Yesterday and today, I replenished my supply of straight pins, increased my supply of safety pins, and went to three stores before finding a flat sheet at the right price… Read More... "Jeans Quilt"
Turn your head sideways for the real view. I have a LOT more sewing to do. Read More... "Jeans Quilt"
Not the last two weeks, but the weeks before have been spent keeping busy in little spaces of time at the sewing machine. This will be a strippy, scrappy quilt.… Read More... "Jeans Quilt"
Who has the strongest egg? Which egg will survive the longest? Which egg will never compete? Read More... "Egg Pocking"
Made for Good Friday. I didn’t get all Friar-y on the kids and make them recite a prayer in order to receive a bun. We ate these for breakfast. Read More... "Hot Cross Buns"
What I do not use. Read More... "Jeans Quilt"
At least ten years ago, I would watch a show called “Donna’s Day.” She had great activity suggestions for kids roughly ages four through ten, including pretzel making. I decided… Read More... "Pretzels for Lent"
The We Wilsons thing didn’t come next. I looked at the neat but overgrown stack of denim on my bedroom floor and thought I should work on a jeans quilt.… Read More... "New quilt"
Inspired by We Wilsons, tonight, the younger two kids (the older ones didn’t seem excited by a flame) and I burned our yarn and fabric in order to learn the… Read More... "Fiber Content Test"