I recently hosted knitting lessons.
Lesson 1 is here
Lesson 2 is here
Lesson 3 is here
and finally lesson 4 here.
Some of the ladies finished their bags, felted them and brought them in. They turned o...
May 10, 2013
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The fourth and final in our series of lessons was “finishing”.
We learned the mattress stitch to close the bottom of the bag. We talked about how to square off the corners and we looked a...
May 08, 2013
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This Iron Craft challenge was to use sewing notions in a project. I found these cute polka dot buttons for something like $1 a package and knew I had to do something with them.
I’m one of those...
May 07, 2013
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Oh my, this cute quilt from Shiny Happy World caught my attention right away.
Who could resist that cute bear face?!
The pattern for this quilt is available to purchase. It is apparently a really go...
May 02, 2013
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One of our most popular presents with the little people has been the mini pillow.
It has been a real hit. Its popularity continues to surprise me. So, when we were invited to the birthday of one of...
Apr 30, 2013
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Here’s a quilt that caught my eye right away, Traffic Pattern by Esch House Quilts.
I love the white with the pops of colorful pattern literally flying across the quilt. Sometimes quilts just h...
Apr 25, 2013
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This week was a packed lesson!
We learned how to put stitches back up on the needles. I brought a knit sample as a demonstration and we all passed that around as practice. This was a funny test part o...
Apr 24, 2013
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On my way through Jo-Ann the other day, I spied these little packages of yarn.
They are eight 38 yard balls. They are shown for making pompoms. But really,you could make so much more.
What about this...
Apr 22, 2013
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Happy Friday! Let’s take a look at what Susi and I have been pinning lately…
(click on any picture to be taken to the orignal source)
Sci-Fi Napkins – I love to embroider and these are so...
Apr 19, 2013
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On Tuesday, I showed you how to make a quilted laptop sleeve using the lovely HGTV Home fabrics from Jo-Ann. Today, we’ll make the matching tote bag that holds it.
This tote bag is lined with t...
Apr 18, 2013
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