Not Quite Betty Crocker

“Hey!  I have an idea!  I’ll make everyone’s gifts this year!”

“It’ll save us money, be really neat-o and sentimental, and it’ll give me something to do!” {Hours and hours of things to do.}

“The dogs will help.” {Um, yea, almost killed them.}

“And then I’ll learn how to be creative with fabric!” {I patched the holes.}

{Both of them.}

“I’ll make a warm one for my dad because he’s always cold like me.” {Fleece backing}

“And a pretty pink one for my stepsister…”

“… and a similar one – but tweened out with hot pink polka dots – for my niece.”

“One for my sister, and hey, maybe I’ll accidentally go crazy and do the quilting in a PITA starburst pattern.”

“And I’ll make one for my mom, but I’ll do that last because she sews and maybe by then I’ll be able to sew a straight line!” {Nope.}

“What the heck, I’ll even make a scarf and Christmas throw for the $10 limit gift exchange!  I have plenty of time!” {Shoot me.}

{I haven’t even started on the gifts for my husband, best friend, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, or brother yet.}

{Maybe I should have spent the time learning about aperture and exposure so every picture in this series wouldn’t be wonky.}