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November 23 ~ Gifts for Fit Friends
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Tote-able Towel Anna Maria Horner’s Tote-able Towel Tutorial is perfect for the gym or pool. |
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Double Knit Ski Cap This Double Knit Ski Cap Pattern is from Alison at the blue blog patterns. It would be just right for skiing or for runners in cold climates (and it’s reversible!). |
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Yoga Mat Bag Meream from Bored & Crafty has an easy Yoga Mat Bag Tutorial for you (which she finished the night she skipped yoga class!). |
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Drawstring Backpack Download the PDF Drawstring Backpack Tutorial from Kirsty at kootoyoo and make a few for friends on the go. |
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Tea from Tea For All Reasons Tea For All Reasons sells a huge selection of quality teas, just right for a number of people on your holiday list. They currently offer a large variety of holiday blends too! |
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Peanut Ginger Squares (Homemade Energy Bars) Jen posted this Peanut Ginger Squares Recipe the day after completing her first triathlon; she knows her energy bars! Whip up a batch for your energetic, fit friends. |
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Holidays at Home and the Handmade Holidays photo pool! |
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If you have a little girl in your life, you’ll really enjoy making these garments. The styles are super fun and allow you to get creative with fabric. Stop by the shop to see these and other Pink Fig patterns. Visit the Pink Fig blog to read more about the patterns and check out Chelsea’s excellent gathering and shirring tutorials. Comment below for your chance to win both patterns. The winner will be announced Friday. See the list of other prizes we’ll give away this month. |
More Handmade Holiday Ideas
22 ~ Eco-conscious
21 ~ Holidays at Home
20 ~ Gift Exchange
19 ~ Grandparents
18 ~ College Students
17 ~ Girlfriends
16 ~ Dads
15 ~ New Parents
14 ~ Holidays at Home
13 ~ Multi-taskers
12 ~ Sports Fans
11 ~ Bookworms
10 ~ Elementary Kids
9 ~ Snow Fiends
8 ~ Teachers
7 ~ Holidays at Home
6 ~ Pet Lovers
5 ~ Crafters
4 ~ Music Lovers
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Travelers
1 ~ Tweens & Teens
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All links and photos from blogs on our Handmade Holidays posts are used with permission.
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Oh I adore the fabric Lara chose! That is so pretty!
I want to make toteable towels for the swimmers in my family. Love that!!
Pink figs patterns are so adorable!!
I love these patterns..they look like so much fun!!
Oh my daughter needs a drawstring bag….thanks for sharing!! I love Lara’s choice in fabric, it’s very pretty.
Such great ideas once again. I am in love with the new Pink Fig Patterns and can’t wait for them to come in!!
Great ideas! The energy bar recipe sounds really good.
yum–those energy bars look great! And I really like the Yoga mat bag,too–and always love the new fabrics in your shop–soooo tempting!
Thanks for the fitness inspiration! Now I want some of these for my “fit self”. Now just to get fit! : )
By the way, love the patterns! Hope I win! : )
Oh that tote-able towel is fantastic!
I love the blazer in the win it pattern! What an adorable look. Again thanks for all of the wonderful gift ideas.
I love Chelsea’s patterns. I have a couple of the patterns already and have made my 2 year old granddaughter some darling clothes.
Thanks for the super give away!
Wow, I’ve never attempted shirring before, the tutorial looks great. I love the colorful fabrics & patterns.
Love the Tote-able Towel!
Wow, I’d love to win those patterns! There are several runners in my family, I may make some bars for stocking stuffers!
I’m looking forward to trying the peanut ginger squares. We love to try to make our own energy bars – saves a few $$ for us around here. I’ll have to look more closely at the yoga mat carrier too. Thanks for all of the great ideas this year.
Wonderful ideas – thanks so much!
I’m excited to try the homemade energy bar recipe.
It’s simply uncanny… every time I think about trying to make this or that… I find a tutorial here! Wonderful. Thank you.
The toteable towel is great. Those energy bars look pretty good too. Maybe I’ll get lucky and win these patterns for my little girl, so fun!
Cute! love the drawstring backpack!
Thank you for taking the time to put this very helpful post together. It must have been a lot of hard work. I’ve already made a few of the ideas, and have a few more to go! Love it!
Great tote able towel.
Good alternatives today.
Ulla
I love the patterns for the giveaway! Enter me in the drawing!
Does somebody know if yoga mats are all the same size? I would like to make the yoga mat bag for a friend. Yes, I am overweight and do not workout, so I do not anything about yoga mats. Thanks for your help.
Great tutes!! Thanks
Wonderful ideas — especially the totable towel.
I love your choices of fabric today!
Those are great ideas!
Great stuff ! If it wasn’t pie-makin’ week at my house I think I’d make up a batch of those energy bars for school lunches.
the peanut ginger squares sound yummy AND really easy to make! i’ll have to try them out!
That patchwork skirt pattern is so great! I’d love it for my daughter. And I am making a yoga mat bag for myself
I have two marathon-running parents that I think would really appreciate the homemade energy bars–yum!
Peanut and ginger – yum!
The Pink Fig patterns are too cute – and would make great gifts for my daughter & nieces.
What cute patterns! I would love those for my little girls! Thanks so much for all the great ideas and giveaways!
I think I”m going to make that yoga mat bag for myself. Have you seen the prices of those things in the stores?? Outrageous!
These are great! People who have sports and exercise hobbies are often so hard to shop for!
Will tomorrow feature gifts for fat friends?
Thanks for all the awesome ideas!!
Those patterns would be perfect for my little lady. They are so darling and I’m always looking for things to sew her. Not that she needs more clothing.
(and I don’t mean that meanly…I would fit into the second category, though trying for the first.)
I keep meaning to make those towels for the summer. Maybe I’ll get to it before next year. And those little girl patterns are adorable.
I love the drawstring backpack – it would be great to fill with a toy or two.
And those Pink Fig patterns are so cute!! You guys are so great – keep up the great work!! And thank you – such great ideas for all of us!
Love the backpack tutorial- perfect for kids of any age!!! Would also love to make matching outfits with those patterns!
wow, the toteable towel is cool!
Oh my goodness, those skirts are ADORABLE. I am so gathering-phobic, I must go check out the tutes.
Mmm Mmm Peanut Ginger squares sound very tasty.
I would like to make the toteable towel. What great idesa again. Those patterns are beautiful too.
So many good ideas… and I love the fabric choices today!!
Once again – great ideas!! Thank you! (and I love the Pink Fig patterns!)
Wow, love to win these patterns!
The tote-able towel is a great idea! My kids will love those.
Ive made several of those drawstring bags. They are great.
peanut ginger bars??? where were those all through this pregnancy? going to the store first thing in the morning to make a big batch of those. yuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm….
Those little Pink Fig skirts are just adorable!
Love the ideas today!! I plan to make the energy bars today. I’m always looking for a great snack idea.
I love the drawstring back pack…. my kids would love them!
I’ve been looking for a drawsting backpack tute. Yay!
A friend is giving me a yoga class for Christmas. Maybe she needs a mat bag for her gift.
The tote-able towl is great!
Mmmm…the recipe for the Peanut Ginger energy bars looks great!
The Tote-able towel would be so perfect for all my friends in water aerobics… thanks! And I’m going to have to check out the link for that beautiful tea, too.
I’m not familiar with Pink Fig patterns but I need to check them out. The patchwork skirts are adorable. I would love to win the patterns.
Hmm, that yoga mat bag might make a nice gift for my cousin.
I will surely be making those peanut ginger squares! Yum!
I just started a prenatal Yoga at the gym. If I keep it up I’ll get myself a mat and make this tote. And I would LOVE these patterns for my three girls!
I’ve been wanting to make a drawstring bag for my son!
as usual great ideas
I wish I knew how to knit so I could make a hat like that!
I’m bookmarking that totable towel for this summer!
I love all the ideas! Thank you!
I love the recipe for energy bars – I’m always looking for a healthy energy snack for my family!
The tote is great, and I think the yoga mat bag is so cute.
OMG, thoes outfits are so so precious! Thanks for introducing this designer to me.
I love Beth’s fabric pick! Wonder who could use a drawstring bag ?????
love the little backpack: I could never find a use for one until my dd needed to carry her lunch for a whole field trip: this would be perfect!
I was just thinking about making a drawstring backpack this morning! How timely this pattern is! Thank you!
Oooh I love the tote-able towel idea…such a cute christmas present – especially for us where it’s hot christmas time
The yoga mat bag is a great idea. I might attempt that one!
Those Pink Fig patterns are adorable!
I know a few men that are getting double-knit ski caps for Christmas this year…
Love the towel idea. Thanks!
those patterns are beautiful!
I’ll have to check them out…
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That towel looks really neat, and the drawstring bag!
Those new pink fig patterns look great! I just bought the cute dress pattern Lydia & am going to try my hand at shirring for my 3 gals. My daughter Lydia, who is 2, is excited to have a dress with her name! Adorable.
These look adorable and I would love to make them for my grand-daughters.
The peanut ginger squares look sooo good!
I absolutely love the toteable towel! I wanted to make them this summer for my family’s trip to the beach but ran out of time! Maybe for the coming summer…
There have been so many great, creative ideas for gifts over thepast few weeks,. Thank you for putting all of this together. What a great resource! Those adorable patterns would compliment my little grandaughters personality, bright, bubbly and full of fun.
I think I am going to make a ‘to me, from me’ gift – the yoga mat bag! yay! I love it. Those energy bars sound good too.
my Sister in law just moved to Hawaii that towel will be perfect as a gift for her!!
This is a fun category. The tote for towel is a neat idea. Would be perfect for the pool or even a picnic!
The totable towel is really cool!
Another great day of awesome ideas!
Love the fabric used in the yoga mat bag!
Love the yoga mat bag! I love Pink Fig patterns. The Claire is my favorite!
I think I have to make those peanut cookies…
Awesome towel tote – love all these ideas – they are wonderful.
love the towel holder
The back pack will be so handy for kids running off to different sports – thanks!
Lovin’ all the ideas!!!
This is right up my alley… I definately need to make the towel and yoga mat bag, I love that fabric too. My world is centered around yoga and dance classes, teaching, and other teachers so this is really great! If not for the holidays I will definately do it afterwards.
The Tote-able Towel is perfect for several of my gym oriented pals and the Drawstring Backpack I can see being ideal for some of the children in our family who have dance class – make it with dance motif fabric or maybe design an applique?? Off to the drawing board! Thanks once again for all these wonderful gift ideas, I really really appreciate your time and generosity!! Ani
Love the fabric choices today and am drooling over the Pink Fig patterns.
Sandy in NJ
The toteable towel look just like the right thing that I need. Thanks
Bookmarking the double-knit cap right now….
These are some amazing ideas! I love it!
The yoga bag is great! The patterns are super cute.
Those patterns are gorgeous. I would love to sew them for my little girl!
I’ve been meaning to make a yoga mat carrier for some time–cute one here! And the little backpacks are perfect for little ones, no?
the yoga bag is fabulous!! Love it!
I’d love to make the skirts for my niece!
I’d love to make the skirts for my niece!
Love Kristin’s fabric choice, love the ski cap, love the pink fig giveaways…LOVE HANDMADE HOLIDAYS…LOVE SEW MAMA SEW!!!!
Today’s fabric choices are great! Like anything toteable!
I bought towels a few months ago to make the toteable towels … such a good idea
I think both my boy are going to get a toteable towel, its perfect for our summer!!!
That backpack is so cute! I just love the yellow palette…I want that fabric!
ooooo… great tea selections
I can just imagine all of the hangers I’d need for my daughter’s closet with those patterns in my stash. I LOVE them!
Thanks for sharing that easy pillowcase idea! I love the girly skirt patterns too!
I love the fabric suggestions today!
great ideas! the tea looks so yummy
The double knit hat looks like a good project to practice double knitting – which would be a new skill for me. I think I would want to start on a child’s sized ski hat!
The peanut ginger squares sound delicious. Thanks for all the cooking and sewing ideas for the holidays.
thank you so much for all these amazing tutorials….I have way too many projects to choose from now!
Great ideas! Thank so much.
I was looking at the little girl clothes and they look like something that wouldn’t be hard to make… It’s been many many years since I made kids clothes…
The drawstring bag looks easy to do…
I have 4 daughters which means I would absolutely love to win these patterns! They would obviously get plenty of use around here
Jonatha
wow! that double knit ski hat is really cool! i wonder if i could whip a couple up before christmas…
My daughter just made a yoga bag for her roommate. Don’t know what pattern she used, but I love this one!
sew many projects, sew little time………..
The drawstring backpack, made out of vintage material, looks fantastic.
Thank you for the lists; I’ve gotten many ideas. And the patterns are too cute!
Great ideas!
The yoga mat bag tutorial is great!
Gifts for Fit Friends?? You gals think of EVERYTHING don’t you! This is great…I have a craft “To do List” that is a mile long…Now I just need to prioritize it.
I need to make some drawstring bags for toy storage actually — thanks for the tutorial!
I love those Pink Fig patterns – so sweet!
those little patterns are too cute!
Those patterns are adorable! Perfect for my two little girls.
I love, love, love those pink fig patterns. I’m going to make some for my little miss whose currently only 7 mths old. Those peanut ginger squres look delishious, I wil be making these tonight, thank-you.
I love that yoga mat bag. I might just start going to yoga class–just to carry a bag like that.
I love Kristen’s choice for fabric, oh so lovely.
Yay for fitness friends!
Love the patterns.
thanks for the link to “tea for all reasons”… checking that out right away. love those new pink fig patterns!
Love the patterns!! My daughters or son would dig that backpack
The tote-able towel will be a fun gift to give! Thanks!
I love the totable towel.
I love the little back pack. I think I will make these for my kids!
Thanks
Rane
cute patterns, count us in.
is there any recipe for how to lose these holiday lbs I may gain
I totally have to make that yoga bag, I have a yoga class next semester at school…
Been away for two days, but love today’s ideas as well.
The drawstring backpack tute is fabulous. Thanks!
The Pink Fig patterns look adorable!
I can’t believe how adorable those patterns are! I love the fabrics used, too =) I hope I win!!!
Cute
The Tote-able Towels are such a great idea.
Man… fitness… how do i love/hate thee… I want a Wii Fit for christmas. My mom lost 20 pounds in two months with the stinkin’ thing! How ridiculous is that, on so many levels. And unfair… my mom is skinnier than me now. Sunuvabitch.
Lets do a Gifts For Fat Friends, a good corset is in order for me, LOL.
I think I’ll make that towel holder for my neice, how cute would that be for her swimming lessons!
Oh, man, I’ve been dying to try those little girl patterns on my two-year old.
great ideas
Oh, I love these ideas! And the win item is too cute!
I love her patterns! They are so sweet, my four year old loves these dresses!
What great gift ideas! I’d actually like a few of those for myself though!
I would love to win those patterns for my baby girl!
I made the double knit ski hat for my hubby this year. Great for jogging on cold mornings!
A tote-able towel is a really neat idea! And I’m bookmarking these Peanut Ginger Squares, I’m sure that’s a recipe that’ll come in handy!
I’ve made that little backpack in all sorts of fabrics – it’s the perfect bag to organize…one bag per kid per activity, and all the equipment is stored in that bag. Great for when you have several kids, each on a soccer team, and one in dance, and one in afterschool clubs…
And I’m now obsessed with Portabellopixie and Pink Fig patterns – super cute for my girlie-girl daughter!
Love this designer’s patterns! So super cute!
Really cute patterns and I’ll definitely have to make a yoga bag.
Yum! Peanut and Ginger…
I don’t have little girls of my own – just boys
. BUT I have a new niece on the way! Woo hoo!
The drawstring pack would be great for lots of things.
Like that towel tote. It would be great when I take my squirmy preschooler to the pool.
oh dear…… so many good ideas, so little time- I can’t get anything done for reading your blog! Perhaps winning your blog candy would give me the incentive to get up and actually accomplish all the nifty things I have on my to do list! Thanks for the great ideas and tutorials!
That backpack has my niece’s name all over it!
Great suggestions. Love the yoga mat bag and the peanut butter energy bars. The patterns are great too. Woohoo fun stuff.
So many ideas…so little time…
I love your choices of fabrics. I’d love, love, love to win those patterns!!
I need that pattern!!!!
I like the towel tote! I love the little girls clothing patterns!
Pink Fig is too cute! Thank you for introducing this designer to us. I have 2 girls so I hope I win something too! (:
The pink fig patterns are so cute……and I think I might try to make some of those toteable towels for summer swimming lessons next year.
I love the yoga bag, now if I only knew some one who actually did yoga…
I love the yoga bag idea, might make one for myself. I love the patterns, so adorable.
I’ll have to try the yoga bag and I have been wanting to get the pink fig patterns for a while now. You guys are awesome!
I just LOVE those patterns—makes me almost wish I had a girl of my own. I would put them to use for nieces and friends, for sure!!
I agree with lots of people above. That toteable towel is cute, and perfect for me and my gym-going friends.
Off to make the drawstring bags!
What a treasure trove of gift ideas. You rock!
Oh, and I hope to win the fabulous patterns!
My brother is really into weight lifting. I might try some of those energy bars for him for xmas!
I love the idea of a homemade Christmas. Thanks for the great ideas and opportunity to win adorable patterns!
The toteable towel is great.
Love the energy bar recipe–I have a friend who runs marathons, perhaps he would like those!
Really lovely fabrics. I must go shop in ‘the fabric shop’!
Great ideas again! Bravo!
Great crafting ideas for the active folks in your life! (Thanks for including my pattern too.)
I was just looking for a drawstring tote – thanks!
I am not a huge fan of peanut based food, but I might be able to replace peanuts with something else delicious… cashews maybe?
Now I need gifts for the couch potato.
The totable towel is super cute. Great fabric!
Thanks for the tea link (and subsequent gift idea for my dad) and the yoga mat bag tut. My daughter brought my yoga mat out from hiding this morning…a sign perhaps?
the yoga mat bag is gorgeous, and the patterns are very sweet.
Great fabric choices today – and homemade energy bars – yum! My son will love these since he’s the peanut butter kid
Thanks for sharing
Great ideas!
I love clothes that let little girls be little girls!
I need a daughter in the worse way looking at those patterns.
How fun are all of those!
I like that yoga bag.
As usual I love it all!
I love anything Anna Maria Horner does, so those towels are divine. I also like the yoga mat bag. I need to make one for myself! From Santa, of course!
Come on – I have no chance of knitting that hat before Christmas. I’m bookmarking it for next year, mind.
Love the yoga bag and the story about when it was finished.
I want to make those skirts!
Yay! Your timing is impeccable! I need to make 2 yoga bags for my friends! Love the material, too!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
What a great towel tote. It would also work for the kid’s blanket for school.
Thanks again for the great tutorials!
the pink fig patterns are adorable!!
I love the tote-able towel!
Oh, I love those patterns!
love the yoga bag!
The hubby will love the double knit hat!
I love the drawstring bag tute! Perfect for my preschoolers!
I can’t wait to browse through the store to find fabric for these projects!
I love the fabric combo on that totable towel.
I love my yoga mat bag. I added a front cell phone/money pocket and key ring on the inside. It’s perfect!
I can’t believe how many projects this site has inspired me to make. Can you start giving away more hours in the day?
Drawstring back pack…check. Knit hat….check. Pink fig patterns…check. Completed “want’ list…check.
Thanks for finding all these great tutorials. I have so much fun gathering ideas!
will be making the toteable towel for me and the yoga mat bag for my daughter.
I’m definately making that mat bag.
My hubby is going to love those bars!!
Love the yoga bag and towel tote. The pictures are just adorable too! Thanks for the help with fit friends!
Besides quilting , I’m busy sewing for my 2 little granddaughters. I love your Pink Fig patterns and the wonderful fabrics you use. You have so many wonderful ideas.
I’d make good use of the patterns. I’ve got two little girls that are growing like WEEDS!!!
That yoga mat bag is great and could eaily be made for either gender. I think I could get some cool “guy” fabric and make one for my husband. I was having a hard time for something homemade for him so thanks!
Love the Beautiful Yoga Bag!
OH, those bars look so yummy!
Wow, these are some awesome ideas, and I can’t wait to try the ginger bars!
Can’t wait to try those energy bars!!
i really appreciate all the wonderful handmade ideas you are posting for us!
That drawstring bag would be great for everyone on my Christmas list!
Who wouldn’t want to be seen with a girl in one of these cute outfits?
Love them!
I really love those patterns. I have gotten so many great ideas from this wonderful blog!
Thank you so much…Angie H
I love the towel bag
I love these ideas, and that recipe looks delicious!
great ideas!
I’d love to win the patterns! So cute.
Love the towel holder! Actually, I’m adding all of these projects to my to-do list!
The drawsting bag is awesome, would be great for kids as well!
Great patterns for little girl clothes! This is just what I need to make something really special for my little one..
thanks for a really great, yet super simple idea- the fabric back pack!
all these tutorials are fun!
I love the yoga mat bag, I think I will be making one of those for me
I love the drawstring backpack!!! Maybe I will make it for my Mom…
Those patterns are so cute! I’d like to enter the drawing! I think I may attempt that drawstring bag – that’s SUCH a perfect size. Thank you for the tutorial!
Homemade energy bars? I’m going to have to look into that one!
the back pack would be awesome for anyone!
More cute patterns!
I love the ginger bar recipe and the tea yum!!
Love the patterns and the great tut’s. Thank you for all you do!
jenn
Those little girl skirts are gorgeous!!
Love all the ideas.
Cute yoga bag!
I’m going to make my daughter the drawstring bag to tote all her ballet stuff in…thanks!
This post reminds me that I promised to make a yoga mat bag for a friend’s boyfriend! I love the one you featured!!
Those patterns are just too cute!
Love the totable towel!
Hubbie and I are starting to do the fitness thing – great change in our lives is making us feel really good – thanks for all your suggestions and links! Great kid’s patterns too!
Yummy
love the bag tutes
i think all of these are pretty nifty! i made drawstring backpack one time without a pattern when i was first learning to sew. it was cute if you didn’t study it. oh… and that roll up towel- handy!
i have three little girls in my life and these patterns would make my month! lesley
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