If you are like me, you’ll agree the best gifts are homemade. I love when my sister (who is a baker) creates something special each Christmas. I know the pie or cake is for everyone, but I always feel like she made it just for me. I routinely give homemade gifts, sometimes it is quilted, sewn, or cross stitched. I feel like I am giving a piece of myself with each gift.

Want to learn how to make gifts for the holidays? I’ll teach a class at Burritt on the Mountain (Huntsville) on November 14th from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm. You can read more about it here: https://burrittonthemountain.com/event/quilting-holiday-stocking/. Samples of what you’ll make are in this picture. We’ll use fabric strips, batting, and embellishments. You can create your stocking in any direction. I used diagonally up and down in these samples, but you can also go straight across or up and down. The pink, flowered one has additional quilting lines, while the green and red stocking is left plain. Most of the supplies are included with the fee, so that you can show up with a sewing machine (or share one) and start working. When you leave, you’ll have a finished project. But the best part is when you are home, you can make more because you will have the skills. You can add a monogram, all kinds of embellishments, and fabrics.

I hope you find projects to start for the holidays. There’s nothing like looking back on homemade gifts and remembering how much love was sewn into each one.

Beth