Well, that was way too fast!  I'm finished with the slippers.
They look good, and were so easy to make.
She likes blues and greens and I just happened to have those colours in my stash.
The pattern can be found here Granny Slippers

Now I just need to mail them to her in time for her birthday.
Now on to the next project, which is ... I don't know yet.  I have to look at my yarn and see what it wants to become.  Maybe look at some patterns and see what inspires me.