Sunday Stitchers - December

December meeting means Christmas - lunch out - pressies, swap gifts, bonbons

But first, there were two Birthdays.

Helen - our friendly stirrer who challenged us a while back to be NOT BORING.

Here are her gifts:

• Drawstring bag - approx 12" x 14" (no pic)
• A treat - hand cream
• Something that starts with H - the plant whose name I can't remember!
• Something round - the small magnets
• Something touchy, feely - the heart-shaped sequin thing - it's actually a child's handbag!!!
• Something funny - squishy hamburger (a stress ball)
  
  

Noela was also due to get her birthday gifts but isn't able to come along at the moment.

Here are her gifts.

I was gifting to Noela and I tried to make it a bit ambiguous.

• Drawstring bag - approx 12" x 14" 
• A treat - could be Nuts, Nerds
• Something that starts with N - could be Novel, Navy yarn, Nuts, Nerds
• Something round - round button container
• Something touchy, feely - Navy yarn
• Something funny - could be the Funny novel, Nerds or even Nobby's Nuts!!!

Then it was into Christmas

We do a bonbon swap.  The bonbon has to contain:

• a fat quarter
• a button
• a treat
• a Christmas decoration
• a surprise

This is the one I gave - it went to Sue

This is what I received. - from Sandi

We decided to make reversible placemats for gifts to each other - one side Christmas and the other side for use at SS.

This is the one I made:

This is the one I received - from Marilyn

I love it - the building is a cafe with a Quilt shop above - perfect!...and the coaster is the outdoor table & chairs for the cafe - so clever - thanks heaps Marilyn.

Most of us also give a little present.  As usual, I made angels for everyone:

And I received this treasure trove of goodies. (well. . .not the cup & plate)

They are all lovely gifts - but of special note is my Needle Minder from Maria - she included a note to say Thank you for the bits & pieces I do for her group - Knitting 4 Brisbane's Needy.
(I just feel grateful that I am able to help in a small way.)

Wow!  it was a full-on day . . .in between all the fun - we went across the road for lunch, did Show & Tell and our UFOs, sorted a UFO number for next year...and a few other admin things....

Very happy campers closing out a difficult year - with smiles on our faces and dreams of finishing oodles of projects next year.