Those quilters on your holiday shopping list are easy to please. Quilt calendars and quilt patterns are always well received. Other quilt related items also make suitable gifts.
Quilt Art Engagement Calendar
The Quilt Art 2009 Engagement Calendar by Klaudeen Hansen and Annette Baker was published by the American Quilter’s Society. With a spiral binding, this showcases 54 memorable, award winning quilts from competitions all around the country.
For each week, there is a lovely quilt, photographed in full color by Charles R. Lynch. The authors provide background on each quilter and details on how each exquisite quilt was made.
For this calendar, the authors selected original designs as well as contemporary interpretations of favorite quilt patterns. Among these are the LeMoyne star and the Barn Raising Log Cabin quilt along with lovely landscape and art quilts.
This handy engagement quilt calendar offers a week-at-a-glance page throughout the year with lots of space for recording appointments. In one lower corner is a small calendar for the entire month.
A page at the end shows the calendars for 2009 and 2010. There is also a blank page in the back for notes. Only 7½ by nine inches, it is small enough to fit into a tote or attaché.
Thimbleberries Calendar
From Landauer Books comes the Thimbleberries Calendar 2009. This isby award winning quilt designer Lynette Jensen, who has contributed so much to the world of quilting during the past two decades. All in all, this gorgeous quilt calendar offers a year’s worth of beauty and inspiration.
For each month, it presents one of Jensen’s signature quilts, which is beautifully displayed in an inspiring, seasonal setting indoors or out. The photos reveal the versatility of quilts. In this calendar, they’re used for everything from summer picnics and table runners to home decor.
The Thimbleberries calendar has plenty of space for recording notes, plans, and appointments. As a bonus feature, it also includes two quilt patterns with full size pattern pieces and complete, illustrated, step-by-step directions. Throughout the calendar, all holidays and special days are highlighted.
Quilting and Sewing Theme Gifts
For quilters, consider decorative home and garden gifts featuring quilting and sewing themes. A set of Grandma’s Relics Iron and Scissors wind chimes would be an ideal gift. The upper set of chimes is suspended from an old-fashioned iron. From the bottom hangs a pair of scissors.
For those who love jewelry, choose items with quilting themes. One line of jewelry is devoted entirely to quilting motifs. The Country Quilt pendant necklaces feature traditional quilt blocks. Among the designs are the nine patch with star, churn dash, square in the corner, and numerous flower baskets. The designs are hand painted on resin.
Quilt patterns are a perfect choice for quilter’s gifts. Use them as stocking stuffers and hostess gifts. Four Corners Designs has a delightful pattern called Rock Around the Block. Designed by Beth Little, this is especially suitable for fat quarters.
The pattern includes instructions for six sizes from miniature and wall quilts to king size. This adaptable design invites quilters to freely mix and match fabrics. The pattern provides a list of the materials and supplies that are needed. For each size, there are complete, step by step, illustrated directions with a cutting chart, block layout, and easy to follow instructions. Easy enough for beginners, this design is made from simple squares and rectangles. There are no seams to match. The instructions cover all of the basic sewing and quilting techniques.
For those who love to quilt, quilt-related items, such as patterns and calendars make ideal holiday gifts.
