I can see why you are overwhelmed. What a job. They are all just lovely and so inpsiring. Put your feet up and relax a bit. Job well done. Santa is so proud of you.

I feel your pain.......I just finished sewing the last of 11 snuggies....well I still have to machine embroidery the lables..on 6 of them...but Monday I still had 6 to make..so I feel like I am closer to being finished....I should be at the machine.....I will post pictures when I finish the lables.
bopeep

Yes! It's just you!

No, it's not. But it's not me anymore either. I do my decorated Christmas cookies - this year DS brought his girlfriend over to decorate, but that's all I do anymore.

If I really want to make something quilty for someone, I give them a promissory note for it, LOL.

These cookies are from last year - but the son did at least half of them. If he wants to give them to friends, he has to participate, LOL.

Your gifts are quite lovely, good job.

There have been many years I've done this. Last year, I was finishing off my g'son's jeans rag quilt, just days before it was to be given. And I also wrapping up on my g'daughter's queen sized crazy quilt. But, those were exceptions and I hadn't pushed for Christmas gift making since I'd been a single mom and quite poor.

I had many people for whom to give..........and very little in the way of resources. I remember making my two nephews and BIL matching shirts, fancy ones with inset yolks. I found a beautiful antique stand for a song, and refinished it. Yes...........I remember those days well and I think it gave me a better appreciation for what we do have and the gifts had special meaning because they weren't just something grabbed on the way past with a pocket full of money.

I love hand made gifts, love to get them and love to give them. They have a way of being set back and saved even when they get old and shabby, because my heart can see their makers thinking of me.

Every year I have good intentions but I usually manage to flunk. I tend to make a gift list as the ideas come to mind and plan to work on the projects -- like start in the winter when it snows. Someitmes I do pretty well getting things made, BUT there is always one or two that has to be finished at the last minute, and I can kick myself in the butt, for letting it go so long. It is a relief when you can say it is done at last! I love to get home made gifts, don't you?

You definitely care a lot about the people on your Christmas list to go to this much work and you are congratulated on completing so many projects. I hope Santa is good to you in return.
Jeane

Great looking gifts! They will certainly be well received. Small things are all I can handle for Christmas gifts now.

Mary, Great looking cookies. I don't even do that anymore.

Sharon

Sharon, I was willing to give them a miss this year, also. But the look on the son's face, and his plea that his girlfriend really, REALLY, wanted to learn the technique had me baking again.

So this year I baked. I made the royal icing and colored it. They did the decorating, LOL. It was fun, with me telling Kris "work faster, it'll dry before you get the colors on".

I would love to make more quilty gifts at this time of year, but with life stuff going on I find it better to spread them out over the year.

Wow, you have been a busy bee. Those are great! The cookies look yummy, too. I bet you are worn out.

beverly

Okay I finished the 11 snuggies...and then made gift bags for them.
bopeep

All your gifts are lovely and very ambitious! Those cookies catch my eye every time I open this post.

I guess I'm the slacker this year because I haven't made any gifts. In years when I have handcrafted several things, I set a deadline of Nov 1st to give myself a break. Of course, I never make that deadline, but it encourages me to get things done before Thanksgiving. After that there's too much decorating, partying, shopping and cooking! Besides that, the sewing room gets stuffed with all the empty boxes of Holiday decorations and wrapping paper and so it's hard to even get to the machine.

Kudos to those of you who got so much done this year!

Kate

Wow. Your projects are impressive. No wonder you feel overwhelmed. Love that tomato quilt.

Ok, IÂm feeling better now - less overwhelmed that is. I put the tabs on the 3 flag wall hangings, and IÂm ¾ of the way hand sewing the binding on the bargello. The other bargello and tomato quilt are finished and ready for a bow. My total Âsnuggy blankets was 12. I put the hangers on the Ukrainian Egg Ornaments (I never completed the ostrich egg for my mother, but sheÂll forgive me, I think), and finished the earrings for the kids teachers and what not. So IÂm feeling a bit better  however, we had snow over the weekend and after 2 rounds of snow blowing and shoveling my back is wrecked I donÂt think IÂm going to be able to wrap all these gifts!!! Of course I think I'm sporting a lovely sinus infection to make the holiday complete.