Christmas is over for another year – lots of food eaten, drinks consumed, laughter, conversation, and gifts.  It’s lovely to be able to share time with relatives!  We had a beautiful two days with my parents, brother & sister-in-law, aunts, uncles, cousins, and cousins’ children.  There were 34 of us, including four babies under a year old.  The children interacted beautifully, and the farm is always such a refreshing environment.  Thanks again to my aunt and uncle!

Now I can blog some of the other Christmas gifts that I made!  Firstly, a bag for my mother.

I’ve used this pattern a few times now – it’s Vogue 7812.

The fabrics are the same one’s I used for Koula’s bag; the Manzanita line by Joel Dewberry.  I’ve done all the usual things I do when making bags; it’s fully interfaced, both with a light-weight fusible interfacing and with fusible wadding; magnetic snap closure; there is a inside patch pocket, inside zip pocket, and key fob; and the base contains fast-to-fuse to maintain it’s shape, as well as bag feet.

Mum really likes it!