Author Archives: Karen Dennison

The second group of people who receive gifts that I have not made myself is that group who don’t want or don’t appreciate home made items. There are many who compare a home made quilt to a quilt purchased at … Continue reading →

Some people fit into the “buy something at the store” list.  Most of these are our parents and offspring. My kids and grandkids have given us wish lists.  There is rarely sewn by grandma item on any of those lists. … Continue reading →

After determining who is actually on my Christmas gift list and who is off, I need to figure out who receives “store bought” presents.  Very few recipients fall into this category. Because my Christmas gift list is so large, there … Continue reading →

Changes in life circumstances often have ramifications that go beyond the obvious My husband had a job change this year. That will result in huge changes to my Christmas gift list. People for whom I have been making gifts for … Continue reading →

This year has been one of many changes in the people in our lives. There have been births and deaths.  Such is the nature of life, its true.  But, when evaluating Christmas sewing, the emotions all come back. I put … Continue reading →

When my Christmas gift list doesn’t change from one year to the next, I have one less step to go through in my overall evaluation process. I keep a pretty thorough list from year to year.  Because there are so … Continue reading →

Looking at the list of Christmas gift recipients, I determine, in general categories, who I will include and who I will let go. I usually err on the side of inclusion. Because I make most of the gifts I give … Continue reading →

After having my notebook all set up and ready for use, the next step in my preparations for Christmas sewing is determining who exactly is on my gift list. Has my list from last year changed?  That is the big … Continue reading →

It was suggested that everyone would benefit from an after Christmas debriefing.   I have included a debriefing page.  This is your opportunity to evaluate what is working and what is not.  Taking control of the Christmas experience and eliminating those … Continue reading →

I included a section for Christmas cards in my Christmas Notebook.  The part of it that I use the most is the addresses.  In fact, this has become my go to resource for addresses all year round. Christmas card lists … Continue reading →