2 gift for 2 sweeties

I have a couple of more finished gifts to show you.  These have been given to my sweet family members, so now I can post about them!  

The first is a set of placemats I made for my sister, Taylin.  

To be honest, I had a hard time cutting into this fabric.  :o)  Anybody else have that problem?  But, I was excited to make something for my sis that I thought she would like.  And what kid doesn't like seeing their name?  So,  I thought personalized placemats for the Klinck family would be perfect!

 I had fun with the diagonal quilting on these.  It took a little longer than I thought, but I loved how it turned out!

The second gift was for my sweet Mom.  When I visited in Florida she didn't have any potholders.  I still don't know why.  :o)  She used dishtowels to take things out of the oven.  So, I began thinking then that I wanted to make her some oven mitts.  I also made a matching dishtowel, and an insulated pad for hot stuff.

  I embroidered her favorite verse in the middle (I Peter 5:7)

Two gifts for two really great people.  I love you guys!  And I loved making these with them in mind.

I'm linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts again for her Finish it up Friday!