DestinDeb Advent Calendars - I had to make two of these Advent Calendars so each of our children's families could have one. We have 5 grandchildren (3 in one family and 2 in the other) so it was quite a challenge to find gifts small enough to fit 3 in each of the 3"x3" pockets. Since we were shipping them, I had to seal each pocket with darning thread tied at one end so the items would not fall out (it also keeps prying eyes out before the appropriate day). I'm not really into hand embroidery, I had originally intended for these calendars to be ready for Christmas 2008, unfortunately, I didn't get them done until a few days ago - just in time to get them to the kids by December 1st of 2009. They really did turn out cute. What a great pattern - if I ever make another one though, I think I'll do machine embroidery or just print the pictures onto material instead of doing the hand embroidery :).