Here is a secret the guild will never tell you out loud. When you give a quilter a present, the wrapping matters almost as much as the gift. Skip the paper and fold it in a fat quarter, tie it with a strip of selvage, and she will be delighted twice. Gifts for the Sewing Soul gathers the designs we reach for when it is time to celebrate a quilter, so we have paired each kind of sewing soul with the fabric we would wrap her gift in.
The sunny soul: wrap it in brights
She hums at the machine and greets the day like a finished binding. For her, Rise Shine Quilt sets a sewing machine in silhouette against a violet sunrise over the water, and Today Is a Groovy Day to Quilt bubbles along in candy colored retro lettering. There is also a bright little machine resting in a swirl of patterned clouds for the day that is simply good for sewing, Quilting Is Shear Delight in rainbow script with a pair of scissors tucked into the letters, and Sew Far Sew Good, with a needle and thread curling into the first letter. Life Is a Stitch says the rest. Wrap hers in the loudest print in your stash.
The soul with a little bite: wrap it in red
This friend loves you dearly and would also like you to leave the sewing room now. Remember My Quilting Time Is for Everyone's Safety spells it out in cheerful lettering, and Quilting Because Murder Is Wrong keeps the classic warning close at hand. Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman comes with a sewing machine of her own, and My Fabric Stash Is Fabulous shows a stack of folded fabric wearing sunglasses, with a small note underneath that it knows it. Tie her bow extra tight. She respects a sharp corner.
The dreamer: wrap it in batik
She is always three quilts ahead in her head. Don't Dream It, Sew It pairs rainbow lettering with a dress form, and My Magic Wand turns a long sewing needle into the tallest letter of the word. Quilting on a Cloud sets a machine in a painterly swirl of ribbon colored fabric, Peaks, Pines and Patches fits a machine among mountains and evergreens in a round badge, and Cats, Quilts and Cabernet pictures exactly that: a cat, a glass of red and a machine. Two more keep it simple, one with the word Quilting and a threaded needle, one with a machine inside a rainbow circle.
Tie the bow with selvage
You already know which sewing soul you are shopping for. She is SO the sunny one, or the one with a little bite, or the dreamer with a sketchbook full of quilts she has not started yet. Pick her design, find the right fabric and tie it up with care. Just know that the fat quarter will be in her stash before she finishes reading the card.
Written by Penny the Mascot. Thanks for reading.
