make my own!
Love the explorer tote. I might have to make those for next summer.
I just made a pair of mittens today, using oliver & s pattern for inspiration. I actually chopped up a sweater. Very cute.
I’m going with the insulated picnic tote, original size for shopping and smaller for lunch!!
Those chocolate granola bars look amazing!
I’m making boot socks for everybody, what a nice idea!
Sewing Basics. And, chocolate granola bars. Yum.
The explorer bag and the wooden compass are so neat! Thanks for all the cool stuff that you show us.
Those boot socks are very cool! I have some daughters who just might find those in a package
Thanks for more wonderful tutorials – and giveaways 
I think I need to try that granola recipe for my little explorers!
Living in Seattle, I need to make a pair of those boot socks for everyone in my family!
great books!
I’m still new to sewing and zippers scare me a little. The wet bag directions has such great photos that I think I’ll give it a try.
I need to make those mittens (x3) ASAP – snow is on the way! Eek!
I love all the books you are giving away. They look like a wealth of ideas.
The explorer sash is fun!
Liz’s fabric choice would be perfect for the picnic tote. I want to try the granola bars recipe too. Yum:) Thanks for the wonderful inspiration each day!
Love the nature explorer bag! So cute!!!
So many great ideas!!
I have got to make those granola bars and the explorer bag is just up my alley.
I really like the mittens, so cute, I might have to add them to my list of projects.
I love the fleece boot socks. I have a pair, but would love some print ones!
Love the boot socks! i’m going to make some for me before our next Southern Hemisphere winter!
What great ideas!
love that explorers bag!
Great post! Lots of inspiration today-for sure.
I love the bag tut!
I love all the books. These will inspire tremendous amount of creativity.
Cute mittens. Want some for myself. Thanks for the give away.
fantastic books!
Oh, wow. That picnic tote is a sure winner! I don’t think there’s anyone on my list that wouldn’t love that. Thanks so much!
Love the boot socks.
Keep up the good work!
I have my eye on that compass, now just need to think of a right person to gift it to. Obviously not really useful for a city dweller.
I love your round ups! Thanks for the ideas!
Explorer bags are great!!!
What great gift ideas.
Love the mittens–another project added to my to-do list!
Chocolate Granola Bars… mmMMmMmmmM
love all the resource you post!
Those fleece socks are such a good idea for friends who I like enough to give a present to, but not enough to get a big present for!
I love those boot socks. What a great idea!
I need to make those boot socks!
Oh my goodness – I LOVE those gift tags! I also love the book choices today!
All the ideas look great today!
Love the mittens!
So many nice stuff!
wow, my to-do list is growing exponentially thanks to your great suggestions.
That nature explorer bag looks PERFECT!
Those boot socks are so cool!
The adventure bag reminds me of my brother’s favourite book when he was small, Charles’ Useful Bag by Shirley Hughes. I want to make him one for Christmas and remind him of that book.
All these ideas are wonderful ! I especially love the boot socks and the wet bag !
Amazing ideas, every day!
I’m a huge fan of the picnic tote – I have so many people in mind that would love it!
i really love your round ups!
Those boot socks are fabulous!
Love the Nature Explorer Bag!
Those chocolate granola bars sound yummy!
Great inspiration here thanks
Cute cute cute! Thanks for all the great ideas.
This is the year of the bag in my sewing world! Everyone needs a bag. These adventure bags are round out some of the more female focused bags I have in mind.
That men’s hip bag is pretty hip!
The nature explorer bag is so stinking cute!
Love the picnic tote!
Love the nature explorer bag…might end up being a Christmas gift!
I love the Sewn Tales book! My daughter wants me to make her every single one
I’m looking forward to trying my hand at homemade granola bars.
dig the men’s hip bag & the Sewing Basics book!
Thank you for these links – I’m bookmarking the page and hope to make something – anything! – very soon!
Ah, I’m crazy about each of these bags. Thanks so much for the post!
The wet bag is definitely on my list! I have a granddaughter that will be potty training soon and this is a must!
good ideas!
The Nature Explorer Bag is wonderful.
I need to make welly liners tomorrow. Dry toes are good, but Warm, dry toes are heavenly!
I’m very interested in the Nature Explorer Bag!!
Absolutely love today’s bag! Too cute!!
More wonderful tutorials! Thanks for sharing them with us!
I love the mittens! My Little Bug needs a pair.
are you guys psychic?! i needed a messenger-type bag pattern, and a mittens pattern, AND A WETBAG PATTERN. i hear the x-files theme song in the background…
The Nature Explorer Bag is awesome.
Cute boots
A wet bag would be perfect for a travel set!
The insulated tote looks like a great gift project for the holidays for one of my teacher friends!
Oooooo, those chocolate granola bars look rather tasty!
What a great compass.
Cute ideas! I need to make an explorer bag for my friend’s son!
mmm chocolate granola bars!
The nature explorer bag would be a cool gift for my outdoorsy grandnieces as they get a little older.
You have inspired me to comment! I love this blog, and was inspired to make all my Christmas gifts 2 years ago (my fave Christmas present exchange ever, hands down). I am re-inspired to make all my gifts, starting with those adorable mittens for my neice! Thanks so much
can’t wait to make the explorer sash for my son!
Awesome ideas! So inspiring to see such creativity flowing around the web.
wow. there’s so many good ideas in this post! explorer sash, the apron, the mittens
Great mittens, Tis the season to pack layers! Jess at CinO is great love the wet bag. Swim lessons this winter just got organized
Chocolate…….mmmmm
My niece will love the boot toppers!
More great ideas!
I need to make some of the boot socks for myself.
I am going to make some wet bags!
Love, love, love the insulated picnic tote…would come in handy while at the many baseball games we go to from March to August. Smiles~Beth
I would live to win the sewing basics book as I have just started to love sewing.
The fleece boot socks and the explorer sash look very useful. Lots of great ideas here.
i like that explorer bag, but for me.
I like the fleece boot socks, great idea!
The compass is awesome. Shop added to Etsy favorites…
Fleece bot socks yeah! Now i can make some pink one’s so my husband won’t wear mine!
Again, some neat ideas. I always like the bags.
My son would think that explorer sash is pretty rockin’. Thanks for sharing!
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The Insulated Picnic Tote is so cute.
Boot liners! I just bought some for my daughter. I’d been searching for a pattern and couldn’t find it! Should have looked here first!
oh boy, my to do list is getting longer!!
love the messenger bag.
Those fleece socks look cozy
I’ve been wanting to make a wet bag for a long time, so I’m finally going to go for it!
That sewn toy tales looks SO cute.
I saw a tutorial for making a wet bag out of a reusable shopping bag. Maybe I should do that.
They’re truly lovely designs.
This looks absolutely delicious. My Dad’s favourite cake is Carrot Cake and I was looking for a recipie with his birthday coming up.