Love this box

These are great ideas! My fav Christmas movie to sew to is Love Actually.

Love, Actually (NOT for kids!)

Lovely gift ideas thank you 👏

Thank you for sharing

The Holiday & Die Hard

Lovely gifts 👌 fave Christmas film…..Home Alone ❤ x

I have to watch A Christmas Carol starring Sir Patrick Stewart - he is the best Scrooge ever 😊 Thank you for the ideas. We do Kris Kringle for the adults in the family, so whoever I draw, one of those gifts will fit ❤😊

I don't know this film, and will try to find it, re the commentars. Your ideas are great, and I agree with the zipped pouches full with make up or chocolates, and which could be reuse after Christmas.Thanks !

Thank you for your great ideas! And, I totally agree with you about fat quarter sets. You just can’t ever have too many.😊

Muppet Christmas Carol! Yes!! Also, Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas!

OMG! Mine too, it’s really the best Xmas movie….❤ Rizzo the rat…he’s my heart throb 😂😂😂

What great ideas! Thanks Hayley!! I want to make them all!! xx

Great collection Hayley. Thank you🎉

Of course I read Umberto Eco‘s „The name of the rose“, Ivanhoe, Gone with the wind and London. Being German a lot of the mentioned authors are not particularly known here. But I will give them a try. I once started to read Hillary Mantel, but I thought it quite difficult to connect with. My favorite book by Edward Rutherfurd is „New York“. And there are so many more historical novels to be read. I love biographies that take us back to the past, and I hate these historical romances!

I live in the US and I have never heard of a peg bag. What is it?

Lovely ideas still relevant in 2024 I need to sew a few of these. Anne, Australia 🦘

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Great ideas🎉

Thank you

Couldn’t agree more ❤

I'm definitely a snipper. Learned it from my mum when I was young and still doing 50+ years later.

I make chalk marks. I also like the clip method, but am always afraid of cutting in too far (and have made that mistake before, many times.).

I do 1 and sometimes chalk marks

I do 1 and 3

Putting mine up this week

Done exactly that today!…..well sort of. Lots of tea, true crime podcasts, & whole day sewing, even tho I broke 2 needles & burnt myself on the iron 🙈🤣…….on the plus side, I finished my Christmas table pads 👍😁

Add an hour in my prayer time and yes indeed! THE PERFECT DAY!

Ive just ordered this pattern. Your sew along was very helpful. I love your fabric choice, your dress looks gorgeous! I have not decided yet whether to sew the blouse or dress.

Thank you so interesting

Another great vlog 😊 I recently watched one of your other Christmas makes vlogs and am making re useable Crackers & Crowns (also purchased the Stitch book 🤪)

I grew up in the 80’s and we tucked everything in. It took me forever to adopt the untucked look. I am not going back without a fight.

The hand warmers - microwave with a cup of water so they don't dry out and catch fire. Make sure you seal them well or bugs will live in them. Lanyard - I'd cut the tag off immediately for it being in the way, it should have been sewed the long way into the lanyard so it didn't stick out and high enough it's at the back of the neck. Just saying. Wonderful ideas. I look forward to making the zipper pouch as it stands up, as well as the lanyard and makeup wipes - only I'll make the wipes round using a a round object to trace them like a glass or something smaller. An ID pouch for the lanyard is also a good idea. Joanne has plastic with thick enough gages for that.

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Hi. Very informative video. Thank you. I feel a bit overwhelmed with fabric types. I seem to always get it wrong! I love the brushed cotton dress. What’s the name of the pattern please?

I use waffle fabric for the make up remover pads thinner and dry faster

Yes I have walking foot, they are very😮 useful to have.

I'm enjoying this video series on wovens! I would love to see something similar for knits. I find them much harder to shop for because in person shops often don't give you the full composition but when shopping online it's harder to really get a sense of the weight, softness, stretch etc. to know if it'll work for a pattern. I know spandex and elastane are often included for recovery but not always--what kinds of patterns are good for knits without those? I also don't know what to expect from modal vs. hemp vs. bamboo vs. just cotton knits OR what to expect from different weights or types. For example, I know ponte knits are usually denser, heavier weight knits but don't have similar rules of thumb for any other type of knit. I would love to buy some various sweater knit fabrics for the upcoming winter season to replace some very old rtw tops, and some mid-weight polyester-free knits to make long sleeve tees and undershirts but quickly get overwhelmed picking out fabrics.

Such a clever idea Hayley :)

Thanks so very much Hayley. xx Karen

Very informative ❤ I was taught, warp runs the length of the fabric, weft runs from weft to right 😉😆

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very helpful. I do like sewing with cotton to make tops. I’ve made a list of types which I will ask for when next shopping for fabric ❤ 🇨🇦

Thank you 🙏 learning so much from your videos…..currently watching in my brushed cotton Red checked PJs 😜❤️

lovely clear explanations Hayley. One question, what pattern are you wearing?? I'm in the market for a reasonably. straightforward Pinafore pattern, any ideas?! 🐾🐾

Thank you Hayley

Love this series about fabrics. An easy way to remember is weft goes left so it’s the horizontal x

Super video Hayley, oddly enough I thought of you the other day while tidying the sewing room and found my very first SHJ magazine, which was number 4. My friend was one the very first subscribers and as soon as I saw her box I knew I wanted one for myself :D

Thanks for all the tips! I’m having trouble with gathering mine- I’ve tried using the foot but the fabric doesn’t gather 😭 I’ve got lots of skirt ruffles to do and I’m already slightly regretting choosing double gauze, but it’s just light and flowy 🫶

What a wonderful video!!! I agree, love wearing them, hate shopping for them! 😊