Not quite ultimate gift for a quilter?

[Iris Girl]

These are the 2 I made to take to class for my ladies to press on. One I just use to tote the iron back and forth and its great I put the hot iron in it and button it up and away it goes. The other is about 3 foot by 2 foot and perfect for anything we do in class.

[momtutor]

From one Quilter to another........Would we not love just about any type of gift that related to sewing or quilting? Be it a basket of notions, or a basket of FQ or charms and a magazine or cutter or template. Or a M*gift card. O a mug rug or two with mug and hot chocolate and cookies. Or if any of them are readers, a couple books about quilting groups..(there are lots out there to choose from).

Pray about it, read our ideas and trust that you have chosen the right gift for the recipient. If it relates to sewing or quilting I am sure they will love what ever you decide.

[Sandy Navas]

Someone spied and knows I finally found that ironing board cover for my craft table - the allusive one that took over a week to locate - and yes, there are some large pieces left. Ideas afloat.

This 'gift' will be placed under the tree and then we play that 'take-away' game (you know the one I mean?). You pick a gift, someone can take it away from you, it can be taken twice - once your gift is taken then you get to pick another - everyone goes home with something. The more a gift is 'taken' the more fun we have . . . I'm looking for F U N!!!

[Hulamoon]

Oh, you are talking about the White Elephant gift. That should be funny!

[Sandy Navas]

Oh, you are talking about the White Elephant gift. That should be funny!

Chinese Christmas, or Thieves Christmas, is a fun way to do a gift exchange at a holiday gathering. The idea is that each person brings a gift within a certain dollar range. A $20-$30 range works well for this type of exchange, but you can establish any amount that you and your guests would feel comfortable with. Each guest will select a wrapped (or already unwrapped) gift, which they risk losing to someone else! Everyone will go home with a gift, but the fun is watching who ends up with (and who steals) which presents.The Rules:
The person planning the Christmas party needs to establish a dollar amount and make sure that all of the guests are aware of it. Each guest will need to bring one wrapped gift to the holiday party.
To make things interesting, it is fun to add parameters in addition to the price range. For instance, the host or hostess may wish to eliminate certain easy gift ideas. A popular example is to say no gift cards, no food items and no wine. So the guests would need to be creative in their approach to gift shopping. Each guest would need to select a unisex gift item that falls within these rules and adheres to the price range. This requires a little bit of creativity, and will add to the fun of watching the gift opening at the party!
To play the Christmas party game, each guest will need to select a number out of a bag or a hat. The person who chooses number one will be able to select any of the unwrapped gifts, and then open in front of all of the guests. Number two then has a choice: they may either choose from the remaining unwrapped gifts, or they may choose to take number one's gift away from them! If number two takes number one's gift, then number one gets to choose from the unwrapped pile. Once number one and number two each have unwrapped their gifts, it becomes number three's turn.
Number three has the same choice that number two had: they may either take the unwrapped gift from number one or number two, or, they may choose from the remaining unwrapped pile of presents. This pattern continues until each player has an unwrapped gift.
Sometimes an additional rule is added: once a gift has been "stolen" four times, it becomes frozen. This can make the party game fun and complicated, especially because players tend to steal gifts just to keep things interesting. Adding the "frozen gift" rule will limit which players can steal which gifts from whom, keeping things lively and complicated. No matter how you tweak the rules to fit your own Christmas party, laughter and fun is guaranteed to ensue, and everyone gets to bring a present home from the party!

[quiltingtrish]

Hi Sandy!
I love the idea of the idea of the ironing mat and iron holder. I don't have either so that would be a great gift for me - haha!

I participated in our guild exchanges at Christmas and the one year I got a quilty mug that had a fabric cover on it with pockets. She filled it with all sorts of small quilty notions. (Everyone else wanted my gift.)
The next time I received a embroidered wall hanging. It is beautiful. (Everyone else wanted that gift too.)

I always try to think of something or make something I would want to receive as a gift. Since I don't know until a night or two before, if I will get there or not, if I can't go, I end up with my own gift! Hmmm, might have to make one of those iron pads. Our guild meeting is in the next town through the woods so if it snows, I don't make it. I have a friend who would pick me up, but I don't even sit in the passenger seat if it snows.

We play that game too, with one difference. The gifts are not unwrapped! They can be taken twice - all the other rules are the same, but what surprises when they all get opened at the end!

Made a few of those ironing tables but DH had to do the stapleing for me. The wood was really hard and I don't have the strength in my arms to do that part. There is a picture of it in my Flickr album, row 8, 2nd one in.

Hugs,

[kensington]

Oh, you are talking about the White Elephant gift. That should be funny!

It's actually called the Chinese gift exchange. The White Elephant is the one where you pick something new or used from your own house that you don't need to give away. That is the one my MIL and SIL did every year. I refused to play that one with them.

[MayinJerset]

I had been wracking my brain and looking in vain for a $10 gift for my small quilt/book group's Christmas gift Exchange. Decided on making a fabric box and putting a gift card from a new LQS in the area. Sandy that might be a quick and good solution to your problem. May

[Annav]

Something that we over well at our guild one year was a quilting handy guide with things like standard measurements, standard stitches, how to bind, or finish .... not necessarily a how-to guide so much as a reference guide with illustrations. You can pick one up at BAM, Barnes and Noble, or Amazon. But I also like notions, and you can get creative with $25. Maybe a small fabric bag and fill it with threads, some small rulers, maybe a few fat quarters ......

[Blondie]

It's actually called the Chinese gift exchange. The White Elephant is the one where you pick something new or used from your own house that you don't need to give away. That is the one my MIL and SIL did every year. I refused to play that one with them.

hahaha, sounds as if you know their gifty ways far too well. lol.