Even if you hit all of the Black-Friday deals, there is bound to be more "packages" you want under the tree for the young ones on your gift list. I learned ... after breaking the bank... that it's the special homemade gifts that get remembered from year to year. This list gives you all kinds of options to sew your own gifts for the special little ones on your list... even the not so little teens!

• Free Sewing Patterns for Baby, Children And Teen Gifts

To all my fellow sewers and their families, a very Happy Thanksgiving from my home to yours! The wonderful community of people on the Internet who sew are just one of the many things I am remembering to be thankful for today!

As much as I would like to be online around the clock, every day of the week, it's just not possible.... so when I miss a day or two of email and find an email from someone desperate for an answer to a sewing problem, I feel terrible that I wasn't there to help. Sometimes they may have solved their own problem just by walking away and taking a deep breath but other times, you just need help because you don't even know what search term might get you the answer you need. Even when I'm not online, there are others who sew that are more than willing to help solve problems and share their knowledge... or passion. Follow these threads on our About Sewing Forum, and you see what I mean.... I know I fit right in there with machine collectors.

• Machine collector

• Doll Nighty Pattern?
• Military Necktie Pattern?
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Chances are if you sew, you have a stash of fabric that was just plain irresistible at the store... and many pieces you wonder why you bought. Have you considered hanging that fabric on your wall instead of spending money on framed art work? Be sure to take a look at Inexpensive Textile Art for any easy and inexpensive way to bring a room together with fabric you probably have on hand.