I heard on the radio yesterday that it’s only 6 months until Christmas!! So, for all of us endearingly optimistic lets-make-all-the Christmas-gifts project people, it’s time to get started! Here is one project I actually finished on time last year: A giant polar fleece penguin from the book Wild and Wonderful Fleece Animals: With Full-Size […]
Using Plastic Zip Top Bags to Organize Those Hard to Organize Items
What do camera cords, sewing patterns, and puzzle pieces all have in common? They are items that are hard to store in a neat, accessible manner. Somewhere along the way, it occurred to me to use zip top (ziplock) plastic bags for these and other hard to organize, but useful things. Charger cords and connector […]
Baby’s Got a Bunting
bunting: 1. thin cloth for making flags, streamers, etc. 2. flags, or strips of cloth in the colors of the flag, used in holiday decorations 3. (of American origin) a baby’s garment of soft, warm cloth made into a hooded blanket that exposes only the face. (Above is McCalls pattern 2219, which I did see […]
Mini Mittens for the Winter Baby
Dear Grandbaby, I am so full of ideas for you. The new life that God has created in you is such a gift and my heart is bursting with love waiting to smother hug you. We don’t know if you are a boy or girl yet, so I’m just practicing lots of things. One recent […]
Tea Mug Pin Cushion in a Snap
Sewing pins kept in their original plastic box containers is handy enough for storage, but after a few times of picking them out of there, my fingertips begin to feel as if they are undergoing some sort of electric shock treatment. There are many cute pin cushion ideas out there, yet one thing has held […]