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MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON
MERRY WITH ADVICE FROM
READERS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR
GIFTS YOU CAN MAKE.
OF OUR
FANS SEW
ALL YEAR
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
46
%
I USUALLY TAKE
MY MACHINE
IN TO BE
CLEANED OVER
THE HOLIDAYS
SO I CAN HAVE
GUILT-FREE
FAMILY TIME.
—Paula EideI do a lot of hand stitching when family
is here. It’s amazing how much you can
accomplish while chatting. To make it
possible, I have my pieces cut and prepped
and the mess cleaned up before they arrive.
—Pippin WilliamsLate at night, when the kids are in bed, I sew
with the tree lit and Christmas music or movies
playing in the background. It’s lovely.
—Erin DresslerI SEW A LITTLE
EACH NIGHT—
WITH A HALLMARK
CHRISTMAS MOVIE
ON, OF COURSE!
—Joanie McHugh SchwarzbeckI get up earlier
in the morning andof coffee.I carve out time every day by scheduling it
in my planner. To be sure I can sew daily,
even if it’s only 10 minutes or so, each
night I cut out and pin together pieces—
stacking them by my machine—and wind
bobbins and change out thread colors.
—Judy A. StoneHallmark Channel is
releasing 40 new holiday
movies this year.
See them starting
October 25.ʼTIS THE
HOW DO YOU
FIND TIME TO
SEW DURING
THE HOLIDAYS?
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