Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a great day. These are very nice. I would use on as my mug rug on my table while on the computer. I use a pot holder, it's kind of old.

I personally like the ones in No. 1 and I think they are very useful. You must have patience and have fun!! Antje

I am so sorry I missed your birthday yesterday!
I love all three, they look very pretty and useful!

All cute as can be. Have you thought of doing a bigger project, such as a table runner for the last day of the trip? Or, a big project for each day of the trip for a drawing and none, or fewer, of the little gifts for everyone? PM me where and when next trip is.

I think they are great as prizes for your trip.
What I would do is print a photo out like you have shown us here with something sitting on it and pop it into a cellophane bag so it presents nicely.
This way who ever receives it will know exactly what it is to be used for. Maybe people who aren't crafty may have no idea of what to use it for and this way will know.
Whatever you decide to do I am sure you will make some great things.

I think they would be great, Toogie...it could be used for a candle and candy dish like you have shown...or a snack mat for a mug and treat...not sure how you have finished these off, but you could eliminate the "binding" by doing a self-binding technique...much faster than adding a binding.

Anything you make would be great. Not to worry! Somehow I missed your birthday. I hope it was special. Happy Belated.

Yes, these are all great Toogie. What about making a mit out of them by just adding a loop, basically for holding onto something that is warm. I'd also thought of head rests, you know like you put on the back of your chair to stop getting marks on them. I have antimacassars on my lounge room chairs, but something made with fabric like you've done here would work too. It's a great way of using up scraps.
You could also use them as tops of towels, you know like folding them in half and sewing them onto a tea towel, then placing a stud on them to sit over a an oven door etc. Something like Carolyn uses when she's made those tea towels but using a bought pot holder. I hope I'm making sense to you. I'll add a picture of what I mean. Of course you'd have to buy a tea towel, so maybe that defeats the purpose if you are trying to cut costs.
Everything you do for these trips is always great. Love Chris
1. Tea towels, but you could just put your strip pieced as the top.
2. Antimacassars, but you could have them in strip pieces. You could make this as a larger gift.

For Chris below-made these head and arm covers for my brother-in-law's chair (this is my chair in photo). Had fabric left for his wife a clutch. What kind of fabric is your white. It looks like two layers of voile and sure is pretty.

Toogie, this Antimacassar is mine - I have 4 - 2 on the lounge and 1 each on the reclining chairs. I didn't make them, these are bought ones.
The tea-towels aren't mine hanging on the oven door, just a picture of some off the internet. Love Chris

I like the mats and would definitely use it for a mug mat next to my computer. I know we have already given you a list of items that may work for your purpose, but how about hand sanitizer covers or chapstick holders? And of course key ring designs are always cute and can be used on travel bags as well. Have a wonderful trip. Hope you have not been affected by the flooding. Hugs. Nan W

If I counted right, it looks to me to be 11" square. Too big for a mug rug, too small for a placemat. If you have put something in them for waterproofing or heat protection, I'd think pot holder, or trivet, or to put under a plant. Or stitch them together for a table runner. Thanks for the info and photos of how you made them! They really have that holiday feel. and the black border frames them nicely! Good work!

I love the dissappearing nine patch! I'd add some batting, thick enough to protect hands and a back for a pot holder. Everyone needs pot holders! Very pretty!

Just love these - you make it look so easy!!! Great gift!

They are all lovely. If you are not going to use them as mug rug or place mates or candle mats. Make a sample quilt or use them for the back of a quilt. More and more people are making a fancy back to there quilts. Happy Stitching :~)