This morning over breakfast, my 15-year-old Aria chirped, “It’s 170 days until Christmas!” I kid you not. This child LOVES Christmas. Listens to Christmas music all year long. Has probably already started knitting a gift for at least one person.

Well, we can’t all be Arias, but it’s true that holiday gift making and handsewn decorations really do make the season special. 2020 has been a challenging year, but perhaps it can finish on a familiar, cozy note.

Are you determined not to let the holidays get away from you this year? Make those Christmas sewing plans now!

Making gifts? There are a million ways to go. Here’s a sewn gift idea round-up I created years ago. These Love Note bookmarks are a favorite for friends.

Making decor? Check out my post Ideas for Sewing Christmas Decor to get you started or hop over to my pattern shop, where you’ll find my Trimmings Pattern Pack. Included are three patterns, for all the home decor projects you see here. That’s the Zigzag in the Rounds tree skirt, Evergreen pillow and Quilted Stockings. Fun stuff.

Christmas in July Giveaway

from Sojo Fabric

Would you like to win some fabrics to jump start your holiday sewing? Sojo Fabric has lots of beautiful bundles. Any one would be great for a Christmas quilt, tree skirt or new set of Christmas stockings!

Our lucky winner will get to choose his or her favorite from these four bundles. Click on the images to see more photos of each one:

How To Enter

This giveaway is exclusively on Instagram. Here’s how to enter.

1. Follow @SojoFabric and @StitchedinColor

2. Comment on this Instagram post, telling us which bundle you would choose.

3. Tag two friends to encourage them to enter. To do so, create a new comment for each friend and use the @ symbol plus their Instagram ID. Every comment is a chance to win!

Giveaway is open internationally now through Friday at midnight, Pacific standard time. Winner to be announced on Saturday, July 11.

Good luck!