{"id":47754,"date":"2019-11-12T06:46:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=47754"},"modified":"2019-11-10T13:17:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T20:17:30","slug":"more-gift-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/more-gift-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"More Gift Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In January 2018, I updated the list of gift ideas<\/a> I originally wrote in 2015<\/a>. All the posts on the topic start with the same items, but I added and revised the post each time. Lately, I have made different items as gifts and I thought I would share some more with you. Most don’t take tons of time, so you could make a few for the holidays, if you have fabric and no interest in going to stores.<\/p>\n

Pillowcases<\/a> are always useful and you can use a yard of fabric. They are also quick to make, once you find the fabric you like. I have stopped putting the accent fabric in. I make them with two fabrics and that goes even quicker.<\/p>\n

I also like aprons as a gift. I made a bunch of them last year using the Flapper Apron pattern, a retro style apron pattern<\/a>. I purchased when I was out with Amanda near Portland<\/a> a year or two ago. The thing I like about this pattern, which you have heard before, is that you can make it out of 1 yard of fabric. It is cut on the bias, so directional fabric is challenging, but can be done. I use 1.25 yards just to have a little leeway.<\/p>\n

Pouches are a great gift as well. I have made several recently. The Persimmon Dumpling Pouch pattern<\/a>, a free pattern, from Sew Sweetness<\/a>. There are many, many pouch patterns out there, both free and for purchase. Add a leash and a lobster clip and it can be used in a larger bag.<\/p>\n

The juggling balls I made were a big hit. These will take more time, but are a great project for soccer practice or waiting for people at doctor appointments. I wrote about them pretty comprehensively<\/a>. I got the idea for the balls from All Points Patchwork<\/a>, a comprehensive guide on English paper piecing<\/u>. If you want to learn or improve your English Paper Piecing, get that book. It is great. I still want to make some for DH, but he has to wait.<\/p>\n

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Mary’s Key chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Key fobs are an interesting idea. You don’t have to use them for keys and can use them for pouches or other supplies that have a lobster clip or hook. These came to my attention when Renaissance Ribbon created a kit<\/a> using their fabulous ribbons. I think it is a great use of their ribbons. The heavyweight webbing they sell can be used for bags. It comes in a lot of colors, which will blend with your other awesome fabrics.<\/p>\n

A scissor cozy<\/a> could be a great way to keep your scissors from opening in your bag and damaging other items.<\/p>\n

Not a lot of ideas here, but you can take a look at a giant list<\/a> I maintain on my guild’s site. There are tons of ideas there, though no (or few) reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In January 2018, I updated the list of gift ideas I originally wrote in 2015. All the posts on the topic start with the same items, but I added and revised the post each time. Lately, I have made different items as gifts and I thought I would share some more with you. Most don’t … Continue reading “More Gift Ideas”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[477],"tags":[316,319],"class_list":["post-47754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-477","tag-gifts","tag-inspiration"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}