Make up several of these mittens for tree ornaments, package ties or to hold small gifts. For example, your favorite sewing enthusiast might like one with a pair of small embroidery scissors tucked inside and hidden on the Christmas tree. This is good opportunity to try the many decorative stitches on your machine that are seldom used. These mittens were made on the Elna CE20 but could be done on any machine. Beginner Confetti Tote Bags.
Tote bags come in all sizes and are used for all sorts of reasons.
The nice thing about a tote bag is it has lots of flat space that can be decorated. We have chosen to use a technique called confetti to decorate our bags. It is a combination of thread scraps, fusible webbing, netting, and decorative cover hem and chain stitching, to recreate a piece of fabric. Every child is an angel, especially at bedtime while they say their prayers. This project features large embroidery, some of the wonderful hemstitches on your Elna CE20, as well as some pulled thread or drawnwork for added interest.