Quilting for Christmas. Anyone else?
#72
Well, one of DD's tops are done so it'll go on the pile waiting for backing & batting. I now need to come up with an idea for other DD. I thought I had hers planned out pretty well, but she mentioned to me the other day that she is redecorating her bedroom in a nautical theme; so back to the drawing board for me, or perhaps just the fabric shop. I also have plans to make 6 quillows (one for my youngest GD, one for my niece's baby, and the rest for friends children) but they go together pretty fast.
#75
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I have three lapquilts done except for bury the threads! I have three more planned, not sure it will happen though. I havent done much at all this summer. Need to get back to it, thanks for the reminder. I do plan to make some more hanging towels. I had 8 made for Christmas gifts but they got gobbled up by friends. So I am not telling anyone what I am working on here. I also made some kitchen knit dish cloths, and kitchen scrubbies and put away. About half of them left. Now I am in to machine embrodiery and so I see embrodiery towels for christmas gifts too. We dont do much these days for the holiday, yet nice to have some things on hand too.
#77
My niece sells Origami Owl jewelry so I was going to make her owl potholders since she always hosts Christmas. Then I found an owl wall hanging that I liked better. Now I'm thinking of using the owl potholder pattern and making a snap bag for her to carry little things in when she does her home parties. I made potholders for everyone in my family last year. My husband's family doesn't cook.
#78
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I'm ready to quilt a baby quilt (due Oct. 8) and then start on a throw for my MIL. My FIL died March, 2011. I asked her what she was going to do with his shirts and she said she'd probably give them to Goodwill. I asked if I could have them so she gave them to me. I knew I wanted to make her a throw out of them.
I found a pattern called "Swing Your Partner" in Bonnie K. Hunter's Scraps & Shirttails. They were avid square dancers for many, many years so it will be perfect!
Don't know what else I'll do. DS just moved into a new house, but probably won't have time to make him a California king-sized quilt before this Christmas. May make some bags for friends. Meanwhile, I have a lot of yard work to get done!
I found a pattern called "Swing Your Partner" in Bonnie K. Hunter's Scraps & Shirttails. They were avid square dancers for many, many years so it will be perfect!
Don't know what else I'll do. DS just moved into a new house, but probably won't have time to make him a California king-sized quilt before this Christmas. May make some bags for friends. Meanwhile, I have a lot of yard work to get done!
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