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i am new to this. but does anyone have any suggestions on simple gifts that i could make for christmas? i am an average skill level when it comes to sewing. i am making pocket books/ hand bags for SIL and MIL. but i have many more ppl to make gifts for. any ideas?

sewamommy: hazel:

How 'bout placemats, coasters, table runners? All of those are small and would work up fairly fast. I did lap quilts for the family one year.

Tigg

The 'Funky Chicken' pincushion might be good. It takes about an hour to make one - maybe less. I can't seem to track down the pattern for you though. I think it was at something like Redd Square. Anyone? Polly

Do you have any web links to any of these that you would recommend? I look at them all of the time, but just don't want to jump into one without knowing that someone else had made it and is happy with the results...especially this late in the game!

Thanks! Dannielle

Tigg wrote:

If you can get a hold of the book called "Kitchen Stitchin" - it's just FULL of beautiful placemats, coasters, table runner and napkin patterns, and they are super easy to make. I've reached for that book again and again when I need something quick...... maybe your library has it???

Patti in Seattle

Thanks for the heads up! I have to hit the library tomorrow, so I'll take a peek!!!!

Dannielle

Patti S wrote:

Patti, who is the author of that book? I checked ebay and found a couple of different ones, one and there are lots of them is cross stitch the other, I can't tell what they are doing by the picture.

Jacquel>If you can get a hold of the book called "Kitchen Stitchin" - it's just

Kitchen Stitchin' by Chris Malone

Patti in Seattle

(Jacqueline=A0in=A0KY) wrote: Patti, who is the author of that book? I checked ebay and found a couple of different ones, one and there are lots of them is cross stitch the other, I can't tell what they are doing by the picture. Jacqueline in KY

On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 20:21:33 -0800, snipped-for-privacy@webtv.net (Patti S) wrote: If you can get a hold of the book called "Kitchen Stitchin" - it's just FULL of beautiful placemats, coasters, table runner and napkin patterns, and they are super easy to make. I've reached for that book again and again when I need something quick...... maybe your library has it???

Patti in Seattle