Wednesday 28 December 2011

Probably the Best Christmas Gifts EVER!

Good evening! I hope you're all enjoying a happy and relaxing holiday so far. I certainly am - when I haven't been stuffing my face or making Lego spaceships, I've been playing with my wonderful new sewing-related Christmas gifts.  Here's what I was lucky enough to receive:

This was from my son - bought with his own money - what an angel!

My husband stunned me into speechlessness with the thoughtfulness of his gifts:

First up, a leather zip pouch with a vintage pattern printed on the front
Front view....
...and here's the back

Some vintage buttons he managed to track down, in all my favourite colours

Fine dressmaking shears, to make up for the ones he completely blunted a few weeks ago.  We'll say no more on the subject...

OK, the next one isn't sewing related, but I like his thinking.  He thought I might like the dress that the poor bludgeoned victim is wearing on the front cover of this 1954 Agatha Christie classic.  And he was right, I DO like her dress. And her lippie. I also happen to love crime fiction too, so this will make perfect Christmas holiday reading.

Even my mother-in-law was on top present-buying form.  She said she saw this book in the V & A gift shop and thought of me.  The ultimate compliment.

I'm extremely lucky to have such a thoughtful and generous family.  I LOVE my gifts!  How about you?  Did anybody else receive awesome sewing gifts for Christmas? x

28 comments:

  1. What a fabulous haul! I especially love the pouch - it really had me fooled into thinking it was a real pattern!

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  2. Woah! Please can you make a carbon copy of your husband and send him to Walthamstow toot sweet? They ARE the best presents ever. I particularly love the scissors and the crime fiction novel. Where did he track down that purse?

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  3. NB I want to know how hubbie blunted the scissors...

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  4. How sweet!

    I adore the zip pouch and sewing tin.

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  5. You need to do what I did--I keep my shears in a special box, and I've threatened the entire household, from the three year old to all the adults, with death, dismemberment, and unspecified torture if they should *ever* use my shears! Almost killed my brother when he wanted to use them as a screwdriver!

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  6. Hehe you've already seen my lovely sewing gifts :) You have been lucky with yours too, what a thoughtful husband you have :)

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  7. Bratling - I'm going to do exactly that and keep them in a special 'pain of death' box.
    Karen - he was actually trying to be helpful and offered to sharpen them for me on his sharpening stone (whatever that is). Apparently he had them at the wrong angle.... They went completely blunt, couldn't even cut thread. I'll say no more! x

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  8. Wow Jane, your gifts are going to take some beating this year! They are all just perfect and I love the unusual zip pouch...very clever stuff. Gosh, I love Christmas ;o)

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  9. Pattern bag = amazing!!! What a clever idea. Do you know if he bought that locally or online? Love it! And how sweet of your son to give you that tin :)

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  10. awesome gifts, Jane. Very cool pattern bag! Love, love it.

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  11. What brilliant pressies!! Nice recovery for husband re the scissors! I love the pouch, and I want the dress on the front of the V&A book. :)

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  12. Aw, what thoughtful gifts! Love the pattern pouch and the buttons particularly.

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  13. Would your wonderful husband consent to give us the name of the place where is sourced this wonderful pattern printed pouch please?

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  14. Carmencita, apparently he bought it from a local gift shop. BUT, I've been doing some detective work and you can buy them online here: http://www.temptationgifts.com/acatalog/info_NEMUP.html?ref=1!NEMUP~false~578~1149~1165
    The company who make them are Disaster Designs and it's the Needle and Thread Make-up Bag. Hope this helps. x

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  15. That leather pouch is BRILLIANT! I love it!

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  16. I agree, that pouch is FAB!
    Can't complain here, Hubby bought me a walking foot for my machine, a load of needles and bits and bobs. Between BIL and MIL they bought me the Colette Book (YAY!), Lisa Lam's Bagmaking Bible and PR's 1000 tips for better sewing :)

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  17. That pouch is a winner and what a lovely bunch of pressies! The box bought by your son is also so special - both you and he will get such pleasure every time you use it!

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  18. Well done! I didn't get sewing stuff per se, but definitely making stuff... including a book about how to grow a balcony garden & a yoghurt making set-up. Awesome!

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  19. Thank you Jane! Happy new Sewing Year!

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  20. Oh lovely gifts, your hubby did do well! I'm itching to get back to sewing, my studio has been invaded by little boys and ill men but I'm planning to kick them out come next week ;)

    The Lego comment made me laugh, I have spent many hours putting Lego Hero and Playmobil together this year. Beth/the linen catxx

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  21. wow what wonderful gifts, and such a lovely son!

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  22. What wonderful and thoughtful gifts! I did receive sewing gifts. My mum bought me Famous Frocks and it's fantastic!

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  23. Ah lovely gifts. I have seen that pouch somewhere before, it's lovely. Top marks to your husband for surprising you with it!

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  24. Oh Jane, that is an awesome haul! I LOVE the pouch, and I love the Agatha Christie inspiration, as well as everything else. You lucky lady! x

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  25. You sure do have a cool husband to buy you such smack on gifts for a sewist! Happy new year!

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  26. Such lovely prezzies! Well done them - and lucky you! x

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  27. What thoughtful & well chosen pressies!!! I was super excited to be given not only the Colette Sewing book but also the Liberty Home Sewing book .... couldn't stop looking through them!

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