What was your first gift of the season?
 

Good Morning and Merry Christmas! What a great surprise I got from my sister! Fifteen fat quarters. My sister has a unique talent for picking out the best, most interesting and fun fat quarters. What a way to start off the new year also!!!!!!!! I have a week to look at, feel, decide what I will do with these fat quarters. And the day hasn't even started yet. I am heading to Caribou's to meet her for coffee. She is putting some Bailey's Irish Cream in her pocket and we are going to talk, reminisce and just enjoy ourselves before the day starts. Hope your day is as wonderful as mine is going to be! Edie

Merry Christmas to you, too. Enjoy your coffee and time with your sister.

My first gift was a gift card to my favorite fabric store. The second a visa card from ds, then money from dh. Yeah news years day sale here I come. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

Well, I was surprised, and shocked DH got me a 'healthy' gift certificate to my LQS, it could pay for next years retreat with monies left over or I could get lots and lots of goodies. :)
Merry Christmas to all!

My daughter bought me two Tutto sewing machine bags! I have looked at Tutto many times, but felt the price was too much for me right now. My daughter bought me two sizes for different machines, in bright purple. Wow, was I surprised!

How exciting for all of you. I love your planned trip to Caribou - the Bailey's is the perfect start to the day. Merry Christmas to all.

Still waiting for hubby to come down...but already got in advance a "gidget table" for my 301 and "steady betty"...so I'm happy

:thumbup::DMy first gift was a gift card to a local fabric store.

I got a 2 year subscription to "Love of Quilting" magazine from DH because each month I've been scrambling to JoAnn's to get the newest copy as there was something in it I liked and might like to try. :-) I can hardly wait for the first issue to arrive! :-)

My first gift was a combination birthday/Christmas one, THE ACCUQUILT GO! Can you tell how excited I am?

Something money cannot buy! My grandson (he will be 2 on Dec, 31) was playing quietly on the floor while I was talking with my son-in-law, he got up, came to me, gave me a big kiss on the cheek and went back to play. Tears of joy came to my eyes, a moment I will never forget.

My first gift was hugs and kisses from my 2 grandkids and then they gave me their school pictures of each of them. Priceless to me. After that came the gift cards for the local fabric store!!!

My first gift was the news that I'm to be a grandmother for the second time! I love being a Grandmother!

My grandkids are so cool (mostly) that I wish i had them 1st! LOL

A new(to me) car! an '07 Buick LaCrosse with every bell and whistle I ever heard of! got 2 weeks ago and I am having so much fun tricking it out: rhinestone license plate frame, plush steering wheel cover, crystal dangle for therearview mirror, air freshener, leather care kit ( for the leather heated seats), etc Lots of help from Santa!
Our ten year old Honda was finally giving out, got a heck of a price with much lower interst and I actually will being paying less for this one!

what a bunch of lucky ladies bunnie got me nothing and did not bother to wish me a merry christmas oh well

I got my first Christmas present a week early - I was baptised last Sunday and I've been celebrating Christmas all week! :) Midnight mass was my second Christmas present - a little bit of heaven on earth! :)

My christmas present is reading and enjoying everything you all got
and being very glad I joined .MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My first gift was a beautiful glass angel in in a glass globe that lights up and changes colors from My son and Future DDIL

Merry Christmas! I can hear the joy in your typing. Hope you had a great Day.!!

Congratulations!!! I am going to be a grandmother for the 14th time in June. It is just as exciting the 14th time as it is the first time. Each one is special.

What a wonderful gift.

I got a set of headlight assemblies for my van!!!

I received a gift token for my local craft store. Very happy.

I live on a small ranch where we have gates to open every time you drive out. Climbing out of the car to open them; back in to drive through; then back out to close them; back in to go on your way.........gets very difficult when my legs don't want to work well. This year, my children bought a "mule gate" for my first Christmas gift.

What's a mule gate you ask? On my car visor I have a button...just like the garage door openers button except it opens the gate for me!!!!! This is a wonderful gift for seniors. I love my kids and their surprise gift!

Hope everyone's day was as wonderful as mine. Merry Holidays!

Great gift, oldpiglady!!!

Merry Christmas!! What a nice way to start the day with your sister!!

I got a bottle of Best Press and 2 bottles of reilll Best Press from my non quilting daughter. She remembered me telling them about making my own best press using Vodka because I thought the real thing was a little pricey. I just love it when family listens to what you are saying.

My first Christmas gift was from an old friend - 35 pairs of scissors. They didn't think I had enough (they only gave me 25 last year). They range in size from 2"-8" and every brand known to man. My favorites are the Dovo and Gingher. They think it's a joke - but I love scissors. Now I just have to figure out where to put them all. (They've already told me they'll have to come up with something different next year because they're having trouble keeping track of what they've bought!)

Today is Christmas at my house with son and daughter and son in law. Will see what comes!

(I told them I am giving up the most tremendous sale day at my LQS - 25% off whole order - just for them!)

My first gift is breathing. I am so grateful to be here in the good ole US of A, with all our warts and all. No bombs going off in my neighborhood, no fears of a suicide bomber nearby. Just DH and I enjoying our 4 furry pets and the quiet and peace that is in our home. Love and kindness are my best gifts.

I don't exchange presents at Christmas, but because my eating has been totally out of control this month, I started a Daniel Fast on Christmas Eve. I lost a pound on Christmas morning! What a great gift! :) Nothing tastes as good as losing weight feels!

I got the Quiltopoly game! I also have a new belt for my Wards Sewing Mcahine, new spool spring for my Singer, and the abrasion cording to take burrs off the needles holes.

A Kindle from my kiddies!

My first gift was from my dog; she brought me a JBRobinson bag (jewelry) and it had an opal necklace in it. My next was in another bag she brought me: it was a pair of diamond earrings in a bag from Zales, then DH gave me a gun, some slippers, perfume. It was so cute with her having the bags in her mouth and bringing them over without dropping them. DH said he worked with her and patience won out !! Brie just wagged her tail while bringing me the gifts, and she was well rewarded with hugs and kisses! Ahh what a blessed Christmas it was with family and friends around to celebrate all the best things in life:love, happiness, family and friends !!

Buy your own presents. I had a lot under the tree from me to me! LOL. DH is always surprised to see what he bought me.

My first gift was a small resin statue of a Mercat from my husband I always knew he cared. He gave himself some new electrical gismo.
Its the thought that counts ????

Best Wishes to all for 2012

My son and DIL carried in a 1918 Singer Redeye on Christmas Eve. That's a tough act to follow, but his four sisters did just fine. My dogs bought me a massage gift certicate - I think my oldest DD may have helped. I may not have a DH anymore, but I do have wonderful children.

My first gift of the season was learning that my son got engaged! Doesn't get much better than that ~ except for grandbabies, but all in due time.

I received a subscription to Love of Quilting. I was excited because I received my last mag from my subscription and I hadn't renewed, also received a visa money card. I like the idea of putting it toward a retreat and was suggested by someone else. Sometimes the retreats get pretty expensive so having a little saved on the card will help out.

Originally Posted by Edie
Good Morning and Merry Christmas! What a great surprise I got from my sister! Fifteen fat quarters. My sister has a unique talent for picking out the best, most interesting and fun fat quarters. What a way to start off the new year also!!!!!!!! I have a week to look at, feel, decide what I will do with these fat quarters. And the day hasn't even started yet. I am heading to Caribou's to meet her for coffee. She is putting some Bailey's Irish Cream in her pocket and we are going to talk, reminisce and just enjoy ourselves before the day starts. Hope your day is as wonderful as mine is going to be! Edie

Glad you two are enjoying your time together. I really miss my Dear Sister who passed away 3 yrs. ago. She, our niece who is more like a sister, and I sewed and quilted together every Wed. My niece moved out of state, from TX to WV now in RI, so I haven't found new quilting buddies as I moved to Galveston, TX. I really miss my DS and my DN!