4. Best or worst gift you ever gave.
My Mom and sister taught me how to quilt when I was in college. Nothing fancy, I just picked out all the fabric, cut all the squares, sewed the squares together in a pattern and then added the batting and borders. I made blankets for all of my kids, some of my siblings, and got a good start on blankets for my nieces and nephews too!
The worst gift I gave someone was when I was about halfway finished with my pregnant sister’s baby blanket. I handed her a bag full of the fabric I was working on and then took the bag back home with me to complete before the baby was born.
That was six years ago.
I still have the bag.
Not only was it the worst gift I ever gave someone because it was incomplete…but it’s also the worst gift I ever gave someone because I took it back. Can you even consider it a gift at that point or was it just a neat idea?
Have you ever given a terrible gift?
Kimberly says
It’s the thought that counts. I can’t sew to save my life man. I’ve got two left hands and zero patience.
I regifted once and I church laughed the entire time they opened it. Because it’s kind of evil yet genius. Oh Christmas. Brings out the best in us when you procrastinate shopping and don’t know what to buy your Mother In Law who has a mullet and wears puffy applique characters on her sweaters and says “I don’t want anything for Christmas”…no? Well here’s a snowglobe someone bought us last year.
Mama Kat says
Regifting is the absolute best…especially if someone at the party recognizes it. So uncomfortable and wonderful.
Morgan says
Hey! You had good intentions! That should count for something.
I’ve given horrible presents on purpose for White Elephant parties. I always get horrible presents in return so I can laugh really hard about them.
Mama Kat says
If I could have a dollar for all of my good intentions, I would be a rich rich man.
Abby says
What, so your sister didn’t hold the baby in so you could complete the blanket before its birth? Her fault.
Mama Kat says
Right!? It’s like…STOP RUSHING ME!
Melissa McCarthy says
I am sure I’ve given some bad gifts. The homemade ornaments I made one year were kind of a disaster. On the flip side, I’ve received some interesting gifts. Many years ago, I used to work in an elementary school and one of the kids had an eyelash that grew much longer than the others. She plucked it out one day, stuck it in a ring box, and presented it to me as a gift in front of the whole class. I still have it.