One of my oldest friends was married over the weekend. He's a traditional guy who married a gorgeous traditional girl in a lovely traditional ceremony. I never know what to get my friends who go that route. The folks who get married underwater, or have a crazy hat theme, or wear wings as they walk down they aisle: those folks I can readily conceive of gifts for. Those more traditional folks, well, I worry about whatever blanket I make not matching their decor, or my strange gift being more perplexing than meaningful. And you want folks to like your contribution to their new life together, you know?
My solution to this conundrum was, in this case, these:
Hand embroidered his and her pillowcases with lovebirds and some foliage.
She's got a rose, he's got a leaf.
I'm hoping they're gender neutral enough. I figured that a white set of pillowcases would match just about any other set of sheets, as long as the embroidery colors weren't too over the top.
On another note, I'm still looking for feedback regarding why you love small things. I'm about to send the article off, but any last minute thoughts would be welcome.
Also, I am still looking for a test knitter for the Beatrice Hat. <3
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I love the embroidered pillow cases. They are a lovely touch.
I understand wanting to give something special, something memorable but useful or fun. The wedding registry takes a lot of joy out of gift giving. I don't expect that people really remember who gave half of the gifts from the registry, but they might remember if they have a little bit of a special touch.
I would happily test knit the hat pattern. It looks nicely sophisticated.
I abosolutly love handmade gifts. They are by far my favorite (and you did a beautiful job). I love the time and love that is put into the handmade gifts I receive. I get so tired of the 1 of a millon items that you can get from X-Mart. I love the one of a kind gifts and I do remember who made/gave that to me. I also love to give handmade gifts.
Hey, Seanna -
That sounds great, if you're still interested in test knitting the hat. I don't know how to contact you directly. If you're still interested, feel free to contact me at hadleygetscrafty AT gmail DOT com. We can negotiate conditions!
Jena -
Thanks for the comliment! I, too, think giving and recieving handmade gifts is the bees' knees! I don't know how you find time to make stuff with those munchkins running around!
Those pillowcases are too precious! I feel like going out and marrying someone at random just so you can make a set for me.
Jada, you're so super funny! I'll totally make you some, even if you don't marry someone random, although you do get extra points for that!
i almost used the same sublime stitching pattern for a wedding card. i love the idea of putting them on pillowcases, though!
Ms. Goldendove -
I'm so glad you reminded me of the image's origin! I just had the sheet with a jumble of other transfer pattern sheets, and had quite forgotten from whence it came! I'll have to edit the post to give credit where due.
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