It is the time of year when we are deluged with input (store displays, magazine ads, emails, etc.) that suggests we should start working on projects for the holidays. A popular gift is a set of towels with an embroidery design. This blog is for readers who have had problems with...
I am confused now and we are only starting! – Prairies are mostly flat, possibly with waves of amber grain, and we apparently go from purple mountain majesty to the prairies – according to the songs ‘God Bless America’ and ‘America, The Beautiful’….. so how can the...
Now that we’ve dealt with those old t-shirts by making a quilt (or some quilts), it is time to make some new t-shirts. You don’t want to let the empty space where the old t-shirts were stored go to waste. My daughter came for a visit a couple of weeks ago. She wanted to go...
Assembling the Blocks: 1. For any blocks that will be made from 2 or more small t-shirt pieces, sew the pieces together with a 1/2” seam allowance to make a complete block. 2. Remembering to use a 1/2” seam allowance, sew blocks in rows, either horizontal or vertical, inserting sashing pieces as...
Whoa there! – we are NOT making t-shirts out of quilts – but we are making a quilt out of parts of several t-shirts. Most of the readers of this blog have a collection of t-shirts from vacations, rock concerts, sports or hobbies (I’ll bet on that prediction) that they can’t...
Hoito Bag This bag is not your traditional bag with a well defined bottom shape, side walls, and a top opening. It reminds me of the wrapping on a candied apple where all sides of the wrapping are gathered and held with a twist-tie at the stick which is the handle that you use to...
The Fourth is approaching rapidly. So, we need a simple, quick, and easy project to dress up a table or counter top on which you might present some tasty holiday fare or stacks of flatware and plates your guests will use to hold some tasty edibles. Supplies: 4 – ten inch squares of coordinating...
June gloom is over and it is time to take your wide brim straw hat(s) out of storage to protect your face from the summer sun’s strong rays. Whether you wear your hat for protection from sun and weather while working in the garden or for those long walks on a beach (if you live...
For many of us, summertime means more time spent riding in the car and more snack wrapper trash. For others, a trash bag with a little ‘body’ might be easier to use than a weightless plastic, T-shirt style, makeshift trash bag. This trash bag can be made any size that fits your...
