November 9 ~ Passion for Cooking + Baking
| Today’s features make great gifts for your resident cook or baker. If someone you know is at his happiest covered in flour, mixing up a new concoction in front of the stove, he’ll appreciate today’s ideas!
Our “Buy It” section features a bonus giveaway today so there are tons of chances for you to win! |
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Oven Mitt Make this great Oven Mitt with help from Finding My Feet. |
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Scrap Busting Pot Holders We love the color in these fun Scrap Busting Pot Holders from Thursday at My Girl Thursday. |
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Kitchen Towel This Kitchen Towel from makelifesweet is a great way to show off some of your favorite fabrics. |
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Casserole Carrier Christina’s Casserole Carrier from 2 Little Hooligans is pretty and practical! |
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Hand Towel Apron with Zipper This Hand Towel Apron with Zipper from Amy at H is for Handmade is a really fun idea for the kitchen. |
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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Doodle Stitching Farmer’s Market Tote The Farmer’s Market Tote at Sew,Mama,Sew! features a project from the popular Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection: 400+ Easy Embroidery Designs. |
Related tutorials you might just love: Color Blocks Placemats + Napkins, Alfresco Bowl Covers, Napkins With Mitered Corners, Fall Lines Reversible Table Runner, Patchwork Kitchen Mat, Laminated Fabric Recipe Cards + Recipe Folder
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Mushroom Tea Towel We’ve been fans of Heather’s gorgeous designs in her Skinny laMinx shop for years! We love everything she creates, including these beautiful screenprinted Mushroom Tea Towels. All of Heather’s work is designed and handcrafted in Cape Town, South Africa. Today Heather is offering a set of matching Mushrooms Tea Towels as a special giveaway for Handmade Holidays! Comment below for your chance to win. |
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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Infusing Sugar Eden at Sugar and Charm shows you how easy it is to make Infused Sugar. Eden writes that the sugar is great in coffee or your favorite cookie recipe, and it’s also fun to garnish a glass rim with the sugar for a special drink. It would make a pretty gift too! |
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Wrapping Bands These Wrapping Bands from daily suze work for wrapping actual baked goods or for packaging on boxes, etc. Suze is an Italian graphic designer, specializing in stationery and she loves the holiday season. If you click over to the free PDF you can see the bands on Anemone’s Lavender Biscuits. The recipe is in Italian, but Suze says it’s definitely worth a try with the help of a good online translator! |
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 with Oilcloth: 20 Patterns that Make Sewing with Oilcloth Easy, Fresh and Fun
Author: Kelli McCants
Publisher: Wiley
20 fresh patterns to sew a variety of fun and functional projects with oilcloth.
Sewing with Oilcloth covers sewing with the family of specialty fabrics collectively known as oilcloth. You’ll get easy-to-follow instructions, special tips and tricks needed to get the most out of these fabrics, the unique applications of each, and how to treat and care for the finished pieces.
From home goods to accessories, from baby gear to outdoor decor, you’ll find oilcloth sewing projects that unlock the potential of both traditional choices and new designer prints. You’ll follow along helpful, trouble-free instructions to sew oilcloth projects like a simple tablecloth, garden apron, farmer’s market tote, baby bib, and so much more.
Deploy That Fabric: 23 Sewing Projects Use Military Uniforms in Everyday Life
Author: Jen Eskridge
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Show your pride in our troops every day! All members of the Armed Forces have to buy multiple uniforms, some of which become decommissioned. Learn how to recycle these uniforms and blend in some cheerful, contemporary fabrics to create useful family treasures with one-of-a-kind style. Even if you don’t have a service member in your life, you can make these cool projects using camouflage fabrics or uniforms purchased from surplus stores.
Author: Bari J. Ackerman
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Popular designer Bari J. brings her bright and feminine signature style to 15 new projects-ruffled quilts, a unique tunic and bag, plus sweet decorations and accessories for every room in the house. Readers will appreciate the book’s luscious photography, as well as Bari’s in-depth advice on fabric collage, free-motion stitching, machine applique, patchwork piecing, and simple garment techniques.
Christmas Quilts from Hopscotch Warm and Cozy, Merry and Bright
Authors: Heather Willms, Elissa Willms
Publisher: Martingale & Co.
Quilt the holidays folk-art style, cheery and bright, or both! You’ll find seven warm and primitive projects, seven colorful and contemporary.
* Make holiday tree skirts, Advent calendars, stockings, lap quilts, and patchwork balls.
* Find charming wintry motifs such as gingerbread men, a snowman, feather trees, and stars.
* Two collections in one! Flip over “Warm and Cozy” to find a second rendition of the projects, “Merry and Bright!”
Sew Wild: Creating with Stitch and Mixed Media
Author: Alisa Burke
Publisher: Interweave Press
Sew Wild liberates you! Enjoy unlimited freedom to color, pattern, and customize your own fabric with fun, spectacular results. Get wild with printing, painting, drawing, stenciling, and other surface design methods and unique materials such as plastic bags, photographs, and cardboard. Dive into 12 simple sewing projects to make colorful, wearable, and hip designs, including a stunning wall quilt, adorable hats for kids or adults, a pretty wreath, cuff bracelets, and a modern ruffled apron.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2010 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
8 ~ Passion for Exploration + Adventure
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
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All photos are used with permission from the artist.
481 Responses to “November 9 ~ Passion for Cooking + Baking”
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In addition to sewing I love to cook!! I am super excited about all of that projects today…especially since one of them is a scrap buster and I’m always looking for ways to use my leftover fabric.
so many great ideas…what’s a girl to do??? keep them coming!!!!!
This is my kind of post! I am totally making every one of them! I don’t even care if I win a book because this post just made me a winner! Thanks for doing this!!!
LOVE!!
Ooooh! I’ve been longing for a copy of Bari J’s “Inspired to Sew!”, It looks…delicious!
I completely LOVE this post! I’m totally into cooking and baking and I feel like I need to make all of these!
The potholders are fantastic! I have tons of scraps laying around. Thanks for another project to use them up.
I’d love to make the casserole carrier and some hot pads!
I am loving the bag a day posts. Thank you so much.
Love the scrappy pot holders. I’ll be making some of those for myself!
Can’t wait to make a casserole carrier. Love all of your ideas. Thanks!
Love the oven mitt.
Every time I see Sewing with Oilcloth I wonder what I could make with it. Thanks for the daily inspiration!
I have run out of new things to say! I love it all!
I’ve been meaning to make a pot holder that I actually like, maybe it’s time now! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
That “Sewing with Oilcloth” book looks really enticing. Thank you again for this chance to win.
Sugar! Yummy!
Well , it comes to something when dishcloths are more stylish and fancy than ant of my clothes! The frills will be perfect to encourage little girls to help with the dishes!
Apron with a zipper-Ingenious!!
Another great day of inspiring ideas. I love the scrap busting pot holders.
I’m going to try several of these…..starting with infused sugar…yummy
I love all the kitchen goodies, great inspiration for gift!
I love the ruffled kitchen towel – must make some for my kitchen!
Fantastic ideas!
That apron with the hand towel is such a clever idea!
That apron/towel is so clever!
Great posts! They’re giving me lots of good ideas!
I love that casserole carrier. I definitely know someone that could get this for Christmas!!
Thanks!
Thanks for all the great ideas! I love the organization this year!
Love the zip off hand towel apron – practical and cute!
Those infused sugars are so cool! What a pretty gift to give (or get)!
I have just the baker in mind!
I love the casserole carrier. It would be a great gift for a new mom, along with the meal to go with it, of course!
Great projects – love them all.
Great idea of the scrap busting pot holders!
I really like the idea of that infused sugar; I never thought of doing that!
thanks! I was just thinking last night I should make sister in law a casserole carrier for a Christmas gift to go with the casserole dishes she wants
Love the kitchen ideas!
LIKE THE APRON!
Lovely ideas!
so many wonderful ideas!
I’ll definitely be making some pot holders for stocking-stuffers this year.
Love the idea of the zippered towel apron!
That kitchen towel is lovely! Great collection today – great gift ideas!
That handtowel apron is so cool! Love the handtowel with the ruffles
As usual – many wonderful tutorials! Thanks so much for sharing all these great ideas and thanks for the giveaway.
I love that apron!
I think I would like to make nearly everything on today’s tutorial list! Just have three Christmas dresses to finish first……
The casserole carrier is great – it would be fun to do in whimsical fabric!
The casserole carrier is such a neat idea!
Love the apron! Great ideas, all – and great prizes, especially the Sew Wild book!
I need to make some Scrap Busting Pot Holders!
Love that apron! What a great idea!
That zippered apron is so cool! I love that idea!!!!!!
Goodness! Those mushrooms towels are fab.
Super cute! I might have to make the casserole carrier for my sister!
Citrus infused sugar sounds so interesting! Also, that mushroom towel is super cute.
I love those oven mitts and the pot holders.
The pot holders are a great idea to get through my stash! The infused sugar piques my interest as well.
If anyone is looking for a great gift, Sew Wild is awesome. I ordered it before it came out, and the waiting was awful. But when it finally came, it did not disappoint.
Ooh I would love to make some oven mitts for my foodie brother out of some manly fabrics (he’s a hunter too, so maybe something foresty that I would normally not choose!)
Thanks for the fun ideas!
I need to make some of those oven mits–and I need to win Sewing With Oilcloth!
The bag of the day is over-the-top cute!
Stop! My Bookmark Folder is overflowing with great ideas. Thanks for the inspiration to create!
Oooooh, I hope I win one of these books! They all look so great.
The vegetable tote bag is adorable! Thanks for the PDF.
Casserole Carrier, here I come!
ooh, that infused sugar sounds delicious!
Yes please! That infused sugar looks awesome. I don’t think I’ve bookmarked any of your “Mix It”s yet this year but I definitely am saving that one.
Those are some great ideas!
I could use a book for a little inspiration!
Great ideas for the cooks in my family.
That apron is very clever.
The hand towel apron is such a cute idea!
These are so good! I keep meaning to make some pot holders…
I love the ruffled towels!
I love the Doodle Stitching tote! This might be just the project I need to try embroidery!
These are great ideas. I have been thinking of trying to get my 11yr old daughter to start sewing by making pot holders, and that’s a wonderful, easy tutorial.
I love the apron idea, too. I think I might alter it to be a utility pocket type thing, with the zippered towel, rather than an apron, but still an awesome idea.
Hi! Love the casserole carrier. May have to be my next project.
Love all of these books but the Sew Wild, Inspired to Sew and Sewing with Oilcloth are my favorites. Thanks for the link for the pretty kitchen towels as well…so easy and great idea for using up all my scraps and everyone needs kitchen towels.
That zippered apron is a good idea
Absolutely love those scrap busting pot holders! Fun way to spruce up your own kitchen or great thing to take to a house warming. I have a friend who is going to love the market tote. Thanks so much for a great series.
I’ve wanted to sew some new oven mitts, mine are pretty worn out.
The apron with the zip off towel is a neat idea!
These are fantastic projects – I love the hand towel apron.
I love the casserole carrier.
Oooh…those potholders and oven mitts look like they’d be great gifts to make.
all of this looks great, wonderful ideas!
That ruffly kitchen towel is so sweet, and could use up scraps! Love it.
Wow, I want the Sewing with Oilcloth book… or any of those other fun things!
I love that towel apron! brilliant, I’ve been hoping for a casserole cover tutorial also. Great stuff!
Am I really the first to comment today?!? I love the tutorials… I hardly know where to start! What great gift ideas! My book “wish list” is also growing by the day!
great gift ideas – thank you!
love the apron and the pot holders
and love your giveaway 
Just tweeted this giveaway ;}
great projects, especially for mothers, mother in laws and grandmothers!
Gosh, any of these books would be fun to have. I’m always amazed at everyone’s creativity!
I love that apron idea!
Ny daughter just repainted her kitchen. What an excellent gift…. Homemade pot holders, napkins, etc to go with her new colors! Thanks for the inspiration!
Those mushroom towels are pretty cool. There are some great ideas here! Thanks!
I love the casserole carrier!
I like the apron with handtowel idea. I could go for that.
I like the sugar and I’ve made that casserole carrier, love it
The casserole cover would sure come in handy!
I love the hand towel apron and the oven mitt. They would make a great combo gift!
I’m always looking for a scrap-buster! THe potholders are lovely!
Wow there is a lot of exciting ideas, I can’t wait to try some this year.
i am actually already working on the potholder! I love the pattern!
really cute ideas! love that zippered apron
Great lists.
Love the bag a day today! Fabulous!
This morning, as the sewmamasew page came up with two of my little girls snuggled up next to me in bed, my youngest daughter said “mama, are we gonna make sumpin today?”. I love it. Yep, we are gonna make sumpin today… how could I say no
Yay! I’m so happy my suggestion for the oven mitt tutorial from Finding My Feet was chosen!
Right up my alley – I love the tutorials!
I keep meaning to tackle a casserole carrier. Thanks for the reminder (and easy access to a tutorial!)
Love the mushroon tea towel!Thanks for all the great ideas and for the chance to win!
I am really starting to love Mixed Media crafting. The book looks amazing.
Love the potholders! Great ideas today! Thanks~
I love the apron with the zipper towel. Clever!!
Love the casserole carrier. i’m going to have to make one of those before Thanksgiving and all the meals.
the apron with the zippered towel looks very interesting.
Love the casserole carrier! Thanks for sharing!
I have been wanting to make some new hot pads forever! Love all the great ideas!
Great stuff again today!
Some of these would make great hostess gifts! Thanks again for the daily inspiration!
excellent links! i think i clicked thru to ALL of them, LOL!
That apron is awesome and so simple! I think I’ll have to try that later this month.
love that apron idea sooo cleaver!
love that apron idea sooo cleaver!
Gorgeous! I love the tea towels! Thanks for all of the lovely ideas and inspiration!
the mushroom teacloth is divine! I love the pattern. Thanks for so many great ideas. I’m always inspired when I visit here.
That hand towel apron with zipper is awesome! It would be great not only in the kitchen but also in the studio!
Love the hand towel apron and mushroom tea towels. Fun stuff!
Those scrap busting pot holders are super cute.
the handtowel apron is so clever!
Since I love to cook, I love everything!
I don’t think I’ve ever really heard of infused sugar. Great concept and cute containers!
The tea towel is so pretty, and that sugar sounds delicious!
The tea towel is so pretty, and that sugar sounds delicious!
What a great idea for an apron!!
love the oven mitt pattern!
Wow, such great ideas and giveaways!
As a baker and cook I love all these! Such wonderful ideas!
casserole carrier!!! my new project!
These would be great gifts for the cooks in my family.
LOVE those scrapbusting potholder. I need some!
Great gift ideas! I love the potholders.
Love all the ideas! Especially loving the mushroom tea towels for my fellow mushroom-loving mother in law!
Great ideas! And all will fit with what is in my sewing stash! Woo hoo!
YEAH!! Pretty!
Great giveaways! I would love any of those!
The maarket tote is great
I would love some new inspiration from one of these books. Thank you for the chance to win!
What wonderful ideas! Thanks for the giveaway!
I really want to attempt making that oven mitt, ours are falling to pieces!
great ideas! love the apron and the casserole carrier especially!
Haven’t seen any of these books, but they look fun! Thanks for the link to the casserole carrier–that is awesome!
The infused sugar is such a brilliant idea.
I’ve started looking forward to your new ideas every day! Thanks again for some great tutorials.
Lovely tutorials, as usual… and the mushroom tea towel is absolutely adorable!
Adorable kitchen towel.
I’ve been looking for a casserole carrier-type pattern for some time. Thanks for putting up this great set of tutorials!
Lovely projects. I think I’d like to try the casserole carriers. I missed a chance to get my mother-in-law’s after the old house was cleaned out, so I’ll have to make one of my own. Thanks for sharing all the great ideas.
I do love the mushrooms on that tea towel and infused sugar would make a lovely gift. Thanks for the links.
I have added that cute apron with towel to my gifts to make list. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas.
As I, myself, have a passion for cooking and baking, this may be my favorite Handmade Holidays post yet. I really do want to make every project. Thanks SMS!
I love the apron for me and I might have to make the scrap buster pot holders for my daughter’s play kitchen.
I’m loving the hand towel/apron combo.
That casserole carrier looks great! I think I might just have to make it.
Those towels are gorgeous! My husband and I grow and wildharvest mushrooms. These would be perfect!
I’m going to make the hand towel apron for my brother-in-law for christmas.
oh geez i want ALL of those books! The Deploy That Fabric the most, though!
OH man, that apron is awesome!!!!!!!!! I should make shirts like that so I can unzip to a clean, un-kiddified layer when I’m ready to leave the house.
awesome tutes today. thanks so much. love the books too.
what nice ways to use up scraps! great ideas once again.
Love the pot holders. I seriously want all of the books too!
These lists of tutorials are so awesome; I’ve bookmarked them all; thanks.
Awesome books!
That apron is genius! As soon as I get my new-to-me sewing machine I am making one!
Love all of these wonderful ideas. It will so hard to choose
love the ruffly kitchen towel…makes cooking seem really pretty and not messy!
Imfused sugar… perfect! A friend recently got me strawberry sugar to drink with tropicla green tea. It was delicious, and I’ve been looking for a way to make it.
All of these projects are so pretty and useful, thanks!
Ooh, I was thinking about making my mom an oven mitt to replace the one I burnt. :}
Great Ideas!
Ooh – I need a casserole carrier!
Wow! Such beautiful surprises!
And a chance to win as well…thank you!
Kind regards from Germany
Claudia
My sewing room is filling up with potholders, place mats, aprons,mug rugs, etc. for gift-giving this year…all new pattern ideas welcome, thank you for posting these!
A couple of these tutorials will fit one of my friends perfectly! Let’s get to sewing!
That kitchen towel is just what I needed to see! It will be so perfect for some of the gifts I’m giving. Thank you , Thank you!!
Such great ideas! Thanks
The Hand Towel Apron with Zipper – pure genius! My sister would love this.
Thank you for giving us more chances this week to win your giveaway by commenting each day. I’m going to try the Hand Towel Apron with Zipper sometime.
So many great ideas! My favourite is probably the doodle tote, will have to make that soon.
The casserole carrier looks perfect for a mom-in-law gift
The infused sugar is a beautiful project. I wish I had some jars like that!
I LOVE
I made that casserole carrier last year as a gift. It was a lot of work but it turned out great and the recipient loved it!
Every day the ideas get better and better ! I’ve made vanilla infused sugar but never thought of the other flavors…they all look great !
These all look like great projects!
The tea towels would be perfect for my aunt. Thanks for sharing!
Love the casserole carrier!
Cooking is my other passion so loved looking at these kitchen goodies.
Hand towel apron – i love it!
I love the hand towels – and since we are doing a holiday handtowel exchange at work this is perfect!
more great ideas!
Brilliant apron idea! Thanks for al those tutorials!
I think this has got to be my favorite Passion yet. I hope to make every one of these projects!
Love the colors! I may have to make myself a casserole carrier. I appreciate that it is size for a 9×13 pan!
I think you have solved my problem for the easiest, inexpensive, quick holiday gifts with the infused sugar idea!! Who wouldn’t love one of those in an adorable little jar. Thanks!!
I love the kitchen towel!
Gen
Great post! The Sewing Oilcloth books looks wonderful.
Love these projects! Thanks for the chance.
Love the embroidery on that bag! And so many nice projects… I really need a casserole carrier too!
Hope I win!
I’d love to win one of those books!
What a great apron!
Love all the ideas, specially the casserole carrier. Ohh, and mushrooms are my favorites!
Thank you for all the great ideas. I love those kitchen towels!
i love the stitching on the market tote!
Love these ideas!! I might just shoot this email to my husband
the ruffle kitchen towel is so cute – I’m thinking of pairing that with the pot holders for a christmas gift!
Oh man, I’ve just been lamenting that two of my potholders got lost. I need to make more. These are great. I’ve never thought of making a casserole holder either, and why not? Love it!!!
Always love a cookery inspired craft project, thanks for the inspiration!
love the apron idea! Had not seen this blog yet.
I really need to make some of those hot pads!
Such great stashbusters!
The apron is such a smart idea!
So many great ideas in this post! I love the zippered apron idea…and the casserole dish carrier is something I’ve been looking for a tutorial on. And I’ve added the Sewing with Oilcloth book to my wishlist.
I so need to make the kitchen towel and casserole cover. I love them both!
I love aprons in every shape and form. Thanks for the great ideas!
Love the ideas!
That zippered apron is very cool!
Casserole Carrier=great gift.
My favorite post so far. I want to make all of them!
I love the zip-apron-towel idea!
The zip off hand towel apron is a nifty idea… love it!
The apron with the zip off hand towel is such a clever idea.
Wow someone just asked me to make a oven glove – might just use this tutorial – thanks
Love some of these! My city is going plastic bag free, so the Doodle Stitching bag is perfect! Must get stitching!
Oh, snap! Why did I read this post at work! Now I can’t wait to get home to read through many of the tutorials.
The oilcloth book looks so interesting!
I must make that bag–the embroidery motifs are darling! Thanks so much!
Fun apron!
The hand towel apron is such a clever idea!
I love all your projects!!! The Farmer’s Market Tote Bag is great!!
Love the casserole carrier! so cute!
Both the potholders and apron will help with my list!
I’m really loving those ruffly kitchen towels! I wonder if I could get my husband into the idea…
Ooooh, I love those mushroom tea towels! If I don’t win, I will certainly be going to pick up a couple
I think this is my favorite so far! Love all the kitchen tutorials. Thanks!
Great ideas! Thanks!
What a great selection of tutorials, I have been busy making aprons for my daughter-in-law’s upcoming birthday. The apron today is so different from everything else I have seen I think I am going to have to squeeze that one in too!
Perfect timing! I just decided to make infused sugars to give with organic teas for Christmas. Now I just need to find some cute mesh things in which to steep and strain. (I don’t even know what they’re called, hence my trouble finding any!)
I rally like the handtowel/zipper apron. Thanks for the tutorials. Thanks for the chance to win, too. I love the mushroom tea towels, and I love Alisa Burke.
That casserole carrier is a fantastic idea–love it!
That apron is pretty clever, and the farmer’s market tote has been on my to make list for a while.
Lovely things & lovely books
The potholders would make great teacher gifts! Thank you!
I love that Farmer’s Market Tote! And I have that book. Why haven’t I made it?
Can’t wait to make the casserole carrier, I’ve been looking for a tutorial on this.
Thanks!
That hand towel apron is just TOO clever!
Great ideas for day 9 Thanks a lot
So cute!
I think the infused sugar is definitely on my list
The wrapping bands are really cool.
I love any project that helps work down my scrap pile. I hate to throw things away. I think I’ll be making a few pot holders.
I really love the idea for the This Hand Towel Apron with Zipper! What a great idea!
I love that casserole carrier. I’m thinking it would be used more for brownies than casseroles in my house, though.
I love the kitchen towels.
Can’t wait to try the potholders and oven mitt!
those tea towels are wonderful!
The apple print fabric is wonderful!
I have a total kitchen thing going for Christmas this year. Lots of potholders and trivets and aprons but I’m loving the dishtowels. I’m definitely adding that to the mix!
The mushroom tea towels are so beyond perfect for my kitchen – onto my holiday wishlist they go. Love supporting handmade!
Awesome tutorials!! It has been like Christmas morning for me waiting to check the next day’s blog!! Thank you so much for all the amazing ideas this month!
I love cooking and I may have to find time to make some of these for myself.
Great ideas and great books!
Nice pot holders!
Ohhhh, those books! I’ve been longing for a copy of Bari J’s “Inspired to Sew!” for a while! I’m definately sewing an oven mitt today! Love this blog!
Love that casserole carrier idea!
OK, seriously, oven mitts, a towel apron, MUSHROOM tea towels! It’s like you can see inside my brain! I neeeeed these things!!
What a cute apron! Love the idea!
hand towel apron is winner winner chicken dinner !!
So many lovely books and so many cute ideas today to sew. Where to start?
I just finished dressing up some kitchen towels for some Christmas gifts, checked out your site for the day — and found some fantastic gifts to make to go along with the towels! Thank you for the great ideas
The infused sugar jars are adorable.
Wow! I love that oven mit – perfect for my cousin in his first place – and the casserole carrier. I just might make one or two for myself!
That casserole carrier is bound to be a popular gift! Most of the young moms I know routinely bring casseroles to get-togethers!
LOVE the projects and the books even more!! Can’t wait to start making presents for everyone this year
love the casserole carrier! Thanks for the ideas!
My friend the mushroom hunter would love to get those mushroom tea towels for Christmas!
WOW! Love the infused sugar…got to try those and also the “Sewing with Oilcloth” books…Fun!
Really love the embroidery on the Doodle Stitching Farmer’s Market Tote!
I love this post—all of it—perfection!
I am the worlds worst cook but oven mitts are essential if you are good or bad can’t wait to sew one.
infused sugar is fantastic!
I’m pinning away (Pinterest) Thanks for the great round up!
The scrap busting pot holders and the oven mitt tutes are awesome. I had seen the pot holder tute before and had those on my list of possible Christmas gifts. I really loved the way that was written. thanks for reminding me
The zip off hand towel apron is brilliant! Can’t wait to try it!
I love the scrappy pot holders.
These ideas are fabulous!! Love the books
More great ideas from Handmade Holidays.
Perfect timing–I had the idea of making potholders and oven mitts, and now I have the tutorials. Thanks!
That hand towel apron is the smartest thing ever. Must make one this weekend. Thanks for all the hard work!
These all look like great projects but those scrappy potholders are especially cute – thanks!
I love the infused sugar recipes!
Love today’s bag! I’m loving embroidery right now.
That apron is a brilliant idea! Love it.
I really like those scrappy potholders!
Wow! These are awesome for the kitchen! I’d love to have all of them! Might have to do a few for presents too.
awesome tutorials! Definitely giving the casserole cover to someone!
Love love love!
I love the idea of the hand towel apron. I’ve never seen one of these before – it’s so clever.
Oh my goodness, I love every single thing posted today!
Man. How am I going to choose what items to make for gifts this year when there is soooo much to choose from?!? Another day just full of wonderful tutorials.
Love the pot holders!
I’m planning on doing a whole cooking/baking theme for my mom and will definitely be using some of the tutorials today especially the casserole carrier. Those mushroom towels are so cute. They’d be a nice edition to her gift.
Thanks for the great ideas
love the pot holders – we are in need of some new ones around here!
love that ruffled kitchen towel.
i love these projects for myself and as gifts for the many cooks in my life.
That zippered apron is just brilliant, what a great bunch of tutorials…again…
Kitchen towels with ruffles?! Adorable!
so cute!
I really love oil cloth! This book looks so interesting. Great recipes posted!
Super cute apron idea! I have the oilcloth book on my Christmas list.
That sugar looks delish! Must make some for gifts!
I so LOVE the apron and hand towel combination! What a brilliant idea!
Love that ruffled towel!
I’ve been looking for a pattern for potholders or mitts — thanks so much! Love that I can use my scraps to build the potholder!
Great potholders and casserole cover…that Sew Wild book looks amazing. Thanks for the chance to win
that casserole carrier looks like a great project! who couldn’t use one of those!?
Want to make that kitchen towel! So many possibilities
Love the handtowel apron, genius!
Great ideas! The casserole carrier looks neat!
Lots of great ideas today. Thank you.
I’ve never heard of infused sugars before – sounds fun! And yummy.
The towel apron was quite amazing!
Another day of great giveaways!
I love the casserole carrier! I know my sister would love that for Christmas this year.
awesome apron!
so many things to look at…. so many things to try to make…. so little time!
Those potholders are the best; a great way to use scraps and add a little pizzaz to the kitchen!
Ohhh, I would like to try sewing with oilcloth. Thank you for the giveaway.
This has been my favorite post all week! The mushroom towels are to die for, and the zipper apron is geeenius!
I enjoyed this blog post! I feel like going on some outdoor adventures soon! Keep up the excellent work!!
I now want to make matching pot holders and oven mits. Keep the ideas coming!
I don’t know how you guys still make each day so wonderful!! Loving all the ideas. Lots of inspiratation.
I’m loving the zip off towel from the apron. Clever!! I’ve been wanting to make a cassarole carrier. What
a great gift idea.
Thank you and Heather for the giveaways and a chance to win.
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So many great ideas in today’s post!! I’ve gotta get my list together.
Ooh, I love this day’s projects. Love the apron with the handtowel! And the ruffled towel!
I wish I could sew my dinner. These passion posts are a great combo. Thanks for the ideas & inspiration.
Love this stuff! Especially the apron
This has be inspired to make potholders and matching towels for my kitchen.
Sewing OilCloth looks great! As do the mushroom tea towels!
The kitchen is one of my favourite places to be, so I love this post! Potholders, teatowels, aprons… All great!!
I really like that mushroom tea towel! Thanks for a great post.
perfect! girlfriends’ sewing day on sunday has an apron theme!
More great ideas today – thanks so much for all these tutes!
What super ideas. My auntie loves to cook and I know she’d love the apron. I could even make her all matching stuff for her kitchen. Looks like some awesome books for the giveaway. Oh and love Heather’s towels! Thanks for the giveaways.
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Thank you Sew Mama Sew for all the great ideas!
Ooo..lots of great ideas for a cook in my house!
Love the potholders. All the tutorials together would make a wonderful gift!!! : )
love the infused sugars.
I love that mushroom tea towel! Too cute.
LOVE the zipper towel apron!
The infused sugar looks awesome!
Sew Wild is already on my Christmas Wish list! It looks fab! And so does that Doodle Grocery Bag!
I can’t wait to make the apron!
The hand-towel apron is such a clever idea!
That hand towel apron with the zipper is super cool! How easy to wash! Love it.
Those towels are so cute! And I have the oil cloth book on my wish list. Have only attempted baby bibs with oil cloth and would love to learn more about using it!
Those look like fun books. I might have to make myself some oven mitts.
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I’m so glad I had a chance to look at this list again! I think you just answered my question about what to make for my dad – a nice oven mitt and pot holder set… maybe with a dish towel or two thrown in! And if I’m really lucky, I’ll make myself one too!
Love these ideas!
Casserole carrier, love it!
More fabulous tutorials today! I especially like the casserole carrier! Thanks
Great ideas! I have really been wanting to make potholders, thanks for the inspiration.
Super excited to try the casserole carrier!
I love the embroidery on the farmers’ market tote. I’d love to use that motif on the apron.
the tea towels are so cute!~
I LOVE that tote…and I’ve been dabbling in a bit of embroidery lately.
I love the doodle stitch tote ! so fresh !
More great ideas!
I love the kitchen towel.
I love the apron with the zip off towel…so clever!
Love the kitchen towel, so cute!
Love the oven mitt!
Oven mitts and pot holders are on my gift list now. A big thank you.
That tea towel apron is very clever
Ooooh have been looking for an oven mitt tutorial
Love that apron. What a fab idea!!!!!
Such fun ideas! I love the veggie tote and the casserole carrier is brilliant!
Love the mushroom towels!!
Love the colorful pot holders, great ideas, thanks for the continued inspiration!
After a little fabric shopping I am dedicating today to sewing some of these great projects.
What an amazing prize.
So many wonderful tutorials.
Thank you for sharing.
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More wonderful gift ideas….my to do list is getting very long
The apron tutorial is kinda cute
What great projects and prizes!
What great projects and prizes! Love it!
Great ideas! I love the scrappy pot holders!
The vegetables are so cute on the tote!
Ooh the Oilcloth book!!!
i have got to make some pot holders!
I have been wanting to make potholders!
the towel-apron is so clever!
Great gift ideas!! I love the pot holders.
I love the hand towel apron. What a great idea!
Love all the ideas. Infused sugar and the kitchen towels are now on the list of ideas for holiday gifts.
Infused sugar and potholders! Christmas presents galore!
these ideas are so great! I just need more hours in the day.
i love everything in this post today!
I love the potholder patterns! This is what I was already planning for gifts to my sister in laws! THanks for the additional ideas! Also, I looooovvvveee the mushroom tea towels! Please let me win!
Thanks for all the great ideas!
Cute apron idea.
Fantastic ideas. I have so much fun checking in each day to see all the new inspiration!
The casserole carrier and wrapping bands are my favorites from this post.
I love the mix it link…so simple yet wonderful
ok, i just bookmarked pretty much everything on this list. cooking + craftiness = my cup of tea!
Love all the kitchen projects!!
I’m about to take on my first oilcloth project, so I sure would love the book to help guide me!!!
Potholders, oven mitt, kitchen towels! they’re all things I’ve got on my list I want to sew. Just hadn’t gotten around to finding instructions on how to. Now I don’t have to. Thanks!
Cooking is my first love!! I’ve only been sewing for a couple of weeks ! I am pretty shocking but I’m giving it a good go!I’ve signed up for classes and I’ve up to week four!! Learning how to put a zip in may have to try the apron!!!! Thanks all the way from oz!
Yummmm! Infused sugar. What a simple yet great idea.
Who doesn’t love using scraps and getting something useful too! That apron idea is fantastic as well!
Great ideas as always! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love the quilting on the oven mitt
Love everything today!!!
The casserole carrier looks like a really practical gift! I also can’t wait to try the lavender biscuits.
the casserole carrier has been on my to-do list awhile….
Hand-Towel Apron with a zipper. Now why didn’t I think of that!!
Great projects!
The oven mitt and potholders will make greate Christmas presents!
My scraps definitely need to be busted – those potholders look good.
what neat ideas
I like the zipper apron idea!
Kitchen presents are the best – and one of the most fun to sew!
Sewing with oilcloth looks like so much fun.
What a great casserole carrier!
Hope to make a few of the ruffle towels tomorrow for gifts. Thanks for the inspiration!
I pinned that casserole carrier so long ago I forgot about it…thanks for reminding me how much I love it!!! Those scrap buster pot holders are also a favorite! Smiles~beth
Thanks for all the great projects! I especially like the Hand Towel Apron, probably because I’m always wiping my hands on my apron–need to make one of these for me.
Today’s projects are lovely – especially the casserole carrier. Thanks for all the ideas.
Perfect timing! I just threw away my ratty old oven mitt.
Thanks for the veggie embroidery patterns.
I love all the books today.
As always….great suggestions. I know someone who would go gaga over those kitchen towels!
love that kitchen towel. it’s so pretty i’d be afraid to use it!
Great ideas! Great books! Love so many of the ideas!
I would love to win the sewing with oilcloth book
casserole carrier?! this is brilliant!
Love the pot holders.
love the casserole carrier!
I need to make myself one of the casserole carriers!
These may be the most inspiring tutorials yet!
Scrap-buster pot-holders? YES PLEASE
i have a small stash of oil cloth so i would love to check out that book.
Love the kitchen ideas. Thanks again.
A casserole holder? I’ve been eyeing those for awhile! Perfect!
i need to make a casserole carrier for my MIL! thanks!
So many cute projects! I’ll definitely be running up some potholders. I love Heather’s mushrooms teatowels – thanks for the chance to win
I have some insul-fleece waiting to be made into new oven mitts and potholders! And such a great way to use up some scrap fabrics!
What fun things to make and books to own.
Love the scrappy pot holders, great idea!
Love the casserole Carrier. Thank you.
Infused sugar is such a sweet idea…and would make a pretty, lovely gift for someone that you need a little treat for. Thanks for sharing!
I like Kritin’s choice for the fabric
I love the concept of Deploy That Fabric!. I’ve always wondered what to do with old uniforms… it just seems sad to see how many end up in goodwill or tossed
Love the idea of using up my scraps. The Scrap Busting Pot Holders
are so cute.
i love those potholders and love this theme! cooking! yay! nothing like fall weather to inspire more time in the kitchen. and, thanks for sew mama sew for making it stylish!
The tote bag makes me want to learn to embroider. Tried when I was younger, but could not get it right. Maybe now would be a good time to try again.
These are just fabulous ideas! love the zipper apron!
You’re welcome, Grace! Thank you for your sweet comment.
lovely ideas for some very practical gifts
lots of fuN!
The info on this post is valuable.
Oooooh, I want to make those tea towels, but for me!
I have never seen a zip off apron before…what a clever idea! Thank you!!
Love the market tote! thanks for the giveaways!