Store Bought Vs. Handmade Or Homemade Gifts For The Holidays-Or Anytime
Now that most everyone here on this forum is busy thinking about the upcoming holidays about to happen, I thought that I would share my own thoughts and experiences on this rather confusing topic-perhaps to help you decide what is in your best interests. I will list in a more easy and faster read format (i.e. Bulleted) form for your convenience below:
- I only sew for my own immediate needs (anything from both fancy & utility quilts, to apparel, to home dec.) as my time is very limited for sewing/quilting. I do sew gifts, but that is usually limited for people I know very well and is and most of all, open to handcrafted items as gifts. I have seen many of mine or other people’s home sewn gifts just casually flung to the side after a terse “thank you” and easily forgotten. I am not saying not to sew gifts-just do it more wisely.especially if you are short of money as many are right now. When I must give out more.at-home sewn inexpensive gifts during hard times, remember just to generally limit those fabric soft gifts to lap to single bed size fleece blankets (just straighten the ends, cut to measure, and cut off the selvedge, and you are done!) or smaller quick-to- sew products only. No possibility of hurt feelings or time wasting here as a more elaborate carefully designed and sewn quilt might intentionally cause!
- Right now, I have finished a completely scrappy quilt featured on the Pictures sub-forum for my own use:
“A Just Created 5 & 10 Minute Blocks Scrappy Quilt For The Ages” @ http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t236203.html My next one will be a more simplier project; a Bed Runner for a larger size bed featuring both the 1 Seam “Flying Geese” (5 Minute) Block and the 3 Seam “Diamond” (10 Minute) Block for a dear handmade loving friend. I don’t have it completed just yet but I am able to include the E-sketch only to give all of you an idea of what it will look like when completed below.
- Everyone else I know or am required to give something will get a customary store bought gift-rather than a custom made one. If they don’t like it, they can take it back to the store themselves.
It works very well for me for many past holidays. Perhaps for others as well. And you are left frazzled, confused, and deeply hurt no longer. Your time and quilts are too valuable for that sort of poor behavior.
Last edited by Bicycle Hobo; 12-06-2013 at 04:54 PM.