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Babies in my life, if I didn’t hit you with this adorable handmade gift for your baby shower, you are definitely getting one this Christmas! This cute Baby Puzzle Ball pattern can be stitched up in under two hours and makes a totally adorable gift. Imagine it in cute holiday colors like a candy print or little snowmen!

Baby Puzzle Ball looks charming in retro '30s prints

A perfect handmade holiday gift for baby

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Dear Sewfie,

I’m sewing pajamas pants for everyone in my family for holiday gifts this year. The pattern I am using (New Look 6321) has pockets. I am wondering what is up with that? Why do you need pockets in your pajamas? Wouldn’t anything you put in there just fall out or be uncomfortable while you were sleeping? I don’t get it. Please explain.

- Kat’s Pajamas

Dear Kat’s Pajamas,

First off, majors props to you for starting your holiday sewing so early! Sewfie is very impressed. Second, Sewfie wondered a bit about the pockets thing as well. So, she consulted an expert in Pajama Pants fashion, a 14 year old girl, where upon she immediately learned that – DUH – the pockets are a MUST HAVE for your omnipresent lip balm and cell phone! Silly Sewfie. But seriously, the pockets are useful for when your PJs are being used not so much for sleeping but rather for lounging.

Our sage pajama expert was kind enough to supply this photo of her sporting her new pajama shorts, made from quite possibly the Cutest Fabric on Earth, Sushi by Timeless Treasures. It doesn’t get any cuter than cartoon talking sushi. Yes, we think you are “really, really rice”, too!

Pockets are a must for pajama pants

Sushi by Timeless Treasures

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Dear Sewfie,

My sister-in-law sews a lot of gifts for the whole family. She puts one of those “Handmade by So-and-So” labels into EVERYTHING she makes, whether it be a bag, a shirt, a pair of pajama pants… she even sewed one to the bottom of a stuffed animal she recently made for my son!

Too many labels?

She is making me crazy with all the labels. I know its handmade. I know she made it “especially for me”. I just find the whole tag thing pretentious and annoying. How can I get her to stop?

- Tagged Out

Dear Tagged Out,

When one sews a handmade gift for someone, it is an act of love. It takes both dedication of effort and time. The sewn-in label is just a way of saying: “I thought of you and I care”. Its like a tiny little greeting card. So for Pete’s sake lighten up! You should be grateful she wants to spend her precious time trying to create something special for you.

I’m guessing you didn’t mind when Tommy Hilfiger put his little flag on your chest or Victoria emblazoned her moniker on your drawers, so your dear Sister-in-Law should be shown the same courtesy. And you might want to give a quick re-read to one of Sewfie’s previous posts: Don’t Be a Handmade Grinch. The same crabbiness applies.

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See what our friend Belinda created using the Grab & Go Diaper Clutch pattern: a beautiful custom ordered baby gift for the mom-to-be of a baby boy, including a small wristlet for the 2 year old big sister. The Clutch & Wristlet exterior fabric is Kaffe Fassett Paper Weight in Algae. Wristlet straps & lining are Kaffe Fassett Mirage Stripe in yellow.

The Wristlet Pattern is the Camera Case Wristlet by Keyka Lou Patterns.

Belinda said, “I love both of these patterns!”.

Thanks, Belinda… we think you are pretty awesome, too!

~Jennifer

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Many of our friends have been asking about hardware for the Grab ‘n’ Go Diaper Clutch pattern. I agree, it’s kind of a pain to find all the supplies needed, especially if you are trying to make a deadline for that baby shower this weekend!

I’m happy to announce we now have complete hardware kits available in the Sew Fun shop for $4.95. It’s a really great price because just to buy the magnetic snap alone costs five bucks at a chain fabric store like JoAnn’s!

Here’s what’s included in the kit:

1 extra-slim magnetic snap, 5/8″ diameter
1 D-ring, 1/2″ wide
1 swivel lobster-claw clasp, 1 3/8″ long

This is the exact same hardware I used when designing the pattern. The hardware is what is shown in the photos on this website and is a perfect fit for the pattern.

Shipping is free with any Sew Fun pattern purchase.

I hope this makes your baby shower gifting a little easier!

-Jennifer

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