Quilty Gifts?

I hope everyone had a good Christmas (or holiday of your choice) and had the pleasure of giving and receiving gifts. Were any of yours quilty?

I gave several seasonal table runners (made back in January) and received a roll of soft'n'bright batting and a new "daylight" work lamp, both of which are much appreciated.

Now all I need to do is not eat for a couple of days so that I can fit in front of the sewing machine again :-)

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor
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i made my sister cupcake potholders as a hostess gift. she loved them . at thanksgiving, i made her a reversable apron (her question "why? you know i don't cook! you sew so beautifully, couldn't you have made me a table runner?".

My mom recieved an alpaca/silk scarf i knitted her. she's requested a set of cupcake potholders....so, i'll make those one night after work this week....

betsey

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betsey

No gifts this year to each other by choice. After helping daughter with down payment, retiling son's shower, helping daughter with new sewer line, helping former student by living with us and setting up an apartment after parents kicked him out, we're about tapped out this year. Using mileage and transferring out timeshare for a week away was our gift to each other. Time away from the chaos of school, the unusual stress of life this year, and emotional times, was good enough for us to hike, cuddle, watch movies and I got some handsewing done.

More on the former student saga and arrival home surprise :( later.

Steven Alaska

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Steven Cook

Steven- Time away together is often the very best gift. and, it sounds like you two gave wonderful things to your children, and to others!

Betsey

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betsey

NOOOoooooooo ! We want to know all about the arrival home surprise. Not later. Now. Tell us. Polly

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Polly Esther

Okay Polly, and others. You asked for it. And guess what. It inovlves the bathroom remodel/bathroom remodeled from hell. So, here is the long saga.

So, it started snowing Thursday afternoon at our lovely home, but we were in Tucson enjoying the sun and warmer but not as warm as we'd have liked temps. Texted my former student and yes there was already seven inches of snow. By Friday morning there was 18 inches. By Saturday there were a few more. But, we flew back into Anchorage and were on our way home around midnight Christmas Eve. Roads had surprisingly been decently plowed. Alas, our driveway had not been since the day we left was filled with drama as my former student's boyfriend was kicked out of his home for being gay, just as my former student had expierenced, and we had to pick up him, his belongings and the dogs at the local grocery store and drop the dogs off at former foster mom's and then to former students apartment to drop them both off with all the stuff, and then rush to the airport to leave. We forgot in the rush to call our neighbors to let them know we were leaving so they could watch the house and snowblow the driveway if needed.

So, 12:30 at night I parked down the road from the house and we trudged through snow above our knees and shoveled a lane big enough to get the car in the garage. About three car lengths, and fluffy, but not what I wanted to do at that time of night after nine hours of flying. Got unloaded into the downstairs and we encountered the SURPRISE. . . .

Water, water, everywhere in the remodeled-bathroom-from-hell. Dripping from the ceiling, dripping out of the cabinet onto the washer and dryer, all over the vanity counter and of course the runner rug, the shower rug and the toilet rug were all full of water as well as standing water on the tile floor. Bert had wet socks, I quickly stripped mine off and the search began for the source of the latest flood. Behind the washer, under the vanity, upstairs to the kitchen, the bathroom, and finally, I noticed water droplets covering the side of the refridgerator. Yelling for Bert we pulled it out and the water supply hose for the icemaker was shooting a fine stream into the air. It apparently had been spraying most of the time we were gone, six days. Back downstairs and we tore at the ceiling tiles to find the shutoff valve which only partly worked so back upstairs to duck tape and electrical tape the hose to staunch the flow and put a basin under the diminished drip. Back downstairs to mop and clean up. To bed around 3:00. More adjusting of the valve and more taping through Christmas day and called for a plumber Monday morning but still a holiday, so off to Lowe's for advice and a new hose and we are now back up and running. The cabinet it worse for wear though and we bought a new one today as well and will use the damaged one in the garage.

So mostly back to normal now, getting things mostly cleaned up and cleaning house for a late Christmas dinner with our kids on Friday.

New Years is dinner with the boys. They need some love and support after the last couple of weeks since their families have disowned them. That is part two of the story. Dear Polly sensed something and emailed privately. October through December have been trying in many ways through all of this. I'll write more later, somehow. It's hard to bring it all up again.

We will prevail.

Steven Alaska

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Steven Cook

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Roberta

My quilty gift was a cd of DDiL's tummy and impending Grandchild due in June! - excuse for making baby quilts, wall hangings, eye-spies, big bed quilts, etc. etc.

A great surprise as she is over 40 and already had three children (now aged 14 to 20), when she met DS almost 10 years ago, so we had resigned ourselves to no grandchildren of 'ours'. Very proud parents-to-be and step-siblings too as it is a very much longed for addition to their family. So great excitment here.

DH is clueless about scans so thought the pictures were out of focus mistakes with the video camera left running, until we were congratulated on becoming grandparents near the end of the film, and it clicked! Am looking forward to watching it again when all our Christmas visitors have left, and it is quiet.

What better quilty present?

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

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Sally Swindells

Congratulations Sally. What a lovely surprise - and a very original gift! Six months should be time enough for a few 'quilty things' anyway! . In message , Sally Swindells writes

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Pat S

The poor child is destined to be smothered in them!

Now where shall I beg> Congratulations Sally. What a lovely surprise - and a very original gift!

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Sally Swindells

Carry cot tiny quilt? . In message , Sally Swindells writes

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Pat S

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Susan Laity Price

DH gifted me with a number of quilty/sew-ey things this year. The EQ Dear Jane quilt design software---yes, I really want to make one of these quilts. It's going to take a couple of years! He also got the two special Dear Jane rulers as well. Also, he got me a 116 spool package of Metro embroidery thread! All in all I'm going to be busy for a while and having way too much fun. :)

On the giving side, I made several pillowcases, aprons, and bags including a walker bag for a friend who fractured her hip.

-Irene

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IMS

Howdy!

Digital camera must be good for quilting; iPad w/ quilty sites & games... yeah, I received quilty for Christmas.

Several years ago, one of my favorite after-Christmas commercials was from Sears (good ol' Sears; about to disappear); the ad sang, "Almost everything you wanted... but didn't get for Christmas, is on sale now at Sears!" I take that to mean quilt shops, too. ;-)

Happy New Year!

Ragm> I hope everyone had a good Christmas (or holiday of your choice) and had

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Sandy E

AWwwww, Sally. What a blessed gift, a grandchild of your own. It a little startles me to know of babies born to mamas over 40 but now I think the age is 60-something. The step-siblings will enjoy this baby so much too. Our baby sister came when we were 16 and 18 and is a delightful, special joy. Our great-grandson arrives in April and I've just made him a soft, gentle silk batiste nightshirt. Every newborn should have one. Polly

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Polly Esther

Yes, the older children are thrilled.

I have just ordered the fabric for a pretty lap quilt for the Mother-to-be. I thought it would be useful for the times when she just has to have a nap, and also for extra warmth during the night-time feeds. I will make the baby a bright quilt suitable for either boy or girl as they don't want to know which it will be. A more personalised one will follow when I know who I am making for.

I have a little creamy Beatrix Potter fabric which I may combine with soft colours for a first cradle or pram/buggy quilt. I will see how I go. The farmyard wall hanging I did for a competition earlier this year is ear-marked to go too - it has been sitting in a box while I wondered what to do with it! I did say baby will be smothered in quilts! Fortunately the other Granny doesn't sew!

My UFOs suddenly seem to have taken a back seat!

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

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Sally Swindells

Long ago I gave up on my family understanding what I really want for gifts. Try not to be too hurt when I open the few presents with my name. No one notices that I have half the number of gifts to open as anyone else in the room. This year I was very specific about wanting a Kindle but no one listened. They did buy me charms for the charm bracelet I never wear. Guess I will try to get used to wearing it. Yesterday I bought myself four antique quilts. Don't feel guilty at all. Soon I will purchase my own Kindle. Maybe next year they will give me gift certificates for books. Hate the thought of starting an Amazon wish list. Wish my family would listen and take the hint rather than slapping them in the face with my wish list.

Susan

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Susan Laity Price

We do all ask each other what we want and it always seems to be tokens or contributions towards something, but we always add little stocking filler gifts too so there is something in wrapping paper to open. (DSonIL liked his little gifts so much that when we emptied the waste bin in the guest room after he left this morning, we found the envelope with his Christmas money towards the item he is saving for!) I just ask for Amazon vouchers and there is a sigh of relief that at least one present will be easy to organise. This year DDiL wanted the same for Kindle books.

I had been deliberat> Long ago I gave up on my family understanding what I really want for

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Sally Swindells

Now, now, Susan. I'm happy to see you posting but the tired is coming through. We are holding you and your precious mother close. However, don't you remember the tale I told about the Christmas DH bought me a lovely chrome tool box (velvet-lined, no less) that exactly fit his new truck? I caught on to the game away back when his sister flaunted the beautifully cut, perfectly fitting coat that her husband had given her for Christmas. It was a soft dark green that made her eyes just sparkle. I longed for a gift like that. Not the coat; she was 5'10". I longed for a gift from DH that was thoughtfully 'just for me'. I only just happened to overhear her brag to her sister that she'd put it on lay-away back in August. Gift receiving problems are nothing new. Haven't you ever wondered what use Baby Jesus had for frankincense and myrrh? Get your self a Kindle. Get the size you want; there's more than one. Get the options you want - some of them will probably blow your hair dry and play Chopin. And be SO happy that you don't have to pretend to be grateful to be gifted one that only reads in Portuguese. Polly

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Polly Esther

Susan, I was looking at an ad on the computer yesterday and told dh that the item would make a really great Valentine gift. This system is working really well for me. DD is really thrilled anymore when I just say "I want X". She buys for the gift not the cost. She is getting really good at it. If you throw out enough options it makes it even easier for the family. Now if you explain this is what you are doing they might work with you. If you start mid summer you might even still be surprised when you get the gift months later. Now if you give this a try and they are not trainable than you just need to start buying gifts for your self and wrap them up. I hate the wish list idea but hints work. There isn't much I want off amazon that I don't just buy myself but books are always wonderful. Go buy the kindle. Don't look back. Hugs, Taria

Long ago I gave up on my family understanding what I really want for gifts. Try not to be too hurt when I open the few presents with my name. No one notices that I have half the number of gifts to open as anyone else in the room. This year I was very specific about wanting a Kindle but no one listened. They did buy me charms for the charm bracelet I never wear. Guess I will try to get used to wearing it. Yesterday I bought myself four antique quilts. Don't feel guilty at all. Soon I will purchase my own Kindle. Maybe next year they will give me gift certificates for books. Hate the thought of starting an Amazon wish list. Wish my family would listen and take the hint rather than slapping them in the face with my wish list.

Susan

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Taria

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