{"id":427,"date":"2008-07-09T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=427"},"modified":"2008-07-07T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2008-07-07T23:08:05","slug":"christmas-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/christmas-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about making some or all of your Christmas gifts this year? Better get started now &#8211; Christmas is coming! For inspiration, look through the series of &#8220;last-minute&#8221; books by Joelle Hoverson and  Cynthia Treen which are filled with simple yet stylish projects. (Of course, take the &#8220;last-minute&#8221; definitions with a grain of salt &#8211; what might be last minute to some may not be last minute to you!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/last-minute-knitted-gifts.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"107\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-430 alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"last-minute-knitted-gifts\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/last-minute-knitted-gifts.jpg?resize=107%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm54930137&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Last-Minute Knitted Gifts<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>by Joelle Hoverson. This knitting book has become a big favorite lately and includes the wildly popular &#8220;Hourglass Sweater&#8221; and &#8220;Chevron Scarf&#8221; patterns. You&#8217;ll also find designs for, among other things,  a charming knitted bag (seen on the cover), fingerless mitts, and a baby bonnet.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/last-minute-patchwork-gifts.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"107\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-431 alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"last-minute-patchwork-gifts\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/last-minute-patchwork-gifts.jpg?resize=107%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm77011644&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">Last-Minute Quilted and Patchwork Gifts<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Joelle Hoverson. Like the previous book, this one is broken down by the time it would take to make each project &#8211; 2-4 hours, 4-8 hours, etc. Gift ideas include quilted coasters, an heirloom quality log cabin quilt, pillowcases, tablecloths and a stuffed elephant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/last-minute-fabric-gifts.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-432 alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"last-minute-fabric-gifts\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/last-minute-fabric-gifts.jpg?resize=108%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm63116863&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">Last-Minute Fabric Gifts<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Cynthia Treen. Here you&#8217;ll find patterns for a baby quilt, a zippered change purse, bags, hats and adorable felted rabbit toys. Projects in all three of these books are simple but modern and easy enough for a beginning crafts person. You&#8217;re sure to find something for everyone on your gift list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about making some or all of your Christmas gifts this year? Better get started now &#8211; Christmas is coming! For inspiration, look through the series of &#8220;last-minute&#8221; books by Joelle Hoverson and Cynthia Treen which are filled with simple yet stylish projects. (Of course, take the &#8220;last-minute&#8221; definitions with<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/christmas-in-july\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-6T","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}