To my lovely friend John....who passed away in April...I couldn't say goodbye...my present to him would be more time to show how much he meant to me xxx
I would love to make a gift for my Mum as she passed away in October. It would be a bag full of love, kisses and hugs from me as I miss her so much and she was the person that taught me to sew. She can share them with my lovely Dad as now they are together again ❤❤❤
Sorry for ur loss I too would love to make a gift for my step dad who died ocr 2013. I started sewing after his death. He would have been so encouraging in my new hobby. Xx
I’d love to give a gift of kindness- it doesn’t need to be anything , a smile a hello , do you need any help with that . A little kindness means so much when given and received 💞
Lovely ideas I made infinity scarfs last year for all my kids teachers such a fab idea!! I would love to treat my mum to one of the sewing retreats in Scotland as a present she just started to learn to sew I cannot wait to do sewing stuff together!! She’s just the best mum and Nannie to my kiddies we love her so much!! Xxxx
I would like to give a gift to my children and my niece and nephews to make this Christmas special for them. My niece and nephews lived with my mum. After a short battle with cancer my mum sadly passed away at Christmas time 2021 devastating our whole family. They have lived with me and my hubby since along with our six children. All 9 children have been amazing, supporting each other ❤
Thanks for the ideas, I’m going to get started on some make up pouches. I’d like to make my daughter an oodie style robe so when she wears it, it’s like big hug from me. She’s away at university and I miss her!x
Tamlyn, your little notes on my orders from 1st for fabrics always make me smile (make me feel like you know me which you don't) and your youtube channel makes me inspired. As a teacher time is a premium, as you know. It's always lovely to get handmade teacher gifts rather than the candles, chocolate and booze which I love too. I would make gifts for all the wonderful neurological ward 205 especially my consultant Dr Macleod Aberdeen royal infirmary who help me manage my chronic neurosarcoidosis and FND. They have helped with my amazing IVIG treatment and now I do SCIG at home weekly thanks to them. My life is nearly back to normal after 2013 thanks to them and royal free London. I would make her a lovely lanyard. I also now teach in a lovely small school where my colleagues are all so supportive especially when I flare up. Life is good. Sian
Some fabulous ideas there Tamlyn and great ways to use up those odds and ends of fabrics. Loved them all. 💖. My gift is to our local homeless charity who provide help and support to the homeless and housing vulnerable people. They are currently desperate for men's clothing. I have some sweatshirting which I am going to sew into a pair of joggers. It won't be much, but we're also sorting out our wardrobe and passing on our pre covid clothes which no longer fit! Every little helps ☺️
Hi Tamlyn, I am going to make my wonderful daughter one of those huge oversized hoodie's made from a cosy French terry so that she can snuggle up at night during these cold winter months when we are all trying to conserve our heating. Love your gift ideas x
I would make makeup bags and laptop bags for the staff in my Mum’s nursing home, they are so kind and caring towards all the residents and it would be a way to say thank you for their dedication x
I would give the gift of time to my mother. Time for her to meet her great grandchildren. She died at a very early age of 52 and she loved her grandchildren more than anything. But if she could just have one day with her great grandchildren it would make me so happy. I miss her every day but it hurts even more that they never got to meet what a special woman she was. My children live in London So I have a UK address. That also means that I don’t see them very often either since I live in the US. Time. Time would be my gift
I would give the gift to Julie my friend. I gave her my first basic Toyota sewing machine 3 weeks ago. After teaching how to thread up and a few hiccups... she has now made dozens of coin purses and glasses cases for a Christmas stall 😊
Lovely ideas for small gifts. I would love to make one more Christmas dress for my daughter. She sadly passed away in 2019 and I miss her saying "mum, can you just make me...." I was honoured that she liked wearing "mum made"
If I could, I would make my mum the most fabulous jacket. She died from cancer when she was only 45 and money was always very tight so she never bought herself anything nice ‘just because’. There was a funky colourful jacket we once saw when out shopping - which she fell in love with - but it was too expensive. I would absolutely love collaborating with her in the creative process of figuring out a style, fabric choice, pattern and putting lots of love and care into this garment for her.
I’d really love to give my nana and grandpa a present this Christmas. I lost them when I was under 10 years old. I’d give the gift of Christmas with their great grand kids xx
My lovely mum passed away 24years before I started sewing, but would be proud of the skills I’ve learnt and I’d love to have had the opportunity to make her something 💕
I would make blankets from squish for my daughter’s birth parents in China, the closest thing I can think of to the warmest hug that we would love to give them.
Would give a beautiful liberty print shirt to my Mum who died 30 years ago. She was a seamstress, she would proud I have followed in her footsteps and sew all my own clothes. She made almost all our clothes as children
Lovely gift ideas, thank you. I’d like to give a gift to all the amazing sewing vloggers I watch as I really appreciate all the time and effort you all put in to making videos I really enjoy. Thank you.
I would love to gift all the you tubers who provide me with so much inspiration and also keep me entertained when I just don't have the energy or I need a bit of fun and friendship on days that are not going well. I don't know what the appropriate gift would be but I send you all my heartfelt thanks and best wishes to you all as I don't know if you realise how much joy and pleasure you give. Thank you a million times xx
I going to be sewing with my granddaughter for Christmas. She has just started school and wants to make her teacher a pencil case. Plus a couple of drawstring bags, with scrunchies inside. Love how crafty she is at such a young age. I’m making testing cushions for so the grandchildren, following a workshop at my local quilting group. Love the idea of the snoods.
I’d like to give to my dads care home manager, Sara. She’s the kindest person and truly cares about the old folk. I’d like to give her the gift of a weeks holiday. So she could visit her family. I know she misses them.
Great gift ideas, Sadly my parents both passed before my grandchildren arrived, I would have loved them to have met, this would have been the greatest gift I could imagine.
I would have loved to make and gift something I made to my first son who died 24 years ago shortly after he was born. However I have been able to make my subsequent 5 children lots of things. These gift ideas are fab, well done Tamlyn 👍
Thanks for the ideas for presents. At the moment I'm making a gift for my daughter, a jersey top in a pretty print and its not even for Christmas. She split up with her first serious boyfriend and I think a parcel from home will give her a boost and remind her we love her.
Like so many others, I just wish my beloved mum was here so that I could make her a present - probably a bag as she loved her handbags 😍 Mum was my greatest supporter and encouraged me in everything I made .... I'm sure she is watching me from above and smiling at all my "me mades" 😊
Wonderful ideas Tamlyn and I have news ideas for all those thank you present’s you need all through the year! I will say I would love to have made something for my mother in law who passed away when she was 52 from cancer. She was always very stylish and I never had the chance to add to her wardrobe xx
Hello. I love these gift ideas!! Thank you. I would love to be able to give a gift to my step dad, but I can't as he passed away fromasdive stroke in 2019 and I never got to say good bye and thank you for being the wonderful dad that he didn't have to be. My mom is currently fighting lung cancer and I've become her full time caregiver, I want to sew her up a jumper as she's always cold, I love to make her things as she's so proud of my sewing. She's a wonderful mom. I'm also planning on making pj's for my 6 great nephews and my 1 great niece ❤️ Love watching you on you tube, you make me laugh....I watch Ruan also and Michelle ( sewing bunny).... you all are so much fun!
I’ve already used your tutorial for make up wipes and make up bags, great projects. I’d love to make something for my late mum, she was a machinist for years but in later life suffered with rheumatoid arthritis and couldn’t sew any more. I’ve on,y recently come back to sewing, it would be lovely to have mad3 her something warm and cosy x
My amazing and wonderful parents both passed away many years before their only granddaughter was born, and if I could I would gift her the love that they would have had for her.
When I was little my Mum used to make a lot of my clothes and made my baby doll a matching outfit from the scraps. She passed away a few years ago now so I would love to have been able to give her tickets to a musical as we loved to go to them together.
Really great gift ideas (maybe I will get started early this year....). Thanks for the give away. I'd make a some children's clothes for a lady I used to work with. She made two beautiful quilts as gifts for my children when they were born, but I didn't sew at the time so didn't give he handmade gifts when her children were born. We've lost touch now but I still think of her when I see the quilts.
My little boy has just started at a new nursery so these ideas are so helpful. Thank you. If I could gift something to someone it would be to my Nan. She used to sew and was very creative, unfortunately I found my love for sewing after she passed. I would love to gift her something handmade so she could see that I carried on the creative torch ❤
Love your gift ideas. I’ve already made up a couple of the double oven mitts for gifts following your instructions. I would love to make my mum one of those cosy neck warmers as she suffers from dementia and feels constantly cold.
Such great prezzie ideas Tamlyn! Thank you! I would like to give a gift to my late grandfather. My granddad was born in 1910, and wore a suit and bowtie every day of his adult life. He passed away before I took up sewing but I would love to be able to give him a special handmade bowtie for his collection xx
My daughter who lives with us, in her 40’s. Started her music teacher business about 6 years and works very hard and put up with her parents and dog. I would love to take her on a holiday of a life time as she rarely takes time off.
Hi Tamlyn thank you so much for the lovely gift ideas and I would really like to be able to make something special for my lovely mom as she never had very much herself and always gave what she could to others.
Thank you so much, fab ideas. My gift will always be for my beautiful grandchildren. Scarlett, Aria, Willow and George. They don’t realise how much joy they give me all year round. My gift as always is my time, and spend it making memories. Obviously being creative too. ❤
I'd like to gift Paddy McGuinness a long bath, comfy slippers, hot chocolate and a donut cushion for all his hard work, determination and positive spirit during his challenge. I saw him yesterday and it's given me a warm glow💓
If I could give anyone a gift right now, it would be a close friend who has just had her first baby. I would give her the gift of sleep! And a super soft baby quilt :-) Thanks for the gift tips!
Oh I love your bloopers. They make me feel bit better about all the silly things I do when recording (like freezing for a looong while and daydreaming 🙈, forgetting what I was about to say or talking so fast I can't even understand myself. But nothing bits sneezing, I knocked down my tripod and my phone with last big sneeze)
I'd love to give a gift to my darling dad who passed away a few years ago. Always gifted him Christmas cake and pudding that I made for him every year.
I am going to make the oven gloves for my best friend. She loves to bake and cook. She is obsessed with sheep 🐑. So I'll make them out of sheep fabric scraps I have from other projects I did for her. It'll match the apron I made her.
HI Tamlyn, as I a subscribed to Sew Hayley Jane as well I have already made some of your ideas, which I by the way, absolutely love. Can't wait for the next one. I will be making a huge warm oodie to wear instead of a dressing gown for my son, who just keeps growing and growing and it will hopefully fit him some time.
My mum has had a pretty tough year, has recently left her partner and is going solo in her new flat. She has been so busy decorating and renovating she hasn’t been sewing at all and I’d love to win this to gift her the advent calendar and give her some inspiration to start sewing and making gorgeous things again ❤
Hi, I would love to make my mum a pinafore dress which I was unable to do when she was alive. That was all she worn with a litle jumper underneath. I used to sort the facings out for her because they used to itch her. Thank you for the opportunity to win the advent.xx
Great Gift Idea’s. Thank you. I would like to gift to my daughter who I don’t see as often as I would like. ( just due to work and travel restrictions)
Thanks for the Xmas ideas. I would like to sew a gift of a makeup bag for my friend Carol and fill it with well-being goodies. She’s a great friend who has always been there for me. X
I'm going to be making some W&W Crowning Glory crowns for my daughter as she's obsessed with playing Queens! (Thanks, Bluey!) I also will make my Mum some oven gloves if I get time.
I have made loads of your reversible bags and the little apron is also one of my favourites. Thank you so much for the fat quarter orojects. The lovely fabrics we get with the sew Hayley Jane boxes are perfect for all the gift ideas.
Some fantastic ideas Tamlyn. ♥ For the here and now, I'd gift my time to someone who needs a wee bit of TLC, whether it's a bit of chat or sharing my skills with them x
Thank you for the lovely vlog. Such lovely ideas. I have always made gifts ever since I was a child, I dread to think how bad some of them were. But my family always seemed to appreciate them, even it was just the effort! 😂 If I could make gifts now for anyone it would be my two grandmothers as they would love everything so much and it would be such a joy to see their faces as they open them. X
Love love love these ideas Tamlyn, funny I have an order for a Christmas gift for a pair of Oven Gloves with the Tula panda 🐼 fabric, that’s reminded me I need to get that done haha 😂 Thankyou so much for being part of the tour and for sponsoring the challenge too! 😘
You know I'd love to give an amazing gift to my mum. I'd actually love to make her something she does so much for me,my husband and little lady Stella-Rose and never ever asks for anything in return. I am so grateful, ❤️
I would like to gift my son a girlfriend. He's an ICU nurse, a fabulous cook and has an excellent sense of humour. I know he's not gay so can't figure out why he's single. He's handsome as well! He'd have a fit if he saw this 🤣
Great gift ideas Tamlyn. I need to pull my finger out and start doing some Christmas makes. I’m not sure I can narrow it down to 1 gift but probably my dear Grandad who I would spend hours with in his shed while he usually made something for me x
Thank you for the gift ideas, I’ll definitely be making at least one snood using the Apple Green Cottage tutorial. I’d love to give a gift to my beautiful niece Samantha. She absolutely loves hand crafted items and appreciates all the work that goes into creating something. Without going into too much detail she has had the most terrible year this year. I’m thinking of making her a lay flat make up bag (the ones that pull up with a draw string). I’m going to quilt and embroider it for her so she has something to treasure. Xxx
I would love to make a gift for my Nan. She died before I started sewing, but I think she would have appreciated a handy bag. She loved visiting the department stores.
Loved seeing your gift choices. This year I am focusing on only making handmade gifts for my partner and children. I want to see if I can finally manage to make matching pj's for us all which I have been meaning to make for the last 2 years😅
Hi Tamlyn, I had no idea your tutorials were posted online, so thanks for letting me know! I would love to gift my children a zookeeper for a day experience x
Great gift ideas Tamlyn. I would love to have made an outfit for Marilyn Monroe to wear to the Oscars. Her elegance and the Hollywood glamour of that time is just glorious.
I am making presents for friends and family this year with a theme keeping warm and cosy. I have a friend that loves cats so I have different cat themed fabrics and I'm making her fingerless gloves and a snood.
I would have loved to sewn a skirt for my mum, she was always wearing nice skirts. I remember she made me clothes and I wish I had that time back to do the same for her.
Hi Tamlyn, great gift ideas and as you said, plenty of time to make them for Xmas. I would like to make gifts for all elderly people who live alone. I think hand made gifts are so greatly appreciated because of the time and care that goes into making them.
Ooh! I love the oven gloves, my grandson would love some Marvel themed ones. I’d love to give my mum a gift, the cure for dementia. It’s such a horrible disease for everyone involved ❤❤
Thank you for all the lovely gift ideas. You and Rachel @frenchseams inspired me to make reusable makeup cleaning cloth or pads and also jewellery organiser. I would like to gift them to my 13 year old niece who lives in a different country. I get to see her only over the summer when I go back 'home' once a year. This summer we spent some time talking about and actually sewing together as she showed some interest. Sadly my mum, and my niece's grandmother who used to be a seamstress, is no longer able to sew or even teach my niece how to sew. So hopefully at least I can do a little bit to Inspire her to give it a go.
Wow thanks, you've inspired me to have a go at the oven gloves. I have just the fabric! Thinking about the gift, I would like to go back in time and give my mum a beautiful handmade dress to make her feel special. She had a tough childhood but was a fantastic mum. She used to make us kids clothes but I don't recall her making anything for herself. With thanks
Hi Tamlyn, great gift ideas...might have a go at the oven gloves this year. I used your snood idea last year and I think they went down very well 👌😁. I'd like to give a gift to all the carers in the world... of a day at a health spa... wouldn't that be lovely 🙏👍😉😘
I'm off to check out your tutorial for the oven gloves. I love the way you've put a label on each gift idea too. I think I would like to make a gift for Ruan, the Yorkshire sew girl. She always makes me chuckle.
All fab gift ideas thanks Tamlyn. I made loads of those snoods and infinity scarfs for family members last year! For my entry into the giveaway I would like to make a gift for my new found Aunties...I'm not sure what I'm making yet, but probably something free motion machine embroidered xx
I made my colleagues at work last year face masks, I would love to make them fabric crowns for our Christmas lunch. They all thought it was amazing I could make them something.
I would like to gift all of my friends and family handmade gifts but realistically I know that I would never have enough time!! Lol. Fab ideas! Thanks x
I'd give a quilt to my nephew Ned who was only 5 when he left us because we'd all love to wrap him in hugs again.
To my lovely friend John....who passed away in April...I couldn't say goodbye...my present to him would be more time to show how much he meant to me xxx
My Daughter she deserves the best gift ever
I would love to make a gift for my Mum as she passed away in October. It would be a bag full of love, kisses and hugs from me as I miss her so much and she was the person that taught me to sew. She can share them with my lovely Dad as now they are together again ❤❤❤
Sorry for ur loss I too would love to make a gift for my step dad who died ocr 2013. I started sewing after his death. He would have been so encouraging in my new hobby. Xx
I’d love to give a gift of kindness- it doesn’t need to be anything , a smile a hello , do you need any help with that . A little kindness means so much when given and received 💞
Lovely ideas I made infinity scarfs last year for all my kids teachers such a fab idea!!
I would love to treat my mum to one of the sewing retreats in Scotland as a present she just started to learn to sew I cannot wait to do sewing stuff together!! She’s just the best mum and Nannie to my kiddies we love her so much!! Xxxx
I would like to give a gift to my children and my niece and nephews to make this Christmas special for them. My niece and nephews lived with my mum. After a short battle with cancer my mum sadly passed away at Christmas time 2021 devastating our whole family. They have lived with me and my hubby since along with our six children. All 9 children have been amazing, supporting each other ❤
Thanks for the ideas, I’m going to get started on some make up pouches. I’d like to make my daughter an oodie style robe so when she wears it, it’s like big hug from me. She’s away at university and I miss her!x
Tamlyn, your little notes on my orders from 1st for fabrics always make me smile (make me feel like you know me which you don't) and your youtube channel makes me inspired. As a teacher time is a premium, as you know. It's always lovely to get handmade teacher gifts rather than the candles, chocolate and booze which I love too. I would make gifts for all the wonderful neurological ward 205 especially my consultant Dr Macleod Aberdeen royal infirmary who help me manage my chronic neurosarcoidosis and FND. They have helped with my amazing IVIG treatment and now I do SCIG at home weekly thanks to them. My life is nearly back to normal after 2013 thanks to them and royal free London. I would make her a lovely lanyard.
I also now teach in a lovely small school where my colleagues are all so supportive especially when I flare up. Life is good. Sian
just ordered some lovely jersey for xmas pj's for daughter and her bff
Some fabulous ideas there Tamlyn and great ways to use up those odds and ends of fabrics. Loved them all. 💖.
My gift is to our local homeless charity who provide help and support to the homeless and housing vulnerable people. They are currently desperate for men's clothing. I have some sweatshirting which I am going to sew into a pair of joggers. It won't be much, but we're also sorting out our wardrobe and passing on our pre covid clothes which no longer fit! Every little helps ☺️
Hi Tamlyn, I am going to make my wonderful daughter one of those huge oversized hoodie's made from a cosy French terry so that she can snuggle up at night during these cold winter months when we are all trying to conserve our heating. Love your gift ideas x
I would make makeup bags and laptop bags for the staff in my Mum’s nursing home, they are so kind and caring towards all the residents and it would be a way to say thank you for their dedication x
I would give the gift of time to my mother. Time for her to meet her great grandchildren. She died at a very early age of 52 and she loved her grandchildren more than anything. But if she could just have one day with her great grandchildren it would make me so happy. I miss her every day but it hurts even more that they never got to meet what a special woman she was. My children live in London So I have a UK address. That also means that I don’t see them very often either since I live in the US. Time. Time would be my gift
I would give the gift to Julie my friend. I gave her my first basic Toyota sewing machine 3 weeks ago. After teaching how to thread up and a few hiccups... she has now made dozens of coin purses and glasses cases for a Christmas stall 😊
Lovely ideas for small gifts. I would love to make one more Christmas dress for my daughter. She sadly passed away in 2019 and I miss her saying "mum, can you just make me...." I was honoured that she liked wearing "mum made"
If I could, I would make my mum the most fabulous jacket. She died from cancer when she was only 45 and money was always very tight so she never bought herself anything nice ‘just because’. There was a funky colourful jacket we once saw when out shopping - which she fell in love with - but it was too expensive. I would absolutely love collaborating with her in the creative process of figuring out a style, fabric choice, pattern and putting lots of love and care into this garment for her.
I’d really love to give my nana and grandpa a present this Christmas. I lost them when I was under 10 years old. I’d give the gift of Christmas with their great grand kids xx
My lovely mum passed away 24years before I started sewing, but would be proud of the skills I’ve learnt and I’d love to have had the opportunity to make her something 💕
My lovely Mum died last December. She was my biggest fan and I was lucky enough to make her a few garments. She loved them so much.
I would make blankets from squish for my daughter’s birth parents in China, the closest thing I can think of to the warmest hug that we would love to give them.
Would give a beautiful liberty print shirt to my Mum who died 30 years ago. She was a seamstress, she would proud I have followed in her footsteps and sew all my own clothes. She made almost all our clothes as children
Lovely gift ideas, thank you. I’d like to give a gift to all the amazing sewing vloggers I watch as I really appreciate all the time and effort you all put in to making videos I really enjoy. Thank you.
Hi Tamlyn, I'd like to make turkey outfits for the late Queen's corgi's 🤣
I would love to gift all the you tubers who provide me with so much inspiration and also keep me entertained when I just don't have the energy or I need a bit of fun and friendship on days that are not going well. I don't know what the appropriate gift would be but I send you all my heartfelt thanks and best wishes to you all as I don't know if you realise how much joy and pleasure you give. Thank you a million times xx
I going to be sewing with my granddaughter for Christmas. She has just started school and wants to make her teacher a pencil case. Plus a couple of drawstring bags, with scrunchies inside. Love how crafty she is at such a young age. I’m making testing cushions for so the grandchildren, following a workshop at my local quilting group. Love the idea of the snoods.
Lovely gift ideas and still relevant in 2024. I need to make myself a lanyard and one for my daughter as ours broke a little while ago.
I’d like to give to my dads care home manager, Sara. She’s the kindest person and truly cares about the old folk. I’d like to give her the gift of a weeks holiday. So she could visit her family. I know she misses them.
Great gift ideas, Sadly my parents both passed before my grandchildren arrived, I would have loved them to have met, this would have been the greatest gift I could imagine.
I'd make a colourful patchwork quilt for my father who is currently bed-bound. Something cheerful to look at and practical too!
I would have loved to make and gift something I made to my first son who died 24 years ago shortly after he was born. However I have been able to make my subsequent 5 children lots of things. These gift ideas are fab, well done Tamlyn 👍
Thanks for the ideas for presents. At the moment I'm making a gift for my daughter, a jersey top in a pretty print and its not even for Christmas. She split up with her first serious boyfriend and I think a parcel from home will give her a boost and remind her we love her.
Like so many others, I just wish my beloved mum was here so that I could make her a present - probably a bag as she loved her handbags 😍 Mum was my greatest supporter and encouraged me in everything I made .... I'm sure she is watching me from above and smiling at all my "me mades" 😊
Wonderful ideas Tamlyn and I have news ideas for all those thank you present’s you need all through the year!
I will say I would love to have made something for my mother in law who passed away when she was 52 from cancer. She was always very stylish and I never had the chance to add to her wardrobe xx
Fabulous ideas ❤
I’d love to be able to gift my big brother a photo of all of his nieces and nephews that he never got to meet! ❤
Hello. I love these gift ideas!! Thank you.
I would love to be able to give a gift to my step dad, but I can't as he passed away fromasdive stroke in 2019 and I never got to say good bye and thank you for being the wonderful dad that he didn't have to be. My mom is currently fighting lung cancer and I've become her full time caregiver, I want to sew her up a jumper as she's always cold, I love to make her things as she's so proud of my sewing. She's a wonderful mom. I'm also planning on making pj's for my 6 great nephews and my 1 great niece ❤️
Love watching you on you tube, you make me laugh....I watch Ruan also and Michelle ( sewing bunny).... you all are so much fun!
I’ve already used your tutorial for make up wipes and make up bags, great projects. I’d love to make something for my late mum, she was a machinist for years but in later life suffered with rheumatoid arthritis and couldn’t sew any more. I’ve on,y recently come back to sewing, it would be lovely to have mad3 her something warm and cosy x
My amazing and wonderful parents both passed away many years before their only granddaughter was born, and if I could I would gift her the love that they would have had for her.
When I was little my Mum used to make a lot of my clothes and made my baby doll a matching outfit from the scraps. She passed away a few years ago now so I would love to have been able to give her tickets to a musical as we loved to go to them together.
Really great gift ideas (maybe I will get started early this year....). Thanks for the give away. I'd make a some children's clothes for a lady I used to work with. She made two beautiful quilts as gifts for my children when they were born, but I didn't sew at the time so didn't give he handmade gifts when her children were born. We've lost touch now but I still think of her when I see the quilts.
Thank you for the terrific ideas! I want to make the snood and the oven mitts. I think my friends will enjoy them.
My grandchildren love to cook with my son, so I’d love to make apron’s and oven gloves for them😊
I lost my lovely Mam last year. I would love to still have her and make one of your lovely neck warmers for Christmas. It would of kept her so cozy 😍
I would give a gift for my family to have all of my grandparents back for Christmas Day xx
My little boy has just started at a new nursery so these ideas are so helpful. Thank you. If I could gift something to someone it would be to my Nan. She used to sew and was very creative, unfortunately I found my love for sewing after she passed. I would love to gift her something handmade so she could see that I carried on the creative torch ❤
Love your gift ideas. I’ve already made up a couple of the double oven mitts for gifts following your instructions. I would love to make my mum one of those cosy neck warmers as she suffers from dementia and feels constantly cold.
Such great prezzie ideas Tamlyn! Thank you!
I would like to give a gift to my late grandfather. My granddad was born in 1910, and wore a suit and bowtie every day of his adult life. He passed away before I took up sewing but I would love to be able to give him a special handmade bowtie for his collection xx
My son loves to cook. I will be making him oven gloves in fabric printed with another of his hobbies -cycling
My daughter who lives with us, in her 40’s. Started her music teacher business about 6 years and works very hard and put up with her parents and dog. I would love to take her on a holiday of a life time as she rarely takes time off.
Hi Tamlyn thank you so much for the lovely gift ideas and I would really like to be able to make something special for my lovely mom as she never had very much herself and always gave what she could to others.
I’m going to make Star Wars oven gloves for my son because he loves both star wars and cooking!
Thank you so much, fab ideas.
My gift will always be for my beautiful grandchildren. Scarlett, Aria, Willow and George. They don’t realise how much joy they give me all year round. My gift as always is my time, and spend it making memories. Obviously being creative too. ❤
I'd like to gift Paddy McGuinness a long bath, comfy slippers, hot chocolate and a donut cushion for all his hard work, determination and positive spirit during his challenge. I saw him yesterday and it's given me a warm glow💓
If I could give anyone a gift right now, it would be a close friend who has just had her first baby. I would give her the gift of sleep! And a super soft baby quilt :-) Thanks for the gift tips!
Oh I love your bloopers. They make me feel bit better about all the silly things I do when recording (like freezing for a looong while and daydreaming 🙈, forgetting what I was about to say or talking so fast I can't even understand myself. But nothing bits sneezing, I knocked down my tripod and my phone with last big sneeze)
I would love to make an outfit for princess Diana that she would design and choose the fabric and come for fittings. I adored her. ❤
I'd love to give a gift to my darling dad who passed away a few years ago. Always gifted him Christmas cake and pudding that I made for him every year.
I would give a gift to one of my primary school teachers, Mrs Wilson, who encouraged me to be creative and had such confidence in me
I am going to make the oven gloves for my best friend. She loves to bake and cook. She is obsessed with sheep 🐑. So I'll make them out of sheep fabric scraps I have from other projects I did for her. It'll match the apron I made her.
HI Tamlyn, as I a subscribed to Sew Hayley Jane as well I have already made some of your ideas, which I by the way, absolutely love. Can't wait for the next one. I will be making a huge warm oodie to wear instead of a dressing gown for my son, who just keeps growing and growing and it will hopefully fit him some time.
My mum has had a pretty tough year, has recently left her partner and is going solo in her new flat. She has been so busy decorating and renovating she hasn’t been sewing at all and I’d love to win this to gift her the advent calendar and give her some inspiration to start sewing and making gorgeous things again ❤
Hi, I would love to make my mum a pinafore dress which I was unable to do when she was alive. That was all she worn with a litle jumper underneath. I used to sort the facings out for her because they used to itch her. Thank you for the opportunity to win the advent.xx
If I could gift anyone it would be my Daughter a settled life and better mental health, your vlog is so inspiring Tamlyn 🪐 keep aiming for the stars ❤
I would gift time to my daughter who is very busy with a new born baby and a toddler. She could use some time to chill in between nappies!
Great Gift Idea’s. Thank you. I would like to gift to my daughter who I don’t see as often as I would like. ( just due to work and travel restrictions)
Thanks for the Xmas ideas. I would like to sew a gift of a makeup bag for my friend Carol and fill it with well-being goodies. She’s a great friend who has always been there for me. X
I'm going to be making some W&W Crowning Glory crowns for my daughter as she's obsessed with playing Queens! (Thanks, Bluey!) I also will make my Mum some oven gloves if I get time.
I have made loads of your reversible bags and the little apron is also one of my favourites. Thank you so much for the fat quarter orojects. The lovely fabrics we get with the sew Hayley Jane boxes are perfect for all the gift ideas.
I would give festive fancy dress to my niece- because seeing her dressed as a reindeer will make everyone else smile (and I am doing this)
Some fantastic ideas Tamlyn. ♥
For the here and now, I'd gift my time to someone who needs a wee bit of TLC, whether it's a bit of chat or sharing my skills with them x
Thank you for the lovely vlog. Such lovely ideas. I have always made gifts ever since I was a child, I dread to think how bad some of them were. But my family always seemed to appreciate them, even it was just the effort! 😂 If I could make gifts now for anyone it would be my two grandmothers as they would love everything so much and it would be such a joy to see their faces as they open them. X
Love love love these ideas Tamlyn, funny I have an order for a Christmas gift for a pair of Oven Gloves with the Tula panda 🐼 fabric, that’s reminded me I need to get that done haha 😂 Thankyou so much for being part of the tour and for sponsoring the challenge too! 😘
You know I'd love to give an amazing gift to my mum. I'd actually love to make her something she does so much for me,my husband and little lady Stella-Rose and never ever asks for anything in return. I am so grateful, ❤️
I would like to gift my son a girlfriend. He's an ICU nurse, a fabulous cook and has an excellent sense of humour. I know he's not gay so can't figure out why he's single. He's handsome as well! He'd have a fit if he saw this
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Great gift ideas Tamlyn. I need to pull my finger out and start doing some Christmas makes. I’m not sure I can narrow it down to 1 gift but probably my dear Grandad who I would spend hours with in his shed while he usually made something for me x
Thank you for the gift ideas, I’ll definitely be making at least one snood using the Apple Green Cottage tutorial.
I’d love to give a gift to my beautiful niece Samantha. She absolutely loves hand crafted items and appreciates all the work that goes into creating something. Without going into too much detail she has had the most terrible year this year. I’m thinking of making her a lay flat make up bag (the ones that pull up with a draw string). I’m going to quilt and embroider it for her so she has something to treasure. Xxx
I made bookmarks out of book themed fabric. Use scrap ribbon and scrap batting
I would love to make a gift for my Nan. She died before I started sewing, but I think she would have appreciated a handy bag. She loved visiting the department stores.
Loved seeing your gift choices. This year I am focusing on only making handmade gifts for my partner and children. I want to see if I can finally manage to make matching pj's for us all which I have been meaning to make for the last 2 years😅
Hi Tamlyn, I had no idea your tutorials were posted online, so thanks for letting me know! I would love to gift my children a zookeeper for a day experience x
Hi Tamlyn, Love all your ideas, I would make the snood for my 7 year old granddaughter who loves going on long country walks xx
Great gift ideas Tamlyn. I would love to have made an outfit for Marilyn Monroe to wear to the Oscars. Her elegance and the Hollywood glamour of that time is just glorious.
Great ideas 😊 I'd like to make a baby quilt for one of my best friends as she's just about to give birth to her second beautiful baby ❤️😍
Fantastic ideas! I'd love to make the neck warmer for my mum 😊 x
I am making presents for friends and family this year with a theme keeping warm and cosy. I have a friend that loves cats so I have different cat themed fabrics and I'm making her fingerless gloves and a snood.
I love the neck warmer idea. I have already made oven mitts for my hubby which came out great.
I would love to make my kids Christmas pj's!
I would have loved to sewn a skirt for my mum, she was always wearing nice skirts. I remember she made me clothes and I wish I had that time back to do the same for her.
Hi Tamlyn, great gift ideas and as you said, plenty of time to make them for Xmas. I would like to make gifts for all elderly people who live alone. I think hand made gifts are so greatly appreciated because of the time and care that goes into making them.
Ooh! I love the oven gloves, my grandson would love some Marvel themed ones. I’d love to give my mum a gift, the cure for dementia. It’s such a horrible disease for everyone involved ❤❤
Thank you for all the lovely gift ideas. You and Rachel @frenchseams inspired me to make reusable makeup cleaning cloth or pads and also jewellery organiser. I would like to gift them to my 13 year old niece who lives in a different country. I get to see her only over the summer when I go back 'home' once a year. This summer we spent some time talking about and actually sewing together as she showed some interest. Sadly my mum, and my niece's grandmother who used to be a seamstress, is no longer able to sew or even teach my niece how to sew. So hopefully at least I can do a little bit to Inspire her to give it a go.
Wow thanks, you've inspired me to have a go at the oven gloves. I have just the fabric! Thinking about the gift, I would like to go back in time and give my mum a beautiful handmade dress to make her feel special. She had a tough childhood but was a fantastic mum. She used to make us kids clothes but I don't recall her making anything for herself. With thanks
I would like to make a gardening knee pad for my Mother. It is her birthday next month. Tbh, I would love to make myself one too!
Hi Tamlyn, great gift ideas...might have a go at the oven gloves this year. I used your snood idea last year and I think they went down very well 👌😁. I'd like to give a gift to all the carers in the world... of a day at a health spa... wouldn't that be lovely 🙏👍😉😘
Thanks for the great oven glove inspiration Tamlyn. I made five pairs for Christmas presents for friends. Love your channel. Clare x
Thank you SO much xx
My best friend from school has a new baby, so I'd love to make her a little Christmas jumper 😍
I'm off to check out your tutorial for the oven gloves. I love the way you've put a label on each gift idea too.
I think I would like to make a gift for Ruan, the Yorkshire sew girl. She always makes me chuckle.
All fab gift ideas thanks Tamlyn. I made loads of those snoods and infinity scarfs for family members last year! For my entry into the giveaway I would like to make a gift for my new found Aunties...I'm not sure what I'm making yet, but probably something free motion machine embroidered xx
I made my colleagues at work last year face masks, I would love to make them fabric crowns for our Christmas lunch. They all thought it was amazing I could make them something.
I would like to gift all of my friends and family handmade gifts but realistically I know that I would never have enough time!! Lol. Fab ideas! Thanks x
CONGRATULATIONS!! 🎉 You’ve won the Prym Advent Calendar - could you DM me on Instagram to arrange delivery? X
These are really great and so useful, I love the reusable makeup wipes and oven mitts!!! Never thought of those!!!
Thank you Tamlyn for the great gift ideas and the fact that they are easy makes. I may have to sew some up.
Some lovely ideas - 😊 I’m sewing a Petina Blouse for a deer friend undergoing chemo currently- I’d also gift free heating to every uk home!