little gifts
Yesterday a package from Claire arrived from California, with these great 70's-print napkins inside it (and some other sweet little gifts.) Thank you, Claire!
It's so nice to have handmade things that you can really use, you know? Claire's gift inspired me to make a few other little gifts for people I know with birthdays coming up.
I liked this idea in Lotta Jansdotter's 'Simple Sewing' for handmade tea-towels so I made a set of three, in thick cotton fabric, for a friend. They should match her kitchen:
And I've been dying to use some pieces of vintage Swedish linen sent to me by Charlotte last month, and I noticed they were the perfect size for a couple of zip-purses. (no doubt inspired by Charlotte's beautiful purses themselves):
Hmm, might have to make another of these apple ones for me- it's just the right size for my sewing tools...
your handmade gifts are so precious! glad i could be an inspiration!
Posted by:mims | February 16, 2008 at 01:07 PM
ha - great to see the fabrics in action!!!
Posted by:charlotte | February 18, 2008 at 04:08 PM
that swedish linen is so so good... the apples just kill me. perfect.
xox
Posted by:amisha | February 19, 2008 at 04:43 PM
Oooh, I love that apple linen. What a nice gift. cute cute.
Posted by:melody | February 20, 2008 at 07:09 AM
Everything is so pretty and you are so inspiring!
Posted by:Regina | February 20, 2008 at 10:32 AM
LOVE the apple purse!!
Posted by:Péitseoga | April 14, 2008 at 10:39 PM