20 Days to Go . . . WeAllSew’s Countdown to Christmas
Day 4 of WeAllSew’s Countdown to Christmas . . . only 20 days to go!
At WeAllSew we’re celebrating the “season of giving” by delivering small gifts to 24 of our loyal fans during the days leading up to Christmas, ending with a BERNINA backpack filled with goodies on December 25. Visit our blog each day to answer the holiday-related question. We’ll pick a name at random from each day’s comments.
Today’s Question
What was the first handmade gift you created?
Winner: Congratulations to furtigger!
Sweepstakes Rules: Open to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. One comment per fan. Comment must be submitted to the WeAllSew.com blog by this evening, December 5, 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Winner will be chosen randomly. Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to contact us at [email protected] to claim the prize; winner will be announced on WeAllSew about one week after contest ends.
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51 comments on “20 Days to Go . . . WeAllSew’s Countdown to Christmas”
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The first handmade gift I ever created was a construction paper gingerbread boy Christmas tree decoration that I made in kindergarten. It was a long time ago!
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Made an apron when I was in 4H as a 10-year-old for my sister. (The olden days!)
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Placemats
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A quilted wall hanging.
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When I was 10, during my first sewing lessons, I made my 17 year old brother red flannel pajama pants for Christmas. 25 years later, he still has them!
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I created log cabin tree ornaments, made from 3″ double-sided log cabin blocks. I used Christmas prints added a ribbon loop and gave them to all of my family. Thirty years later they are still proudly displayed on many family trees.
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well, probably something in Kindergarten! I can’t remember for sure!
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I think the first handmade gift I made was a fleece scarf and slippers, but it was a long time ago. I’ve made lots of handmade gifts since then!
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I made patchwork throw pillows one year. 🙂 That was my first handmade gift as an adult, though I did make small things to give away when I was a child — things like sachets.
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The first handmade gift I remember was in gradeschool. We glued yarn onto burlap covered carboad (our canvas) into a work of art. Mine turned into an owl on a tree limb with a full moon in the background. It started my mother collecting owls for years.
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hand loomed potholder
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It was an apron for my mom when I was 12
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a dress for my daughter
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That is imposible to remember, probably something made at Christmas time in kindergarten for a parent!
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Christmas ornament
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A stick animal out of acorns and toothpicks for my father. :0)
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I don’t know if it was the first gift I ever made but the one I remember making a rag doll for my little sister I’m guessing about 50 years ago!
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My first handmade gift was for my parents. It was a paper angel ornament with my picture for her face. I was in kindergarten. My family encouraged homemade gifts throughout the years. I remember making aprons, pillowcases, hankies. I learned to sew on a treadle machine starting at age 5. I haven’t stopped since!
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painted rocks
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My first hand made gift was baby blankets for 3 nephews back in 2002.
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Piglet, for a friend’s new baby 🙂
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I guess it would be an ornament ! Thanks for the chance to play : )
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Hand embroidered handkerchief
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in kindergarten, we made hand prints to give to mom for mothers day. 60 years later she still has it hanging on her wall.
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I made some drawer sachets, using lavender. And I trimmed them with ribbon and some buttons that had belonged to my grandmother.
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The first gift I made was doll clothes and a doll blanket
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Probably the baker’s clay magnet my mom still has on her refrigerator!
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Crocheted doily for my mother. Her mother had taught me to crochet as a girl, and sent me down the path of acquiring other skills…sewing, quilting, knitting and my favorite machine embroidery.
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It must have been something I made in high school. As I think of it, I think it could have been a hand quilted pillow.
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The first handmade gift I remember receiving was Jennifer–a knit doll with her own sleeping bag that I received when I was three. She was knitted by my Mother
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My first gift was pot holders.
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I created a patchwork pillow and gave it to my mom. I have it now and and contemplating repurposing it into another special gift.
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A Ripple Afghan, in shades of blue, some 35 years ago. It still rests on the foot of my sisters bed to this day.
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Perhaps not the first, but early ones – I made cross-stitched tablecloth and napkins from kits from Lee Wards years ago.
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Placemats were the first handmade gifts that I made. they were for an acquaintance who was homebound. I hope it made her meals more enjoyable. I learned about the best stabilizer to use and a different way to bind the edges.
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The first handmade gift I ever created was a western-style shirt for my husband, about 30 years ago!
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I made a mug rug.
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stuffed furry cat
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I see I am not the only one who gave painted rocks. Must have been the pet rock craze!
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Lace angel tree topper
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Besides the obligatory gifts made in school, I’d say the first gift I handmade that I can remember is the crocheted little dress I made for my baby sister. I was about 11 making her 5. My mother bought a slip and dyed it pink to go under my sister’s new Easter dress!
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HI, a little doll quilt!
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Huck tea towel with Swedish embroidery.
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I’ve been quilting since I was a child so I’m sure it was a quilt.
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The first gift I made was a robe for my husband. He still has it. Carolyn
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A raggedy Anne doll for a niece
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My first hand made gift was a baby quilt.
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Potholders with a loom!
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an art masterpiece made with macaroni and glue.
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quilted Christmas tree ornaments.
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My first gift was a Hand pieced and handquilted Grandmothers Fan quilt for my daughter.
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