Okay, done with my shopping for secret pal. I never really thought about how hard it would be to find something with one of the animals that she collects but I looked at every store in my town and nothing. So, then I spotted some plain potholders and now I guess I'm gonna be taking a crash course in embroidery in order to have this animal on the potholders, I wonder if appliques will hold up on them. Maybe one with applique and one embroidered. I dont know, maybe I should send them plain since she has an embroidery machine. What do you guys think. I'm lost. Anyway, after picking up all the little small odds and ends I'm now down to the sewing of all the little goodies I have planned. Next clue, my pal has only been a member of the board for about 2 months now.