The year of handmade gifts
Our family has grown to 26 members. Six children and their spouses and now 15 grandchildren. We have drawn names for several years. This year we did it a bit differently. Rather than adults having adults and children having children, we threw all 26 names in the hat together.
The rules were that you had to give something handmade or something that you have and really can't get by without.
My daughter in law gave me four books that she had read this past year and knew that I would enjoy. I made a
quilt for my 18 year old grandaughter. GIRLS WITH ATTITUDE fabric from Mary Englebreit's collection. Some of the other
hand made gifts were homemade fishing flies, pin cushions, table runners, my husband started a family history for the others. Tee shirts embellished by the younger children......a real hit for the older cousins and so on. We drew the names right after Christmas, so there was a year to work on them. We had a blast!!