Practicing my sewing machine skills making Christmas gifts:
Little drawstring pouch I made
Stitches
Inside lining
When it's drawn up.
Tip: for the bird, I appliquéd 4 strips of fabric before cutting the whole thing into the shape of a bird.
A little blurry, but it is very difficult to perfect the shape of a violin. Took me a few tries to get the shape right. (Yep, the strings are hand-stitched on)
[same technique for the violin]