Here is a tissue cover I made a long time ago. I was wanting to make my own bias tape. It’s yellow striped in this example. You might recognize the main fabric as leftover from the teal pin cushion that I previously made. I was thinking that if my friend Deb can make these, so…
I ran out of yarn. Prayer shawl is as finished as it’s going to be for a while. I mended a pocket. I made a card. Pretty complicated, too — stitching and three kinds of paper. And a sketch. I’ve crafted a food dehydrator from cases left over from my Inner Guard. He supplies his…
I’m patching my older son’s quilt. It’s really wearing out. Sad for both of us. He’s 13 and has had it for a long time. It’s probably nine years old, getting nightly use. I decided to make hexagons to patch the quilt, remembering my friend Deb. The first time I saw her make hexagons, I…
The prayer shawl is almost off the sticks. The jeans quilt is almost completely tied. “g” of GAIN cut more yarn and I’ve been attaching them while waiting for Muncher to emerge from its chrysalis. “N” of GAIN cut paper hexagons for me to use as a patch on his jeans quilt. It’ll be my…
I tend to surf the ‘net for craft ideas, but I like browsing the library’s magazines for crafts. In fact, I tend to make things when I can refer to portable, printed instructions. Here is something I found that sounds right up my alley. “Living Crafts magazine is a quarterly crafts magazine for families who…