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Creative Play Bilingual Homeschool
Jan. 22, 2009
Freecycle Christmas
My husband's job started cutting back on hours the beginning of November. He was warned in October, and I told my daughter not to expect anything under the tree this year. Well, as least not from us. I knew Grandma would send something  . Early this summer, I picked up a simple sewing book that contained a patchwork bedspread in it. I remember thinking, one day.... well this Christmas was the day. I had extra fabric of my own, and stuff I'd picked up here and there through Freecycle. I put out a Wanted post looking for buttons, and got those.
Between working days (from home) on the telephones, tutoring students in the afternoons and evenings, and doing homework till 10pm, I worked in sewing a bedspread. A good friend of mine did help me out by taking her for a few hours one Saturday, and my dear husband would take her on a couple of river walking trips, so that helped.
Looked how it turned out, I'm so proud of me! It's my first major sewing project:
I had also picked up some jeans that were in really good condition through Freecycle this past summer. While on the Sonlight boards, someone posted a link to sew aprons. Listed was how to make an apron using a jean pant leg. Guess what else my daughter got for Christmas?
Unbeknown by me, she had found the bag of buttons, took the lace poncho my grandmother had given me (out of my closet, how did I not know?), and made her own present for me:
It was a really cool Christmas  !
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tammy
Feb. 8, 2009 - You are so creative!
I'm so impressed! I love your quilt! I don't know how you found the time to make such a beautiful treasure. How special that will always be?! I'd love the link about the aprons. My mom would love to make that for us maybe.
melissa