It always takes me awhile to think of gift ideas, so this year I started compiling a list early. And I think it is such a great list I wanted to share it with you. Hopefully this list will give you an idea for a perfect gift for someone, or be something you may want for Christmas and you can share with someone who might be trying to find a gift for you. This list might be something you want to buy and give, or buy for insights on making a gift.
Disclaimer: This is my list of suggested gift ideas. The companies, designers, or authors did not pay me (or bribe me) to include them in this list. I just truly think these are delightful items that would make a wonderful gift, or might be something you would want to have.
Book: "
Comfort and Joy 14 Quilts for Christmas", by Mary Hickey. This book would also help you make some delightful Christmas gifts too!
Book: "Cute as a Button Quilts", by Joni Pike, from C&T Publishing.
PaperPieces.com provides high quality paper piecing designs, books, DVDs and other items for those that love paper piecing. SewCalGal encourages everyone to try this English Paper piecing quilting method, as it is great fun and results in perfect piecing, and the projects are very portable, making it great for projects to take on trips.
Books: “
French Braid Quilts”, written by Jane Hardy Miller and Arlene Netten, or the book “
French Braid Obsession”, by Jane Hardy Miller. Both published by C&T Publishing.
ArtBin storage products: SuperSatchel Series, Tote Folio, pencil cases and other ArtBin storage products would be delightful gifts for any sewing, quilting or embroidery enthusiast!
Indygo Junction has many delightful designs and accessories. I think their
Building Blocks Bag pattern would make a great gift, and I also think making these bags and giving them as gifts would be absolutely wonderful. I know I'd love to receive this pattern or bag as a gift. But then they have many wonderful items that would make for a lovely Christmas gift, and/or help you make a lovely Christmas gift.
Books, tools, notions or gift certificates from
C&T Publishing.
For Machine Embroidery Enthusiasts, I think a gift of
Embird Software would be be delightful for those that want to learn to develop skills to create their own designs, combine designs, easily add text to designs, as well as reformat purchased designs. Embird is a versatile software package that I truly view as a must have for machine embroiderers.
Educational DVDs from
QuiltingArtsWorkshop.com. They offer a large selection of excellent educational DVDs.
Superior Threads provides a large selection of threads, pre-wound bobbins, and various items. I'd love to receive a set of
MasterPiece threads or a package of
Texture Magic for Christmas. And I believe a set of
Superior Metallic Threads would make a wonderful gift. And they have many more products that would make a wonderful gift, as well as help you make a wonderful gift to give to someone.
For Machine Embroidery enthusiasts,
embroidery designs or a gift certificate to
Kitty Kitty Designs.
Snapware storage products. I love their 2 layer and 3 layer square stackable totes for large projects, or storing fabric. They also have many other small and medium size stackable totes that are very versatile and quite durable.
AccuQuilt products (Studio, Go, dies, patterns, etc) or gift certificates would make a great product for an experienced and even a new quilter!
Sulky offers a variety of products for the sewing, quilting & embroidery enthusiast. They have a delightful selection of
threads,
stablizers,
books and many other items. All of which would make a delightful gift, as well as help you make a wonderful gift to give someone.
A portable
mustache trimmer, to help with reverse sewing/embroidery projects. Plus, this type of gift just creates fun. How many people can say their "girlfriend" gave them a mustache trimmer?
Wrights'
SideWinder Portable
Bobbin Winder.
Quilt In A Day has a large selection of fantastic books, patterns, fabrics, rulers, templates, or gift certificates. And they also hold wonderful classes, as well as offer great educational
DVDs. And you'll find more products at their sister store
ElenorBurns.com, include their delightful books "
Day & Night",
Victory Quilts, and other great books. And oh so many fun patterns, including her Signature Pattern:
Tossed Nine Patch.
Kay Mackenzie of
Quilt Puppy Publications and Designs offers many delightful patterns and books.
Baskets to Applique and Teapots 2 Applique would also be fun books to make a beautiful quilt with next Spring.
For Machine Embroidery enthusiasts, "blanks" from
All About Blanks make a great gift. And
All About Blanks has high quality products that make for perfect machine embroidery items.
Pearl P. Pereira Designs of
P3 Designs offers a large selection of patterns. I also recommend her Travel Mate I & II, Tool Case and Travel Case designs as being great gift ideas, as well as many of her other designs.
A class or gift certificate to
Quilt Campus
Lynette Jensen of
Thimbleberries has a great selection of fabrics, designs and books that would make delightful gifts. Her
book "Basic Beauties, Big & Small" book is absolutely delightful.
Elaine Waldschmitt, of
The Quilted Closet, has some wonderful patterns & books. I think her
book "appli-curves" would be a lovely gift, as well as her book "Embellishment Potpourri", along with many other of her books & patterns.
Olfa products make a delightful gift for a beginner or experienced quilter. Quilters never have too many new
rotary blades, and new
mats are also appreciated. But I also want to recommend this 17" rotating mat. It is lightweight and portable, perfect to take to workshops & sew-cials, as well as use at home. I know I'd love to receive
Olfa products for a Christmas gift!
Book: "Batik Beauties", by Laurie J. Shifon.
Gutermann Thread has a large selection of beautiful threads that would make a lovely Christmas gift, as well as help make beautiful items to giveaway.
Simplicity Bias Tape Maker
For the Machine Embroidery Enthusiasts, machine embroidery designs by
Vermillion Stitchery. They have a delight set of cross stitch
cat & puppy angel designs, a lovely collection of
butterfly designs, and many more designs that are all high quality designs.
Gloves In A Bottle has some wonderful moisterizers that help with the dryness for those working with fabric textiles.
Quilts With A Twist has many wonderful designs. I love the "
I Spy With A Twist" design and am wanting to try "Alaska Toss" next.
Tracey Brookshire has many wonderful designs that I think would make a wonderful Christmas Gift, as well as help you create projects that are wonderful gifts.
Madeira thread has delightful threads that a perfect for the quilting, sewing and embroidery enthusiast.
Book: "
Layer'em up" by Sharyn Craig
Metler Threads come in a variety of colors and would make a great Christmas gift for the quilting, sewing or embroidery enthusiast, as well as help to make lovely items to give away this Christmas.
book: "
Quilter's Travel Companion" is a perfect book for a quilter that travels, or is planning a trip.
book: "Appliqué Outside the lines with Piece O Cake Designs", by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins, published by C&T Publishing
Cloth Paper Scissors magazine subscription
Fabric, notions, or gift certificates from
IHAN
Blue River Moon Designs, by Susan Brubaker Knapp, offers a
variety of delightful designs. I love her
Tulip Bag design, but I believe any of Susan's designs would make a delightful gift!
A trip to a big quilt show: International Quilt Festival (IQF)
Long Beach, IQF
Chicago, IQF
Houston, etc. Wouldn't this be a fantastic Christmas gift?
YLI has delightful threads for the quilting, sewing or machine embroidery enthusiast.
And remember homemade gifts, gifts from the heart, are always loved.
