Made by Hand

I love all the gifts I received for Christmas,
but I have a special fondness for the handmade ones,
and my mom always delivers in that category.

I know I've bragged on my mom before,
but I just have to do it again.

Every year I request hand-sewn things from her.
Most years, I ask for a new supply of potholders.
I love the ones she makes and
she always picks the best fabrics for them as well.
I use them daily, so each year I'm ready for new ones
that don't have spaghetti sauce stains on them.

At our previous house, I had the perfect kitchen window,
and she indulged me
by sewing a different valance for the window
for every month of the year.
And then I moved...
New house....new sizes of windows...you get the idea.
And she didn't threaten to kill me.

This year, I gave her a vintage tea towel
that I wanted to have turned into
2 pillows and a vintage tablecloth
that I wanted turned into curtains.

She indulged me again, finished them
& sent them back to me,
along with other Christmas gifts
and I just love them!

Look how cute the pillows turned out!

 I wanted the covers to have envelope backs
so I could remove the pillow forms and
wash the covers.  She made special pillow forms
out of osnaburg fabric for them, since the aren't
a typical size of pillow form.

Here are the curtains she made from the
vintage tablecloth.
She's pretty darn handy with a sewing machine!

 The tablecloth is fairly bright white, against
the antique white of the Bible pages on my walls,
so I may tea-dye the curtains to give them
a more aged appearance.

 I had my husband hold them back to see how
it would look and I think I may try to come up
with something to make them into tie-back curtains.

I've already given her my
birthday/anniversary/whatever request...
a new bed coverlet made from ticking, to go along
with the sweet little ticking pillow
I got at the thrift store.

I told you my mom is the best!
Thanks, Mom!

I can frequently be found visiting these parties.

Monday

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com Metamorphosis Monday

http://makingtheworldcuter.com/ Making The World Cuter Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/- More The Merrier Monday

Tuesday

http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/ Knick of Time Tuesday

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/ Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/ Tuesday's Treasures

Wednesday

http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/ White Wednesday

http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/ Primp Your Stuff Wed

http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/ Fall In Love Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/ Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/ Penny Pinching Party
http://mrshinesclass.wordpress.com/Mrs. Hines' Class

Thursday

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/ - Time Travel Thursday

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/ Under $100 Link Party
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/ Transformation Thursday
http://www.the36thavenue.com// Share Awesomeness Thursday
http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/ Thrifty Thursday
http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com/ - Pearls and Lace Thursday
http://radcrafter.com/ - Thingamajig Thursday

Friday

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/ Feathered Nest Friday

http://redoux.blogspot.com/ Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/ Frugal Friday
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/ Frugalicious Friday

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/ Potpourri Party 
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/ Inspiration Friday

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/ - Vintage Inspiration Friday

http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/ - Stuff and Nonsense
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net - Catch as Catch Can

Saturday

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/ Saturday Nite Special

Sunday

http://stylishonceagain.blogspot.com/ - Restyled Sundays
http://my1929charmerblog.com/ - Sunday's Best @ My 1929 Charmer