Simple Christmas Gifts/Craft Show Items
 

I am getting my list together of quilty items to make for family members and craft shows.
What will you be making this year????

Not so quilty, but embroidered tea towels are it this year.

Potholders and pillowcases.

Me too, -- I just have to find the heat resistant stuff that I think I packed when I came east for the summer. I think it is the perfect way to use those orphan squares.

Mim

Haven't figure that out yet. Might be some small mini quilts.

This year, I am making quilts for everyone on my list. There are 2 king size, several queen size, some twin, and throws. I started on the quilts in January. I'll probably finish on Christmas Eve. This afternoon, I started a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer quilt for a 6 year old foster child. Making that quilt is such fun! Oops! I just noticed that you said small items. Sorry! Last year, I made quilted tote bags for everyone. Does that count?

I'm making Christmas quilts or wallhangings for a few special people. The others are getting potholders or wine coasters.

Thinking of aprons and totes. Quilts for a few special ones.

I made some embroidered casserole totes from placemats. I'm also making some bath mats/throw rugs from towels and scraps. Both are quick projects.

I'm going to make some of these pleated Christmas tree blocks for me, but you could make some cute gifts with it. I made one last year and framed it for dd. I want to make a couple for a pillow cover and some for a wall hanging.

http://sewlux.blogspot.com/2012/07/t...th-pleats.html

Irishgalfromnj......cute tree link!

This sounds very interesting; can you post a picture of the bath mats or a link for a pattern please? It sounds like a great idea.

I am making seasonal table runners

This year it's neck coolers (summer will return), Kleenex pack holders, Kleenex box covers, place mats, pot holders, hot pads, plastic grocery bag holders, quilt topped hanging dish towels, door mice, quilted key rings, and ornaments. There are a couple of full sized quilts in there too.

I'd really like to see the bath mats/throw rugs patter too hsweany.

Fabstripper, I found a picture on Pinterest, but no pattern. I just measured my towel and made a top for it. I used scraps to make blocks and bricks. I pinned the top to the quilt and just stitched in the ditch. I just used scraps to make the binding and did that as usual. I'll try to post a picture later. Hope this helps. I think next time I'll do a prettier block.

Here it is.

[QUOTE=PenniF;6815531]This year it's neck coolers (summer will return), Kleenex pack holders, Kleenex box covers, place mats, pot holders, hot pads, plastic grocery bag holders, dquilt topped hanging dish towels,oor mice, quilted key rings, and ornaments. There are a couple of full sized quilts in there too.

I would love to see or know how you made the quilt topped hanging dish towels as well as the quilted key rings! Do you have pictures or a link? Thanks.

[QUOTE=PKGranny;6815628][QUOTE=PenniF;6815531]This year it's neck coolers (summer will return), Kleenex pack holders, Kleenex box covers, place mats, pot holders, hot pads, plastic grocery bag holders, dquilt topped hanging dish towels,oor mice, quilted key rings, and ornaments. There are a couple of full sized quilts in there too.

I would love to see or know how you made the quilt topped hanging dish towels as well as the quilted key rings! Do you have pictures or a link? Thanks.:o

All my sister in laws travel a lot, so I am making them nice travel repair/sewing kits. I wavered between these or a travel accessories organizer. My sister and youngest brother are getting quilts. That would mean now all my siblings would have one from me.

A quilt or so for great nieces /nephews (7 done... 8 to go). Table runners, etc

I like the pleated tree -- I think I will try that with a pineapple design. Thanks -- Mim

I seldom give handmade items to family anymore. The ones I like each have a quilt I made. LOL. Of course my kids and grands get first choice of the quilts and projects I finish during the year. I do give hand made items to my sewing group pals. This year I'm cutting hexies and hex papers to put in a kit for each one. One kit will be civil war era fabrics, one 30 area, one brights, one pastel, one batik and one Christmas. Each has a favorite fabric choice. I cut the hexies with my Go die and the papers with the Fiskar punch. It's fast to do and all I had to do was buy a jelly roll of each theme. I putting in lots of extra papers. And to jazz it up even more I bought very pretty lightweight patterned scrapbooking paper to match each fabric theme. I think they will be drooling! I put a lot of thought into the kits and I know they will love it.

If you have an embroidery machine Jolson's website has a Merry Christmas tree in their freebies, I got it and put it on a white dish towel I bought a walmart, it was a nice towel, a brand name but right now I can think of it, cost $2.97 I'm going to dress it up with jumbo red rick rack on the bottom.

I hope to not only start but hopefully finish a king size Dresden Plate quilt for my DS and DDIL, maybe by their anniversary Dec. 10, but if not, then by Christmas. Our daughter is getting married this month, so I was thinking I might make her and my new SIL a tree skirt with matching stockings. They're not sure where they will be in Dec. or where they will be living in the next year or so, so she didn't want anything specific as far as decorating goes. She's pretty specific about what she does and does not like, so I thought the tree skirt and stockings was a safe gift. I'm attending a craft fair in Nov., so I'll be making quilted bags and purses, like Bow Tucks bags, plus placemats, table runners, maybe some baby bibs and a couple simple tree skirts.

hot pads, aprons, casserole carriers, table toppers, runners, sofa backs for family with dogs, and a couple of quilts need to be finished.

tissue holders and small beaded bags, place mats, mug rugs, and grandmother's flower garden wall hangings

Hopefully just getting my quilts finished for the family.

I have no idea what to make for Christmas gifts, this thread has helped me to start the thinking!

I try to get at least one quilt to family member each Christmas, the others get smaller item. This year it's a quilt, a table topper, several getting tree skirts, maybe some felted wool mittens and a couple of wallets.

Me too :thumbup:

No one has mentioned fabric boxes yet. I'm also making table runners, pot holders, and fabric bags to use as reuseable Christmas wrap.