Hey quilters....I can't believe it's July already and before you know it we'll be in that holiday rush of getting the right gift for our loved ones. I personally, am going to try something new this year, gifts ready ahead of time. Anyone that knows me is probably laughing right now. Well, recently I came up with this gift giving idea for fellow quilters..."A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING". What's amazing is that you may already have these items in your quilt room to keep the costs at a minimum. This is also a wonderful idea for quilt guilds and church fundraisers as well. Here's the best "Tip" make some ahead for that quick birthday gift that catches us all by surprise. Enjoy!
* Choose your favorite "Miniature Quilt Pattern" or get creative and design one of your own.
* Purchase or use from your "stash" a 3/4 yard of fabric that will be used as your dominant fabric and backing/binding of your miniature quilt
* For coordinating fabric of design, fan fold some "fat quarters" (18" x 20")
* Cut" binding strips" to use as ribbons to tie your gift
* Instead of bows, embellish your gift with "Yoyo's" with coordinating fabric
" enclose instructions for making yoyo's with your gift"
* Wrap your gift using "quilt basting pins" to safely secure your gift
* If using a basket (one might use for storage in their sewing/quilting room) line it with your 1/2 yard of your dominant fabric that you chose
* Enclose batting (cut to size of your design) and coordinating quilting thread
* Design a "quilt tag" and enclose an extra one for them to use later on
Once they have completed their gift from you, they now have a gift for someone else.
"A gift that keeps on giving"...Enjoy!
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