Monday, January 19, 2015

Going away gifts... Part 1

We moved recently... Matt took a job transfer back to California. So we left my parents and a lot of very, very close friends back in Jacksonville. Lots of ugly tears were cried. We are beyond excited to move back to the west coast and for opportunities we have here, but we are equally or more sad to leave this bunch of people that we love so much. 
One of our friends demanded a going away gift. No gift=no leaving. LOL. She took the news especially hard..... So, since she is a die hard Hello Kitty lover, and she and her husband are both Gators, I thought it appropriate to mix the two and appliqué this graphic that I found online onto a quilt. 


The back is a super soft double sided minky (not that that matters since it sandwiched) but it does make it super fluffy. Its almost a twin size. 


It took me a bit to find a photo of Thaoly that she or her husband wouldn't kill me for posting. She is well known for posting/taking possibly embarrassing, but aways awesomely funny photos. She also taught Bella how to pout and eat Oreos at inappropriate times; scheduled girls shopping trips when she hates to actually shop for clothing, and filled Bella's vocabulary with things like 'California sucks'.  lol. They were one of the first people we had to our house after we moved to Jacksonville 9 years ago and are super amazing people. 


We miss them so much! Hopefully we will get them to come out and visit soon...

I have a couple more going away gifts I will try to get them up soon- do you all make things for people when you leave? 




6 comments:

  1. I've never heard of making going away gifts when you are the one leaving... But I understand not wanting to leave good friends. The quilt you made is great and will be an awesome way for them to remember you! :) You are so generous, it totally makes sense that you would make gifts for the people you are leaving behind!

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    1. It probably is weird to do. But I do tend to do things backwards.

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  2. It turned out super cute. How special that gift it.

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  3. That was so sweet and the quilt is adorable.

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  4. Not weird at all! I gave my BFF in Germany a peg people set of her family when I left. I don't always do it--I have to see something or be inspired to do it. This is so cute and I know they will love having it!

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  5. Not weird at all! I gave my BFF in Germany a peg people set of her family when I left. I don't always do it--I have to see something or be inspired to do it. This is so cute and I know they will love having it!

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