There are two potential problems with this post:

1) It’s nearly two weeks after Christmas.
2) I don’t have photographs of most of the gifts I made. Either because I forgot, or because I was a lazy photographer and the pictures didn’t turn out very well.

But. Really.

1) I couldn’t post about Christmas gifts before they were given! And most of them didn’t arrive at their final destinations until after the holiday. (Oops.)
and
2) Most of the crafty gifts I made aren’t that interesting to look at anyway: holiday place mats and napkins, a baby blanket (like this), a knitting needle roll… At least, not in comparison to this very photogenic project. Meet Colby the elephant.

“Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts,” which is where I got the pattern, calls him Peanut. But I renamed him. And gifted him to my pal Colden. The elephant is so cute (and, once I figured out how to gather the fabric for the nose, so easy to put together), I just might have to sew up a twin for myself.