Gifts

What happens when you have a round table and rectangular art?

Some of the art gets cut off.  However, I finally got my "Christmas" gifts finished just in time to give them as Easter gifts.  Several of these are for my no-name friends who are aware of my sewing machine malfunction.  Actually, it was MY malfunction, since I am so anal about cleaning my machine, I cleaned it too well right before Christmas.

When I sent the quiltlets out to my friends before Christmas, I asked them to complete the assembly.  I noted that some people who showed their gifts had tied the two ends together, but that was not what I had intended.    They were actually supposed to be knotted on both sides, through both holes, as shown.  Then, if there is excess, like this one I have for my foodie friend Sally, the excess should be cut off.  By not assembling them like above, I was able to mail them fairly flat and I didn't have to knot the two ends, which is quite hard on my arthritic fingers.  (As an aside, in case you didn't know, this is a rare form of arthritis I was born with)

Upon reflection, I decided to show how I cut off both ends of the knots I made.  Please forgive my arms showing in the photo, but I decided to take this very late at night.  If you look hard, you might even be able to see the camera.

Thanks for joining me today, because I just had to share these gifts I had nearly finished right before I left to rescue my friend from what now seems like a lifetime ago.