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Hi All,

I have been lurking for a little while and wanted to say hello and post a couple of things I just finished working on. Here are pictures of the Mother's Day presents I made for my Mom:

A drawstring basket:

(I was inspired by the one at this site.)

And a necklace:


The drawstring basket is about the 5th or 6th thing I have actually sewn in the last 12 years or so, having just started trying to learn to sew again several weeks ago. All in all it wasn't a complete disaster, though there was a lot of ripping out seams as I was figuring out how to do it without a pattern!

The necklace is made to go with a tunic that my Mom is currently quilting for herself. It's reds and blacks and I think the necklace will work out well with it.

I gave them to her today (we celebrated early) and she liked the basket a lot more than I thought she would! It's always a good thing to make your mom happy :).

I want to do more covered baskets, but variations other than the drawstring thing. Anyone know of any good examples out there they can recommend?