I made a few aprons for our Boutique at our last quilt show. They went really fast! I got the pattern off the internet. They tie in the back and have a ruffle at the bottom. No one remembered what they sold for, but they were some of the first things to sell.
Good luck!
Mariah.

Thanks for this video link, Onebyone. Love this little bag. Also a big fan of Laura's tutorials....so thorough and precise.

How about snap bags? You can never have too many of those.

i am new to embroidery machine...how do you make the labels?

I like the little chicken pincushions. I have never bought any, but made them as gifts. A small piece of wadded fabric or excelsior for a nest and a spool of thread under the chicken. The pattern for the chicks is free on several sites and also in one of Sharlene Jorgensen's books.

Last year for our Guild quilt show I crocheted "Spool Pin doilies", Check Pinterest for ideas and patterns. They are super easy and fast to make. I used a little a boiled starch to give them some body. I included a little safety pin on the back and many ladies were wearing them. We still see many members wearing them on their badges almost a year later. In two days I completely sold out of the 100 I had made. I still get requests for them. I used pearl cotton to make them (Amazon has a great deal on a variety pack of this tread.)

The best and most useful gift I ever got that was hand made was a small pocket with a zipper attached to a D Ring that holds my ear buds and IPod shuffle, and another that keeps my chap stick. Both are attached to the zippers on my purse so I don’t lose them in the bottomless pit that is my purse.

I made a bunch of key fobs for the family for Christmas. VERY easy - and the cute sayings made it 'personal'.
Novelty fabrics work well, too. I put nylon webbing underneath/inside the wristlet area for strength and stability.
Batting is optional. The keyfob hardware is on Amazon - pretty cheap, IMO.
Mine say - Mother of Dragons; I Like Big Books; Sew Blessed; Fixin' to Go; and Let's Go Fishing!
I had one I purchased from a LQS years ago that said I am a Quilter.
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Good Luck!
Donna Mc
GA

I made several of these for gifts, after purchasing one interfacing/directions you can mark your own interfacing which would save the cost of making these. My LQS sells the interfacing/directions for $1.50 each.

Someone used an embroidery machine to write sayings like "Super Quilter" on the centers of large rosette style prize ribbons you would see for a first place winner. Only saw them once, should have bought one! They could be made with sewing prints for even more appeal.