November 19 ~ Gifts for College Kids
| Send college kids back to school in January with some handmade goodness… Psst!: Check out all of today’s prizes! |
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Hamper Lorraine’s fantastic Hamper at ikat bag would be a great addition to anyone’s closet or bedroom! |
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Fabulous Feathers Pillow Patty’s Fabulous Feathers Pillow utilizes felt and a fun technique at beck & lundy. |
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Latte to Go Mug Rug + Gift Card Sleeve Tuck a coffee card into this Latte to Go Mug Rug + Gift Card Sleeve combo for an extra-special treat via Penny at Sew-Ichigo |
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Phone Cozy Sarah’s Phone Cozy at FairyFace Designs fits the iPhone 3 and iPhone 4 models (in addition to lots of other phones). She writes, “These are really quick and easy little gifts to make, a perfect last-minute gift, and it’s a great way of using up batting scraps too.” |
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Shoulder Sling Sport Duffle Sew4Home shows you how to make this Shoulder Sling Sport Duffle, perfect for your “team player.” |
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Button Cowl Mallory’s pretty Button Cowl at Mallory Paige will keep your favorite college kid cozy and warm! |
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Cosmetic Bag Jenna’s Cosmetic Bag at Sew Happy Geek utilizes paper/foundation piecing; the small size makes this a really accessible project, even if you’re new to paper/foundation piecing. |
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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Braided Belt Messenger Bag We love this beautiful Braided Belt Messenger Bag from Caroline at Cold Hands Warm Heart! Caroline tried to incorporate lots of little details to make this a “super” bag! |
Related tutorials you might just love: Around the World Quilt, Gifts for College Students, Passion for Accessories, Passion for Technology, Passion for Pop Culture, Gifts for Hipsters, Gifts for Audiophiles
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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Mix It
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Cinnamon Honey Butter Share the taste of home with Cinnamon Honey Butter from Darlene of Fieldstone Hill Design for A Southern Fairytale. |
Print It
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Vintage Parcel Post Shipping Labels Send a holiday care package with these Vintage Parcel Post Shipping Labels from Worldlabel. |
Win It
Comment on today’s post for a chance to win one of these prizes!
Tip: If you’re hoping to win a prize that notes “US Winners Only,” include your state in your name (i.e. Beth in WA) so we can confirm residence and avoid any disappointment on your end. Shipping range is determined by the generous companies and artisans that donate Handmade Holidays prizes.
Sewn Hats (US Winners Only)
Author: Carla Hegeman Crim
Publisher: Wiley
Sewn Hats is a collaboration of hat designs from some of the industry’s most-loved fabric designers, pattern designers, and bloggers edited by Carla Hegeman Crim, the patternmaker and blogger behind The Scientific Seamstress. Packed with beautiful photography, precise instructions, and detailed illustrations, you’ll find an array of hats for every age, gender, occasion, and style. Most projects are sized from baby through men’s sizes and inspiration for fabric selection and embellishments make each pattern even more versatile. All pattern pieces are conveniently located online. Simply click and print to get just the pattern pieces you need— No more tracing or keeping track of used pieces.
Beginner’s Guide to Free Motion Quilting: Professional Quality Results on Your Home Machine (US Winners Only)
Author: Natalia Bonner
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Photo tutorials show stitching in action for 50+ free-motion quilting designs to create modern quilts with classic style! Popular blogger and designer, Natalia Bonner, illustrates her instructions with detailed photos that make it easier to get beautiful results on your home sewing machine. Learn how to quilt all-over, as filler, on borders, and on individual blocks… Using loops and swirls, feathers and flames, flowers and vines, pebbles and more! Includes tips for choosing batting and thread, layering and basting, starting and stopping, and prepping your machine.
Eileen Roche is the founding editor and owner of Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine, and inventor of several products for the home machine embroiderer. The Designs in Machine Embroidery website includes free embroidery designs, newsletters, an online store and Eileen’s blog. Eileen also has a class on Craftsy for The Machine Embroidered Quilt.
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Designs in Machine Embroidery Giveaway #3 includes Designer Handbags by Nancy Zieman and Eileen Roche. (Retail value: $49.99) |
Simply Serging: 25 Fast and Easy Projects for Getting to Know Your Overlocker (US, Canada + Europe Winners OK)
Author: Charlene Phillips
Publisher: Krause Publications
Using a serger may seem intimidating, but no more! Simply Serging guides you step-by-step through the ins and outs of mastering your overlock machine. Its 25 fast and useful projects, perfect for any skill level, will have you coming back to your serger again and again.
Check out the digital preview for Simply Serging.
A Bag for All Reasons (US, Canada + Europe Winners OK)
Author: Lisa Lam
Publisher: David & Charles
From the author of the bestselling The Bag Making Bible (over 70,000 copies sold) comes an outstanding collection of 12 inspiring bags for you to make at home: 12 bags and purses for every occasion, full-size pull-out patterns to use right away and fully photographed step-by-step instructions.
See more in the A Bag for All Reasons digital preview.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2011 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
18 ~ Gifts for Tech Lovers
17 ~ Gifts for Imaginative Friends
16 ~ Deck the Halls
15 ~ Gifts for Girlfriends
14 ~ Gifts for Babies
13 ~ Gifts for Hostesses
12 ~ Gifts for Crafters
11 ~ Gifts for Big Kids
10 ~ Gifts for Whimsical Friends
9 ~ Deck the Halls
8 ~ Gifts for Cooks
7 ~ Gifts for Pet Lovers
6 ~ Gifts for Moms + Grandmas
5 ~ Gifts for Tweens + Teens
4 ~ Gifts for Organizers
3 ~ Gifts for Travelers
2 ~ Deck the Halls
1 ~ Gifts for Little Kids
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All photos are used with permission from the artist.
248 Responses to “November 19 ~ Gifts for College Kids”
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Love the feather pillow!
great ideas for so many on my list!! what to do first. thanks SMS
Lots of great ideas there, I’m not a student any more but even I could use a lot of those.
Oh my. That cinnamon honey butter sounds awesome!!!
Love the feather pillow!
That hamper is adorable! I’m way past college but might need to make one anyway…
The latte to go mat is so cute!
I love that feather pillow!!
lots of cute stuff today!
That Cinnamon Honey Butter sounds like a great breakfast treat, and not just for college kids!
Love the ideas…just need to get sewing!
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oh wow…that feathers pillow is fun! and i really like the look of that phone cozy as well
I just saw three different things I could make for different people on my gift list. Good start to my week!
A book on serging…yes please
Love the phone cozy–added to my to-do list!
I love the hamper tutorial. I will be making two of those very soon
That mug rug is so cute and I’m definitely going to check out the cosmetic bag tut.
Love the mug rug idea! Perfect for teachers too!
Love that hamper!
Love the craft ideas and the sewn hats book and more.
I want a feather pillow for myself. Also the hamper would be great to store a craft project in.
I am going to have to make some of that Cinamon Honey Butter. Sounds great!
Gah! Love them all.
Love the tags!
I lime that cosmetic bag. I think I would change it slightly to make a pencil bag though. Love the angular pieces of the design.
that cinnamon honey butter looks delicious!
I think my children need the hamper. They are not college age yet….but it would be a good primer for cleanliness
I love the messenger bag (Minnesota)
Looks like some great projects and prizes!
love the hamper, going to make one for each kid to match their room!
Seeing the serger book has really made me want to get mine out again!
I’m not a college kid – but love that hamper and want it for my girls bedroom!
oooh I love that feather pillow – what a great technique!
The feather pillow is fabulous! There may be one in my future.
This is a particularly fun assortment of projects! I’m beginning to see lots of local college kids wearing fabric cowls around town, so might want to try that out.
Love any books on Free Motion Quilting!
AWESOME tutes today! I especially love the feather pillow and the mug rug set…. very cool. And I bet the way-past-college set (*raises hand*) would love any of these items!
One of my favorites days. Thanks.
I will be looking for a serger on Black Friday. It would be my first one so the book Simply Serging will be a great companion!
Fun stuff! The cowl looks cute!
simply serging. i need this book in a huge way!
As a (decade-long) college student myself, I think these are great!
I like EVERY project shared today (and I haven’t seen a college campus in over a decade
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I love that cowl!
(I’m in the US!)
So many cute projects, the cowl, the mug rug, the cosmetic bag, more projects to add to my to list! YAY!
I do not have time to sew all the wonderful things I see on your posts!
Love the hamper, cowl, and the bag!
Love the duffel bag!
I don’t have any college kids but these would still make great gifts for others. thanks for sharing.
carrie p. in north carolina
Love that button cowl!
I can see that hamper in our bedrooms! Love the cosmetic bag too!
My college kids and my graduated-moved-back-home kids would LOVE all of these ideas!
Is it bad that on each one of these I think about how much I would love the items instead of giving them as gifts? I need to get into the spirit!
Hamper for my girl, button cowl for my friend!
Love that pillow!!
The latte to go mug rug sounds like the perfect gift for my coffee obsessed friend.
That little mug rug is great!
That duffel bag from Sew 4 Home is perfect for throwing in the car on the way somewhere. I love it!
These books are great! I especially love the beginning to free motion quilting one!
Yum yum, cinnamon butter!
Speaking as a college student, I love the latte mug rug! Must make for everyone I know!
That cosmetic bag is adorable! Love it!
Love the mug rug!
that feather pillow is gorgeous! love the cowl and bag too!
Love the messenger bag!
I’m a college student and I think these are all great ideas! I might have to make that hamper for myself.
The hamper would make a nice work basket, too.
Wow–today has my name written all over it. Scratch that–it’s as if you looked at my Christmas gift list and then started checking people off. From the iPhone case to the button cowl to the Serger book that would be perfect for my sister. You guys are awesome, as usual.
Cinnamon Honey Butter…………….yummy!
Such great looking books!! Loving this Handmade Holidays series! So many great ideas!
Great ideas!
Good stuff, yet again!
That hamper would make a great knitting hamper!
The pieced cosmetic bag is so cute…..don’t have tome to do all the neat crafts I see.
Love the ideas. Making a tailgate blanket for the college kid on my list
I love these gift ideas. The Latte to go mug rug and gift card sleeve are so cute.
More great ideas!!
Wonderful ideas. I’d love to win the Sewn Hats book. I live in Murrieta, California.
Love the cosmetic bag!
So many wonderful ideas.
That hamper is wonderful and very creative. I also love the latte card holder.
I just love all the new bag ideas you’ve been posting. I love handmade bags!!
Wow, the hats book looks like a hoot!
I would be happy with any of these lovely giveaways! Lee in Canada
That mug rug is delightful. I keep meaning to try my hand at one; maybe now I’ll get around to it.
Love the Lisa Lan bag book! You have such great prizes!
Another great set of tutorials, thanks for all the ideas, now I just need to get sewing.
Fabulous projects. Thank you. My sewing list is getting longer everyday…
Love the messenger bag and the mug rug.
Looks great!
So many ideas for projects to sew. Never enough time in the day…
Love the button cowel
I love the hamper. Lots of other great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Great ideas!
Forget the college kids I know-I think I need a cute hamper for myself! lol.
Such cute ideas! I would love to win any of these prizes but I am drooling over Free-Motion Quilting!
I love the feather pillow. I have a ton of felt and am looking forward to making this!
Love the hamper & serging book
college kids are always hard. thanks for the ideas.
Love the laundry basket! I’d love to take a look at a serger book or take a serger class.
Ooh, I love that messenger bag.
I love that cowl idea!
The feather pillow is so cute and I’d eat some of that cinnamon honey butter right now if I had it with a fresh slice of bread! Yum!
I love the messenger bag tutorial! Also, the honey butter looks fantastically delicious.
I may make those hampers for my house. College kids can have my old ones!
Love the hamper!
My favorite: the To Go Latte Mug Rug!
I love that feather pillow. I’ll be making that for someone on my list!
I love the phone cozy and the hamper! Too bad I just spent $40 on a hamper! Oh well. The phone cozy will make for a great gift since almost everyone I know has an iPhone 4.
Love that button cowl! I think it’d be a great gift for friends, who are a little older than college students!
Great tutorials and giveaways today! I’m going to try the button cowel. Looks like the perfect gift! Thanks for sharing.
I love the messenger bag and the cowl! Thanks for the giveaway, I hope for the designer bags
I love the messenger bag!
Love the hamper and that cinnamon butter sounds delicious!
The Fabulous Feathers Pillow is great and would match my A.M.H. Feather Quilt!
Such great ideas – not just for college kids! The phone cozy is on my list.
Love the latte mug rug and gift pouch. They are on my to do list. Janice in PA
Love all of the tutorıals you shared here today! Thanks so much!
My cousins who are still in college could use some of these!
Love the button cowl!
Another great group of tutorials! The hamper is very clever!
I’d absolutely L-O-V-E to win the book “A Bag for All Reasons”. I have Lisas first book and it is so wonderful!
Love all these ideas! What great fabric choices for those projects.
I love all of these…maybe that means I am still “young.” probably not!
Another collection of awesome projects! I’ll have to make some Cinnamon Honey Butter for my grandson.
some fun stuff. I wish I had more people to give gifts to so I could make some of these! Fun books, too.
Great ideas for last minute gifts. Just need to decide which ones to do. Help out the scrap box.
Loving that hamper!
I need to make a phone cozy.
I will have that messenger bag.
That feather pillow is just gorgeous.
Love the feather pillow!
That hamper is a smart idea–I would need to make it 3x larger for my son, though.
Great ideas. We could use the hamper around here. Thanks!
Beautiful Tutorials today! I love the feather pillow and the braided belt bag!
So much to sew wow! I better get ready for my daughter. Well, at least a have 3 years to make these. Thanks for the info.
Sweet! Thanks
That mug rug is so cute! Loving that button cowl too.
So its been a long time since I was a college kid, but I love the feather pillow and the duffel!
I never thought of making a hamper! Great idea!
The Button Cowl is terrific and I may make these for everyone!
Love the hamper!
Nice, the scarf is going on my list!
Love the free-form quilting book!
Great ideas!
Another day of great ideas! I especially love the messenger bag and phone cozy!
Cute laundry basket! I’m eyeballing that hat book, also
Beautiful cowl!
Love the messenger bag tutorial! and the bag book!
Love the feather pillow!
I like that messenger bag!
You’ve featured some great projects. The feather pillow is so unique, and pretty!
love the piecing in these projects! thanks
Thanks for such great ideas. I would love to win the Beginner’s Guide to Free Motion Quilting. It would be just what I need to finish some of my Christmas gifts.
Love the laundry bag…great ideas
Simply Serging looks like a great book…I could use some projects to help me learn how to serge…
Yay! I actually have a college student now too. I love the cowl and the messenger bag especially. Thanks!
I wanna make that hamper! And I would love the serger book…I’m still intimidated by mine!
Need to make a few of those button cowls for gifts. Great selection of books!
Love all that stuff!
Love all that stuff, esp the pillow and cowl!
Love the button cowl! Wonderful!
I love hats and need that sewn hat book in my life
I LOVE the button Cowl! I think I am going to make myself one tonight
My daughter, who is a college student, would go crazy for that feather pillow!
That feather pillow is just beautiful!
would love the FMQ book!
Really love the feather pillow and the button cowl is pretty cool too.
I love all of these, especially the feather pillow! So pretty!
I could really use the serging book!
I think the cosmetic bag would make a great gift and a really good opportunity to learn paper piecing too.
A Bag for All Reasons looks cool.
Love them all!
I have a college kid to sew for. I would love some of those prizes for new project ideas.
Those vintage labels are too cute ! Awesome ideas !
love the hamper!
I love honey butter! What a great idea.
Love the hamper for my kids’ rooms!
What great ideas!
The feather pillow might be sewn this weekend. Definite college appeal.
Love the labels!
bear grylls messer
Love the hamper!
That hamper would be great in my little girl’s room!
I’m tempted to make the hamper for my sister.
Another great set of “simple” but practical gifts I can make – thanks!
I love the hamper and would love the serger book!
Love the button cowl and my mouth is watering for the Cinnamon Honey Butter, yum yum! Thank you for a great giveaway.
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Love the feather pillow and the big sling bag. Great suggestions!
Thank you and all the wonderful sponsors for generous giveaways and chances to win.
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So many fun ideas and lots of awesome prizes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the cowl and the phone cozy!
That pillow is cute:)
love the cinn honey butter–gotta try it!
I love all the projects this month but especially love the ones that are so simple and fast! Can’t wait to make the cowl!
Joy in Florida
I love the hamper would be great for toys too.
Forget gifting, I need one of those hampers for myself.
These are all great ideas. I love the mug rug and the hamper. Thanks for a great list.
Love the sport duffle.
Prachi in WA.
I love the hamper!
I am very much enjoying this series of posts. Lots of good ideas!
soo many good things this time. I love the hamper, cosmetic bag and cowl.
Pretty cosmetic bag!
I love all the bags! thank you!
The button cowl and zipper bag would make great gifts! Thanks for all of the inspiration!
What a cool messenger bag! Love it!
Great ideas – If I made the hamper for my son, would he really put dirty clothes in it? Here’s hoping!
The braided belt messenger bag looks both quirky and practical. Love it!
that hamper and the feather pillow are just awesome!
For every gift I find to make someone else…. I find two I want to make for myself. Love the button cowl.
I need to make that phone cozy.
I want a mug rug. How cute are those!
Love the feather pillow!
Might use the hamper as a stuffed animal corral for my kiddos!
Ooh, the hamper! I love the hamper!
That hamper! My boys NEED two of them. Off to see if I have the lumber (I know I have everything else).
All these things will come in handy since my daughter is off to college this fall.
That hamper is really cool and I’d love the cowl myself!
fab ideas, that hamper is so cool! donna in TX
The feather pillow is so cute! I might have to make that for myself.
Everyone needs a phone cozy.
Those shipping labels are cute!
These are all great. I particularly like the hamper & pillow. And they could possibly be squeezed on my to do list for Christmas!
I love the cowl
That feather pillow is awesome!!
Thanks for all the ideas! from TX
Thanks for sharing!
That Button Cowl is so cooool, i’m gonna make a lot of this, thanks !
That hamper looks like it would be handy for lots of things!
Awesome ideas once again! Thank you.
My mom and I exchange mug rucs at birthdays, now. The one above is perfect.
I will definitely be making the feather pillow. The labels will probably end up on most of my gifts too!
Thanks Sew Mama Sew! Now I have many more items to add to my “must make list.” The messenger bag, and hamper first.
I just need an hamper..this is in my todo list now!
I love the clothes hamper. I think I’d make one to store my knitting supplies!
I think I need that cowl for ME!! Fab!
Great cosmetic bag tutorial!
I love the hamper!
Love the feather pillow and the mug rug
love the cowl and the hamper
Love that feather pillow!
I am in love with those pillows!
Love the hamper!
I need that cell phone case and I’ve had my eye on that Free Motion Quilting book!
Great tutorials! Thank you! I could use some of those books now like the free motion quilting one.
Love the cowl – lots of fun ideas.
Love those vintage mailing labels. So many cute ideas.
That feather pillow is super cute!
Great ideas, love the cowl.
I need that hamper in my kids rooms! Perfect!