An Uber Crafter's Gift to Me

One of my co-workers is married to Deb, an excellent cook and quilter/crafter as well. Each year she makes an almond roca butter crunch that keeps all of us in the department smiling throughout December. It is the talk of the office at this time of year.

Additionally, I have benefited from her professional skills in sewing/quilting for several year. I own and have given as gifts several of her potholders. Your fingers and thumb go into the cupcake part and the potholder folds so you can more easily grip the hot pan.

There's a beautifully quilted square table cover. It has such a subtle Christmas theme I have left it on my coffee table for most of the year.

And last year I got a beautiful beaded iPad bag. My photo barely shows all the lovely sparkly quilting and beading Deb put on this bag; plus the quilting protects the iPad.

This year there were so many gifts I have to bullet point them:

a baby blanket for M
two small tactile blankets for M
a small travel kit for M
a small and large knitting travel kit for me

I'll show you the kits for me but the others are gifts and need to wait to be revealed. Deb wasn't sure if the two travel kits would work for knitting, but I assured her they were perfect. And having separate bags for each project when you travel is vital. You don't want to have to dig through a bag to locate a grab-and-go project; you want to simply grab the right bag.

Look at these two perfectly constructed bags.

Oh and there was a bag of almond roca butter crunch that came with all the goodies. Odds are very good it won't make it until the weekend. Another's crafter's skills and talents has landed me a perfect set of gifts. Herb and especially Deb--thank you very, very much.

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