Flower Headband

I didn't make the kids' Christmas outfits except for Owen's bow tie and the flower on Camille's headband. This was the first time I tried this kind of flower, and I thought it turned out great. I used 1 inch, one sided satin ribbon that I probably got from Mom. Camille was so happy! She has been looking forward to wearing her Christmas dress for at least half a year (it was also from Mom a few years ago). The flower on the headband was the finishing touch.

Here's the tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzGZ9yFZytM

Out of the seven pictures I took, this was the best...

You can see the flower a little better on this one.

More backpacks

Here is Owen's handmade gift for this Christmas. I made it (and Brooke's) during the summer.

Owen's is made from some small-wale brown corduroy I have had for awhile. I looked for home decor/canvas duck fabric to use, but I couldn't find anything I liked for a boy. Joanna mentioned the corduroy fabric she used to recover their chair, and that reminded me that I had this stuff.  It's pretty flimsy, but it should still be fine for a toddler backpack.

I used a (non-matching) zipper from Mom and I made up the tractor applique. I didn't know whether I had the lite or heavy-duty heat and bond, so to be sure it didn't peel off, I handstitched around it. Bleh. It looks nice though. In retrospect, I'm pretty sure it was the heavy duty. It was hard to sew through.

Holly photobombed

Brook's backpack is a replica of Camille's. I mistakenly bought double the fabric needed when I made Camille's, so this worked out perfectly. Camille's has a white zipper, and Brooke's is red. And Brooke's is better made since I've improved with experience. I even zigzagged the seams so they wouldn't fray.