Originally Posted by IBQLTN

Are you kidding? I'm still working on last year's choir gifts! Technically, I told them last year I'm giving Epiphany gifts from now on. Well, today is Epiphany and I delivered some presents early to 4 members on Sunday night. But I have 5-6 more to deliver on Sunday morning.

I've realized something about myself. I sew slowly and meticulously. It took me almost a whole day to fussy cut, front and back, the towel toppers, centering the image on the front then cutting another one upside down so that when it wrapped around the stove handle it would be right side up.


Then I cut interfacing for both sides, ironed that on and made the tops. Then I box pleated the towels instead of just running a gathering stitch, basted the pleats and finally inserted that into the tops and stitched into place. I do have 5 more tops cut out and ready to sew with interfacing already ironed on but, really, does it take anyone else this long to make things???

Oh, and don't laugh please, I made my first yo-yo last night! See, I'm not a 'hand' person ... that's the 'H' word in my book. And I have arthritis in my hands and have had my thumb fused so it doesn't bend.

Anyone have any good tricks for 'gripping' a hand needle so I don't keep dropping the darned thing? I have to place it back into my hand with my other hand which is a pain in the neck! because the thumb is not fused at an angle that allows me to pick up small things like a time, a pin, a needle!

However, I am pain free in the thumb since they fused the joint!

Peggy