Pajama Eaters

 

All the pajama monsters

     This is my third installment of Christmas gifts I made for 2021.  I had seen these pajama monsters on line.  I thought they were so cute.  I bought the pattern from sewfearless.com.

     I went thru my stash of fabrics and found a bunch of corduroy pieces.  I then found coordinating zippers and cotton fabrics in my stash, some of the cotton fabrics were left over from making masks for the kids.  For the oldest grandson who is Star Wars crazy, I used some Star Wars print for the feet.

      For my granddaughter, I used an Ariel print along with her favorite color purple.  For the next grandson who is dinosaur crazy, I used a dinosaur print for his feet.

     For the next grandson I used some fun balloon animals print fabric.  I had these made early in the year.

     Then grandson number four was born in September so I found some fun school print fabric in my stash and fussy cut the feet and used the crayons for his mouth, making sure to line the colors up above and below the zipper.

     I also embroidered their names on the back before assembling the pillow.  I used a satin stitch on my sewing machine to apply the felt eyes.  I used a slightly wider one for the white and a narrower one for the center.

     These were fun to make and the directions were very thorough.  The kids loved them. Now I have to figure out what to make for Christmas 2022 to top these.

Help for the Microwave

 

Pile of squares and batting

     Several years ago, a friend gave me a soup bowl cozy.  I enjoyed using it so much, I decided to make them for the family.  I got my directions from HappyHourStitches.com which doesn't seem to be around any more.  What I really liked was the fact I could use all the 10" squares I had.  Some were left from packs I bought to make a quilt and some were leftover fabric I cut into squares after finishing a quilt.

Stack of finished cozies

    I used only 100% cotton fabrics, cotton thread and special batting for use in the microwave.  I had fun matching fabrics for the bowls.  They went together quickly once I had the squares of batting cut.

Single soup bowl cozy

     The best part is that if they get dirty from the soup or oatmeal that you put into the bowl, you just toss the cozy into the wash.  

Using it in the microwave

     Save you fingers from getting burned when taking a hot bowl of soup out of your microwave with this easy to make cozy.  We keep ours on top of the refrigerator so they are easy to grab when taking a bowl out of the cabinet to warm up our food.  My daughter-in-law texted me a few days after getting theirs that she is LOVING the cozy.

Christmas Jammies 2021

 

Christmas jammies from 'St Nick"

     These are the jammies I did for the grandkids this last Christmas.  I make sure to get these done before the start of December so that the parents can give them from St. Nick.  Back last February or so I bought the striped pajamas on line from Cecil and Lou.  At that time I only had 4 grandkids so when number five was born in September, I had to find something similar.  I finally found a green and red striped footie sleeper at Old Navy.

Boy elf for the oldest

Ruffles for the only granddaughter

Snowman peeker

Reindeer peeker

     I used the 5 x 7 designs from Designs by JuJu.  The collection is the Christmas Peekers Toppers 1 set.  Of course the oldest said to his mom that the elf looked a lot like the one on his hooded fleece blanket from 2019.  Too smart for his own good.  I just said St Nick and grandma both have good taste.  

Footed sleeper for the youngest

      For the youngest I had to put the design on the back and also used just the 4 x 4 size as his sleeper is so much smaller.  Below is a picture of the two middle ones wearing their jammies from St Nick.

Enjoying their jammies

     I will have to start working on next year's pajamas soon as I plan on actually sewing them this year and not just embroidering them.  It is 'Sew MuchFun' to be able to sew for the grandkids.

Sewing Classes Fall 2021

Anna Catherine drawstring backpack

Roisin pincushion

 

     I started the after school lessons back up the week after Labor Day.  To start the year I had a mix of returning students and new students and one from beginning summer camp.  I started with just Monday and Tuesday classes.  By the end of October, I was teaching three days a week.

Roisin pillowcase

Roisin journal cover

Roisin hot chocolate cozy

Nalanii patchwork pillow

Armani patchwork pillow

Anna Catherine coin purse

Anna Catherine apron

     I had one person take a break due to their son's sports schedule.  When classes start back up next week after the Christmas holiday, I will be teaching four days a week with a couple of new students joining us.

Aly nightshirt

Amaia patchwork pillow

Anna Catherine cardholder

Armani drawstring bag

Ky'Leigh drawstring bag

Ky'Leigh patchwork pillow

Nalanii drawstring bag

Roisin patchwork tote

     Sometimes it is a challenge to be working with so many different things at one time.  The beginners need so much more help, but those working on their own patterns also need help, especially when first starting their project.  I do try to help them by reading through the instructions and then explaining what it means.  I hope in the future they will be able to follow along on their own.

Aly dad's pajama pants

Amaia drawstring bag

Armani book bag

Isy blouse

Libi patchwork pillow

Roisin drawstring backpack

     As you can see, they have accomplished a lot in just about 14 weeks.  Some did miss a week because I was in the hospital for a couple of days.  Besides all this, I had several private students on a regular basis.  One of them will be switching to group lessons while the other two will continue their private lessons.  I love being able to share my knowledge and love of sewing with others.