I always have a Xmas club and I am so thankful for that, the money is taken before I have it in my hands and I don't miss it.
Due to our current $ situation, I will not be able to go "over" on what I plan to spend.. which actually is a good thing, I am choosing more wisely. So, in addition to the store bought gifts, I am trying to make everyone on my list some handmade gifts.
I am sewing gifts from my stash of fabric and only buying what I have to, in order to finish projects.
I am on vacation for a week and have 2 goals :
Get the house decorated, done.
And now spend the rest of the week sewing.
I have been making some progress.
This is a wallhanging for my middle kid, made from scraps ( the black print ) from the quilt I made her for her birthday last year. I bought the asian themed panel for $ 4.00. Her quilt is " bento blocks " in an asian theme.
A table cloth made for my daughter in law. I used a charm pack, Mary Englebright (sp?) Its a xmas collection, sorry can't remember the name. I bought the plaid border and backed it with a xmas print I had on hand.
Last but not least, some napkins for my daughter in law and son, from my stash. My daughter in law liked how I was going "green" and had recently made my own napkins. I plan to make some more but these are the only ones done for todays "photo shoot"



2 comments:
I am sorry about your hubby's job and hope he finds the right one soon.
I love handmade no matter what the money situation is. We too are scaling back this year. We are hoping to buy a small farm house near our grandkids and so we are giving each other small gifts only..
I am making market bags for my family. Each one only takes 1/2 yard of fabric including handles and they go together so fast...
You have been so busy! I applaud you for making so many of your gifts this year. My husband was out of work for a number of months too. Now he has a good job, but it is 100 miles away, so we only see each other on weekends. Aren't these crazy times?
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