Stitched Gifts

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen



Me.


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WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono
(Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

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Dianne Lewandowski wrote:

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)



You haven't given any to me, have you? The shoemaker's children have no
shoes, and the baker's granddaughter doesn't like bread.


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Finished 11/16/09 - Welcome Guest (The Cross Stitcher 10/09)

WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono
(Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf
Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/

"Maureen Miller" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps, scarf
& 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

I'm giving crocheted potholders for Christmas this year. I'm a little
behind schedule at the moment, but if I can get through all of them I'll add
towel toppers as well. In past years I've given handmade scarves. I have
very rarely given crosstitched items as gifts. In the rare occasions I
have, they've been smaller personalized "custom" items that I absolutely
knew would be a hit (e.g. to other stitchy friends).

Jinx

On Dec 8, 2:03�pm, Maureen Miller
wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? �I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. �I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. �But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

If I ever get the bookmarks done (Cheryl's Celtic Knot) they'll
be gifted as well as an ornament I did for DM to give a good
friend of hers. My problem is everyone loves the gifts so
much, bookmarks, mouse pads, hand towels, they want to
"frame" them instead of using them. Sigh....

Nancy

On Dec 8, 11:03*am, Maureen Miller
wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? *I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. *I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. *But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen


This year, the only stitched items are small felt Christmas trees
(ornaments) for my friends at work. Other than the one in black, for
our Gothic team leader, I don't make them with any particular person
in mind. I make a few more than what I'm going to need and then let
them choose - or not. I rarely stitch something for anyone I don't
know well enough to know that it will be appreciated. Only once have I
been really disappointed. A wedding tabletopper ended up being
stuffed back into the box on the day of the wedding and then was
scorched later when used as a pot holder by DH's brother.
Occasionally I will stitch something for each of my three sisters but
not every year.
Liz from Humbug

I've been busy making quilts and doll clothes, mostly. Two quilts are
crazy quilts, one in shades of brown and turquoise and one in jewel
tones. The third quilt is pieced with fabric showing Europe where my
youngest daughter honeymooned.

The doll clothes are for charity, my granddaughter and niece. They
are the American girl doll size - 18 inch dolls. That's been a fun
time - I've even made gold jackets, fairy outfits and ballet outfits
in both sewn and crocheted varieties.

Other crafting - acrylic painting of a fox for my oldest daughter and
a purse created from the cover of an old Reader's Digest condensed
with co-ordinating fabric liner. The pattern used a hot glue gun but
I'd stitch more of it next time. She teaches literature and I'd like
to find an old Shakespeare or Poe to make next time. I also scrapbook
and have made my niece and nephew pages since their birth, mostly of
outings that we did with them. They are 10 and 11 so now they include
pages on sports, band concerts, etc. Moni

On Dec 8, 6:06*pm, wrote:

Lol I was going to let that go, but in the next post I saw she
couldn't even spell her own name and figured she already tried Freds
cherries - ach - no wait a minute, maybe that doesn't sound right
either lol

SHEENA!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOL!!!!

I often give hand-stitched gifts to at least a few people but not this
year. I've been working on my nativity (for me) and the up-coming
grandchild's blanket.

Hmmm. Baked gifts might be just the thing this year!

Joan

On Dec 8, 2:03*pm, Maureen Miller
wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? *I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. *I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. *But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

Not me. I got shot down a few years ago when I handed out ndlpt
ornaments and got nary a thank you from most recips. I guess they
wanted to know I'd spent real MONEY on some junk.

Unless the recip does ndlpt herself, I won't gift in that manner.
Right now, no plans for any needle gifts.