Two in One

When I give a gift to a quilter or friend who does any kind of sewing, I always wrap the gift in fabric. Sometimes a scrap piece will work and sometimes a fat quarter will do the job. I fasten the fabric with large safety pins and make a bow out of ribbon, rickrack, or a strip of fabric. This way they have a gift and an addition to their fabric stash.

-Janet McFarland

Wooster, Ohio

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