Hand made gifts

Murrmurr said:
I remembered my 2 youngest g-kids keep theirs stowed under the sofa-bed. This is Ariel's Dora one and Kirk's is characters from a video game called Sonic on one side and plain dark blue on the other. Bear in mind, these blankets are 5 or 6 years old. (held up well, tho)
Sorry I'm a crappy photographer

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I just realized I laid those out on the sheet-blanket I made for myself :LOL:
The other side has stripes of beige and multiple shades of blue.
 

Murrmurr said:
I remembered my 2 youngest g-kids keep theirs stowed under the sofa-bed. This is Ariel's Dora one and Kirk's is characters from a video game called Sonic on one side and plain dark blue on the other. Bear in mind, these blankets are 5 or 6 years old. (held up well, tho)
Sorry I'm a crappy photographer

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Thank you Murr they are really nice! I just love this idea.
I wonder how flannel sheets would work.
Ruth n Jersey said:
Sorry @RadishRose my brain malfunctioned.
@Murrmurr can't wait to give it a try. I bought a sewing machine a couple of years ago and any chance of making something simple besides table runners and towels gets the blood flowing.
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That's OK Ruth, no sorry needed!:)
 
Murrmurr said:
I remembered my 2 youngest g-kids keep theirs stowed under the sofa-bed. This is Ariel's Dora one and Kirk's is characters from a video game called Sonic on one side and plain dark blue on the other. Bear in mind, these blankets are 5 or 6 years old. (held up well, tho)
Sorry I'm a crappy photographer

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@Murrmurr
These blankets are brilliant! .. and, so are you!
 
Nothing out of the ordinary.
For a great many years were.....
Made around 40 different kind of dainties and sweet treats......fruit cake, not the dry kind, the super moist kind......carrot pudding with caramel sauce.....gave them out in Christmas tins, and said if they returned the tins, they would get filled again next year.....friends and neighbours got these treats.
Also did a spell of homemade quilts till everyone had one.
 
Way back when it was in style, I made needlepoint pillows and framed crewel embroidery for people who liked them. I made a blanket for my daughter when she was a baby -- extra large, so she could grow into it -- printed flannel on one side, Polartec on the other. I also made Polartec scarves for those who needed and wanted one. When I was married to my ex-husband, I made a 6" long stocking out of midnight blue quilted velvet, and embroidered the entire thing with all the constellations (he is an astronomy buff). It was easy to fill -- especially with Guinness Stout. For awhile, I also made hand-painted ceramics. When my sister and I were little, we hand-sewed stockings for our parents and our dog.

My best friend has five dogs (rough & smooth collies and cresteds) and I make her dogs (and mine) dog cookies for Christmas.
 
I used to make granny-square afghans for all the babies and then I got into the "no-sew" plush/fleece blankets. Two layers of fleece, one solid and one patterned. Put them back to back, cut 3" fringe all around and then tie the fringes together.

Those two layers of fleece make the blankets extra cozy and the babies loved playing with/chewing the fringe.
 
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