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    Old 10-08-2010, 06:16 AM
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    Are you busy making your Christmas Gifts? What are you making? Please show us pictures and if you found the pattern online please share the link with us so we can all enjoy making cool things!

    How long 'til Christmas?

    77 Days

    14 Hours

    44 Minutes


    ...But who's counting?
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    Old 10-08-2010, 06:21 AM
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    Heh. Right now I'm in the throes of soapmaking. I need to bind a quilt, then do a lap quilt with things from my stash plus this:

    http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabri...d-29889bf8fb7b

    Then a baseball twin size.

    Also, bind my DD's quilt. Or, make a ruffle. I'm leaning toward ruffle.
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    Old 10-08-2010, 06:37 AM
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    I bet soapmaking is fun, do you sell your soap?

    Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
    Heh. Right now I'm in the throes of soapmaking. I need to bind a quilt, then do a lap quilt with things from my stash plus this:

    http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabri...d-29889bf8fb7b

    Then a baseball twin size.

    Also, bind my DD's quilt. Or, make a ruffle. I'm leaning toward ruffle.
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    Old 10-08-2010, 07:24 AM
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    I do, I do! Since it's cold process I've gotta get it done NOW so it has time to cure.

    Right now I'm about 300 bars short of what I want. :lol:

    Noooooo worries, right?
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    Old 10-08-2010, 07:32 AM
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    Originally Posted by craftybear
    Are you busy making your Christmas Gifts? What are you making? Please show us pictures and if you found the pattern online please share the link with us so we can all enjoy making cool things!

    How long 'til Christmas?
    77 Days
    14 Hours
    44 Minutes
    ...But who's counting?
    Ugh!!! Someone take that counter away from craftybear!
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    Old 10-08-2010, 07:36 AM
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    I am making a noose and hanging myself I will never get everything done in 77 days.
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    Old 10-08-2010, 07:37 AM
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    Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
    I do, I do! Since it's cold process I've gotta get it done NOW so it has time to cure.
    Right now I'm about 300 bars short of what I want. :lol:
    Noooooo worries, right?
    One year I helped a friend make soap for his children. It was a tradition that the kids always got handcrafted gifts, and he had just divorced his wife, so he was on his own. We made soap in bars and different molds. I got hooked. Now I have all this soapmaking stuff to do something with.

    We needed to wrap the soap in something, so I made little drawstring pouches from some cute Christmas fabric. He included a hand carved Santa in the gift, since he loved to work with wood. He passed away a few months after Christmas due to lung cancer. His 3 kids treasure that Santa and soap, knowing that he took the time and interest to do it all on his own. :)
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    Old 10-08-2010, 07:49 AM
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    ^^^Awwww, that's such a lovely story! :D
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    Old 10-08-2010, 08:24 AM
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    what a nice story, thanks for sharing with us

    Originally Posted by Lady Crafter
    Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
    I do, I do! Since it's cold process I've gotta get it done NOW so it has time to cure.
    Right now I'm about 300 bars short of what I want. :lol:
    Noooooo worries, right?
    One year I helped a friend make soap for his children. It was a tradition that the kids always got handcrafted gifts, and he had just divorced his wife, so he was on his own. We made soap in bars and different molds. I got hooked. Now I have all this soapmaking stuff to do something with.

    We needed to wrap the soap in something, so I made little drawstring pouches from some cute Christmas fabric. He included a hand carved Santa in the gift, since he loved to work with wood. He passed away a few months after Christmas due to lung cancer. His 3 kids treasure that Santa and soap, knowing that he took the time and interest to do it all on his own. :)
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    Old 10-08-2010, 08:25 AM
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    Hi,

    you know I have to take care of all of you, you might not realize how close Christmas is away

    Take care and Happy Quilting!

    Originally Posted by Lady Crafter
    Originally Posted by craftybear
    Are you busy making your Christmas Gifts? What are you making? Please show us pictures and if you found the pattern online please share the link with us so we can all enjoy making cool things!

    How long 'til Christmas?
    77 Days
    14 Hours
    44 Minutes
    ...But who's counting?
    Ugh!!! Someone take that counter away from craftybear!
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