What are you making for Christmas gifts
07-22-2011, 12:15 PM
#81
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I'm makin nine pillows, one for DD, DSIL, DS, DDIL and five grands. Each one will be a snowman, personalized to depict the person who receives it. For example, my DSs will be wearing a toolbelt with tools hanging from it, and he'll be holding a golfclub. I might put him in an apron because he loves to cook too. I'm going to just have fun with them.
07-22-2011, 12:52 PM
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I am thinking of trying the bed runners that I have been seeing. I have several relatives with plain white or cream bedspreads and I think a nice bed runner would be perfect and will give this "newbie" a chance to try out machine quilting...ya think?????
07-22-2011, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pennylynne
I made hanging trash bags for the car last year and they were a huge success. All are being used and each person loved the fabrics I picked for them specifically.
How do you plan to have them attached for hanging? Will they be hanging over one of the backs of a front seat? :-D
07-22-2011, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by agoldenbutterfly
I'm making pincushions--they are cute little hats. For those that sew, I will add new sewing pins and those that don't, I will add safety pins of different sizes. I am also making hat boxes--folded from a pattern I got on the web. Using heavy paper from scrapbooking supplies, these little boxes are very cute.
07-22-2011, 01:18 PM
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I'm making quilted placemats for my son and his wife for Christmas, and maybe matching napkins if the fabric is unique and hard to match. I'm also going to finish the patchwork tree skirt with matching stockings for my son, my DIL and of course granddaughter. They didn't get finished for last Christmas, got lost in the shuffle of packing and moving, but will finish them for this year. My son, however, told me I have to make the stockings smaller, as he thought they were too big. Oh well. I'd like to also make myself a new tree skirt with matching stockings - just for show, after all the one we use now is over 25 years old. Can't say my quilted items don't last.
07-22-2011, 02:23 PM
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I think I better get with the program. Christmas will be here quickly. I think I'll do table runners and pot holders. Maybe aprons.... I should finish the treeskirt for my granddaughter that I started a oouple years ago. Also a wallhanging.... Time to get busy!!!!
07-22-2011, 02:34 PM
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I'm only making several things this year ... a memory quilt of my grandsons' baseball season and another memory quilt for my granddaughter's first year. I'll also make some small wallets and include a gift card to the favorite splurge place!
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