{"id":62178,"date":"2024-04-05T06:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=62178"},"modified":"2024-07-13T21:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T04:00:33","slug":"2024-revisiting-gifts-for-gerre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/2024-revisiting-gifts-for-gerre\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Revisiting Gifts for Gerre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I find it useful to keep track of all the gifts I make for my friends &#8211; and my Mom. It is really fun to see them all together. It is also useful to know what I have made, so I get an idea of what new patterns I can use going forward.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-62178 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/epp-travel-pouch\/wp-1519097908864-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/wp-1519097908864.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gerre&#039;s EPP Travel Pouch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39582\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39582'>\n\t\t\t\tGerre&#8217;s EPP Travel Pouch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/journal-cover-gift\/wp-1550939440442841335882612817289-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wp-1550939440442841335882612817289-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gerre&#039;s Journal Cover\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-45210\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-45210'>\n\t\t\t\tGerre&#8217;s Journal Cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/pillowcases-gift\/wp-15506270580193899469373128263191-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wp-15506270580193899469373128263191-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gerre&#039;s Pillowcases - February 2019\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-45194\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-45194'>\n\t\t\t\tGerre&#8217;s Pillowcases &#8211; 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front\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/gerres-scissor-cozy\/20220108_171518_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220108_171518_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Scissor Cozy for Gerre\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-54908\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-54908'>\n\t\t\t\tScissor Cozy for Gerre\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/gift-post-10-2023-project-bag\/20220923_123540_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220923_123540_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gerre&#039;s Project Bag\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-57363\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-57363'>\n\t\t\t\tGerre&#8217;s Project Bag\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/20231113_131645_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231113_131645_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gerre&#039;s Project Bag #2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-60848\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-60848'>\n\t\t\t\tGerre&#8217;s Project Bag #2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/20231111_131723_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231111_131723_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gerre&#039;s project bag #1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-60810\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-60810'>\n\t\t\t\tGerre&#8217;s project bag #1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/sugar-skull-drawstring-bag\/20240221_171757_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240221_171757_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lined Drawstring Bag for Gerre\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-61905\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-61905'>\n\t\t\t\tLined Drawstring Bag for Gerre\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I can see that I could make an I Spy pouch for her for sure. Perhaps I should make those this year for all the bags. Still, I do enjoy trying new patterns and I have several to try, so we will see. I like to make useful bags and the I Spy pouches are very useful.<\/p>\n<p>It is also fun to see the Mega Pinnie. I had forgotten about that. It might be time to make another. I have a whole bag of poly stuffing and no project in sight for that.<\/p>\n<p>It is pretty amazing that I have made 15 gifts for her. It started out as a way to make her smile and has become a tradition, at least for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I find it useful to keep track of all the gifts I make for my friends &#8211; and my Mom. It is really fun to see them all together. It is also useful to know what I have made, so I get an idea of what new patterns I can use going forward. 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