For finals week we all contributed a little something for goodie bags for our work-study students. I made seven of these cute little trees, finally using some of the little scraps I've saved for years. The flying geese rectangles use 1.5 inch squares and I decided that I could sew a straight line for 1.5 inches and didn't pencil in the customary diagonal line from corner to corner. As it turns out, I can't sew a straight line for 1.5 inches and my trees turned out a bit wonky. Which I decided just adds to the charm of these handmade ornaments. When I took them to work, my co-workers also wanted one, so I made seven more. And then I made another handful to share with friends and tie on Christmas packages. And I'm thinking I may need yet another handful to decorate the containers of caramel corn we will distribute to the neighbors. Turns out, my policy of saving little scraps of fabric is not that crazy after all.
