Hobbies And Interests
Best Basket
Stock a gift basket with sewing-themed items. Ideas include pattern books, various colors and types of yarn or thread, pretty pincushions, needles, gift cards to fabric stores, needle cases and a book about the history of the particular kind of sewing that she̵7;s into: knitting, cross stitching, quilting, embroidering, crocheting or clothes-making. Take a pretty basket, place shredded basket filler in the bottom, add gifts, enclose the basket in clear cellophane paper and tie closed with ribbon.
Edible Idea
Give her the gift of food̵2;food that has a sewing theme. Bake up a batch of cupcakes and pipe onto each one a word or phrase such as ̶0;needlework,̶1; ̶0;i love sewing,̶1; ̶0;knitting 101,̶1; and ̶0;thread count.̶1; Another idea is to throw a dinner party in her honor and make the food reflect the theme. One menu option is backstitch beef kabobs, appliqué asparagus, pintuck pasta and fabric fruit tarts, with muslin martinis to drink.
Perfect Pillow
Make her a decorative pillow. Look for fabric that has a sewing-themed print. Browse the selection in fabric stores, or find a site on line where you can create custom fabric. Once you have your fabric, cut two squares to one inch larger than whatever size you would like the pillow to be. With the outsides of the fabric facing inward, sew the squares together on three sides, one half inch in from the edges. Next, turn the pillow right side out and stuff it; you can use cotton balls or pillow stuffing. Lastly, sew the fourth side closed.
Apt Apparel
Have a sewing t-shirt made just for your girlfriend. Numerous websites let you either design your own or shop their considerable store of designs geared toward certain pastimes and hobbies. Find one such as a needle-and-thread motif or a repeating pattern of yarn bundles, or create one that says, ̶0;Knitter for life ̶0;I quilt; therefore I am.̶1; This will be a one-of-a-kind gift that will remind her of you each time she wears it.